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Egg Donation in Germany, A Sociological Study
Abstract Egg donation is a fertility treatment developed in the 1980s to help a woman conceive and have a child with eggs provided by another woman. Germany is one of the few European countries that bans egg donation (German ... -
The Cost of Leaving: A Cultural Sociology of Exiled Syrian Intellectuals
This dissertation examines exiled Syrian intellectuals’ interaction with the 2011 revolutionary movement and the social phenomena they have been forming during that process. Following a two-tiered research question, it ... -
Motherwit through the Lives of Alberta King, Berdis Baldwin, and Louise Little
This project explores the lives of Alberta King, Louise Little, and Berdis Baldwin, the mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin respectively. Through an in-depth exploration of their lives I seek ... -
Making American television series: A study of experts in the production process
This thesis addresses the question of why and how makers of contemporary American television series obtain knowledge about social and political issues from people who have expert knowledge about these issues. I divide this ...
