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	<title>Learning Curve</title>
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	<description>News articles, travel stories, academic research and books by Ken May</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Worm Eater</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=340</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=340#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Childhood]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[folklore]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[girls]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[playground]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Utah]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[worms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This true story focuses on a cherished childhood memory of a girl who was dared to eat worms in elementary school.  The legendary incident has remained strong in the minds of those that witnessed it.
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		<title>Temple Conservation in Ayyutthaya</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=339</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=339#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ayutthaya]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[looting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[protection]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[temples]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Reluctant Past:
Uncovering New Paths for Preserving Historic Sites in Ayutthaya
By Ken May
© June 2010
How does a modern city learn to re-identify with the ruins of its past? As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed since 1991, the Thai city of Ayutthaya is presently threatened with the loss of its status due to public encroachment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethnography Project I (Family Origins)</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=338</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=338#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ethnography Project]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Ayutthaya]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[social change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[village]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I began my ethnography project as a way to teach university students basic research skills while practicing English. In Thailand, it is common for students to copy material without guilt, and essays are usually cut-and-paste directly off the Internet.  Therefore, I decided to have them research something that they wouldn’t plagiarize – their own family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethnograpy Project II (Education)</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=337</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=337#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ethnography Project]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Buddhism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[methods]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my second ethnography project, students were required to interview a Thai elder about education in their village. I wanted my students to learn how Thai schools, teaching methods, and classroom equipment have changed over the decades. I followed up this activity by having students make &#8220;then and now&#8221; comparisons. This list is comprised of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethnography Project III (Environment)</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=336</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=336#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ethnography Project]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ayutthaya]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[village life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ In the third installment of my ethnography project, I had students interview elders in their Thai village about the local environment. How has it changed over the years? What was life like for their grandparents during previous decades? What animals existed then, and how has the city grown? The best 15 reports are included here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Last Piece (Vietnam)</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=335</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=335#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article was being written as Muslim terrorists bombed several nightclubs in Bali. Over 180 tourists were killed and at least 300 were injured. At the time, I was wandering around Vietnam loaded up on some strange anti-malarial medication. By sheer fate,  I ended up in Vietnam rather than Bali, which made me consider the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Table of Contents</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=334</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=334#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Whiteboard Wanderlust]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Whiteboard Wanderlust&#8221; is a novella about teaching English to children for one year in a Korean private school. It describes South Korea&#8217;s education system, how it has evolved over the years, and the xenophobic attitudes about &#8220;foreign&#8221; teachers. This novella is a must read for any university graduate who is thinking about signing a contract [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Table of Contents</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=333</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=333#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ajarn Island]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ayutthaya Island November, 2005.
Leading My Students Into Hell December, 2005.
The Teaching River January, 2006.
Rebirth of the Old City: How Ayutthaya Survived February, 2006.
Skeletons Splitting the Sky: The pain of teaching students about Thai temples March, 2006.
Unseen Thailand: Klong Takian April, 2006.
Eating Limes in Disneyland May, 2006.
Cheaters and Copycats: Text Messages and Talking Dicks June, 2006.
Where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Santa Claus Taught Me</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=332</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=332#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article was published on Christmas Day, so I decided to really create something playful and fun. It looks at how the story of Santa Claus can lead to unexpected educational insights. 
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		<title>Index of Education Articles</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=331</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=331#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

  

Bangkok Post/Education Articles
 

“Lost      Stories” June, 2009.
“What’s      Black and White and Read all over?” December, 2008.
“Carried      Away by Modern Waves”. November, 2008.
“Rising      Sun, Helping Hands” October, 2008.
“Have      a Seat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Table of Contents</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=330</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=330#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lifting Fire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Lifting Fire is a bluntly honest autobiography that focuses on poverty in the United States. Readers are taken on a journey through periods of personal homelessness; to social work in African-American ghettos; to low-income teaching jobs in Eastern Europe and Asia; and survivalist isolation inside a ghost town of remote Wyoming – where the author [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Used Books (and Bad Influences)</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=329</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=329#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Loop 4 - Ghost Towns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ This is the list of my resources and other info. 
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		<title>Animal House Revisited</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=328</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=328#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Animal House]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fraternities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sigma Nu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Male Bonding and Inter-Male Conflict in United States Fraternities&#8221; was written as my graduate thesis at Oregon State University. My aim was to discuss various aspects of male bonding with fraternity members and to inquire why incidents of rape and violent hazing sometimes occur. 
Naturally, my research took off in many surprising directions that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chapter One: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=327</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=327#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 1 - Introduction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[conflict]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fraternities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rituals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[theories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[universities]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This introduction outlines the general principles and theories guiding this research. It asks what is the relationship between male bonding and inter-male conflicts? What role do fraternity rituals play in developing these bonds and conflicts?
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		<title>Statement of Problem</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=326</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=326#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 1 - Introduction]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hazing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[membership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sexual assault]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Male Bonding can create a sense of support and solidarity. This bond may encourage new fraternity members to remain in school and improve their grades; however, the bond can also lead to violent hazing, sexual assault, and alcohol-related accidents. How can we encourage positive bonding while discouraging the more negative outcomes? 
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		<title>Statement of Purpose</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=325</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=325#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 1 - Introduction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[conflict]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dominance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fraternities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[identity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rituals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What are the conditions that bring men together in groups? Is this interaction positive or negative? This section explains why I have tried to answer such questions.
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		<title>Chapter Two: Methodology</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=323</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=323#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 2 - Methodology]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[ethnographic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Red Cedar Circle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This introduction to Chapter Two briefly discusses how I prepared for this study about male bonding in advance and why I chose to apply ethnographic methods. 
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		<title>Ethnographic Methods</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=322</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=322#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 2 - Methodology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ethnography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[James Spradley]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Macaela Cashman Keegan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This brief section outlines some of the principles of ethnographic research.  
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		<title>The Sample Group</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=321</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=321#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 2 - Methodology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corvallis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[interviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sampling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This section introduces the 12 individuals who participated in my research via interview. It lists their position at the fraternity, the amount of people belonging to that fraternity, how we met, and other vital information. I gave each participant the opportunity to remain anonymous. As a result, readers have paid a lot of attention to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Interview Process</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=320</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=320#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 2 - Methodology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corvallis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[courtship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ethnography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[interviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This brief section outlines my process for setting up and conducting interviews. It explains the &#8220;courtship&#8221; ritual between an interviewer and an interviewee in which trust is developed.
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		<title>Limitations: Personal Assumptions and Biases</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=319</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=319#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 2 - Methodology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[secret rituals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[women studies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This brief section looks at some of the politics that complicated my research. On one hand, fraternity members sometimes discussed the secret rituals that are considered sacred by their fraternity. On the other hand, the women studies program at Oregon State University held specific (and sometimes inaccurate) ideas about the nature of male bonding at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feminism and Myself</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=317</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=317#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 2 - Methodology]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[feminists]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fraternities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon State University]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[women studies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This section looks at my personal background as a man in a women studies program. It explores why I had enrolled in such a program, my conflicts with feminist theories, and how being a man affected my research about male bonding. 
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		<title>Fraternities and Myself</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=316</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=316#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 2 - Methodology]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[biases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Men Against Rape]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[newspaper]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stereotype]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This section explores my personal background with fraternities. It explains why I have never pledged as a member to any fraternity and some of the stereotypes and misconceptions I have held against them. 
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		<title>Chapter Three: Theories</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=315</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=315#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 3 - Theories]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[nazi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[race]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[theories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[victims]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[violence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chapter Three&#8217;s introduction highlights some theories about male bonding. It also explores that rate of male-to-male homicide and other violent crimes. The fact is that men have the highest rate of victimization, and men are also most likely to perpetuate violent crime. Why is this the case? 
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		<title>Lionel Tiger</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=314</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=314#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 3 - Theories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[aggression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hierarchy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hunting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[initiation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[instincts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lionel Tiger]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This section explores Lionel Tiger&#8217;s anthropological perspective about male bonding. Did male behavior patterns originate from our survival instincts? Did hierarchies  form due to men hunting in groups together? Did fraternity rituals evolve out of this hunting culture?  
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		<title>Feminists Perspectives</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=313</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=313#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 3 - Theories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dominance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[feminism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hierarchy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[patriarchy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rape]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most feminists view fraternities as a bastion of patriarchy, in which male power and dominance is ultimately preserved. Male bonding inside these institutes creates a &#8220;rapist culture&#8221;, while reinforcing traditional ideas about masculinity. This section details the basic feminist principles about male bonding. 
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		<title>The Männerbünde</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=312</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=312#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 3 - Theories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hitler]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[homosexuality]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[military]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nazis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oosterhuis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This section explores male bonding as it was perceived by German Nationalists prior to World War II. As Adolf Hitler and the Nazi sized power, specific forms of male bonding were promoted as a matter of patriotism. Their beliefs about the nature of masculinity are presented here. 
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		<title>Symbolic Interactionist Perspective</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=311</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=311#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 3 - Theories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[group identity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mead]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[meaning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[objects]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Strauss]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[symbols]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This section explores how our ideas about masculinity are shaped symbolically by the collective actions we share with others. Male bonding is considered an &#8220;object&#8221;, and male identity is a flexible and fluctuating process defined by our generalizations and joint activities with other males.
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		<title>Related Research</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=310</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=310#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 3 - Theories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[feminists]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[self-control]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[social bond theory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Male Bonding can be a vague and stereotypical term. How can we fairly paint a group of male Jazz musicians harmoniously playing a song together with the same brush that describes gang rapists? How is one type of male bond a constructive act while another form leads to violence? This section looks at social bond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chapter Four: Fraternity History</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=309</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=309#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 4 - History]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[conflicts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[John McGuire]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[universities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This brief introduction to Chapter Four explains why it is vital to understand the history of fraternities before making conclusions about the type of male bonding that goes on inside of them. 
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		<title>European Roots</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=308</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=308#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 4 - History]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Bologna]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Clyde Johnson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fraternities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although fraternities are most common in the United States, the &#8220;Greek&#8221; system originated in European colleges. This section explores how students formed guilds for their own housing and protection. These student held a great deal of power over their teachers, but, by the 18th century, the power of students declined as municipal authorities took control
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		<title>American Fraternity Background</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=307</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=307#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 4 - History]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Civil War]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternites]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Freemasonry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sororities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[US]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fraternities have existed in the United States ever since 1776. However, during the Civil War, student groups began to purchase real estate on a large scale and with this change came many complications. Questions were raised about initiating female students and creating sororities. Since then, fraternities have experienced many times of crisis &#8212; from anti-Masonist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Local Experience</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=306</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=306#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 4 - History]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fraternities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon State University]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This section focuses on fraternity history at the Oregon State University, where I was enrolled as a graduate student from 1994-1997. It follow fraternities from their origins as humble &#8220;student societies&#8221; to their powerful financial investments in prime real estate. Locally, there has been many struggles by the university institute to control fraternity growth via [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Study One: Sigma Chi</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=305</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=305#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 4 - History]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alumni]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[civil rights]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oregon State University]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sigma Chi]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Male Bonding can be used very constructively to overcome oppressive social condition. This case story explores one fraternity&#8217;s attempt to break the racial barrier in 1966. 
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		<title>Case Study Two: Theta Nu Epsilon</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=304</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=304#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 4 - History]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[secrecy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Theta Nu Epsilon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tom McCall]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[University of Oregon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Male bonding can be used very destructively as a force for seizing power and taking control. This case study explores the actions of a highly secretive &#8220;fraternity&#8221; that has existed nationally in the United States for decades &#8212; Theta Nu Epsilon. This secret society has often conspired to place its members in charge of university [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chapter Five: The Results</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=303</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=303#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fraternities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[identity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[interpretation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[results]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chapter Five is heavily comprised of quotations made by fraternity members during formal interviews. In this introduction,  I point out that my results could be interpreted in a number of different ways. Each theory could be stretched to fit the quotations of fraternity participants.
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		<title>The Male Bond: Defining the Object</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=302</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=302#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[interviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Naomi Wolf]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[theories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This section turns my research over to fraternity members. I ask them to explain their own definition about what male bonding is. Their answers may surprise you.  
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		<title>A House Divided:  Internal Conflict</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=301</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=301#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cliques]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[conflict resolution]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rules]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is not easy to fit 50-100 men in a single household and to expect them to all get along. In this section, fraternity members talk about the conflicts that take place inside their house and the rules and regulation that they can use to resolve them. 
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		<title>A House Divided: Competing Hierarchies</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=300</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=300#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bump order]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity house]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hierarchies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[initiation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[senority]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Various types of  hierarchies exist in each fraternity house. These hierarchies may compete for power, which leads to many conflicts from within. In this section, fraternity member discuss their viewpoints about hierarchies and the value of maintaining them
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		<title>House Divided: Building on Dichotomies</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=299</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=299#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[age]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dichotomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[identity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pledge group]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[them]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[US]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to divide a house. A common reason for conflicts arising at fraternity houses is that identity is often shaped by the use of us/them dichotomies. Fraternity members can unite according to their pledge class, school year, party habits, age, and even the floor they live on. Unfortunately, this identity can set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fraternity Rituals: The Initiation Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=298</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=298#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hazing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hell week]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[initiation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pledge]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rituals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fraternity pledges are transformed into full-fledged members after a lengthy process of rituals. Initiation ceremonies can get out of hand and sometimes this involves hazing. The truth is that fraternity rituals continue long after the initiation process is over, and resentment can linger due to harsh activities while &#8220;rushing&#8221;. In this section,  fraternity member speak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fraternity Rituals: The On-Going Process</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=297</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=297#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bust week]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[case rave]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[conflicts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rituals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fraternity rituals can be a double edged sword. On one hand, they bring people together and encourage support. On the other hand, the same set of rituals can set one group of men against another group of men at the same fraternity house. These rituals are part of an on-going process. This section looks at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mirror Image: Fraternity Rivalry</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=296</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=296#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[brawling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fighting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Male Bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rivalry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One way to solidify the unity at a fraternity house is to create a rivalry with an opposing fraternity. Whatever internal problems exist, member can monetarily bond when there is a conflict with a shared enemy. Fraternity rivalry can be humorous and playful, but it can also lead to violent brawling as well. In this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perceived Injustice: Feminists</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=295</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=295#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[feminists]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fraternities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sexual assault]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[women studies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ken-may.net/?p=295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is no secret that feminists feel a deep animosity for fraternities. These institutes are viewed as centers for white privilege and male power.  As a result, a number of women&#8217;s groups have produced anti-fraternity literature and tried to shut fraternities down on campus. However, these feminist actions actually bring fraternity men together and make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perceived Injustice: The Black Lantern Procession</title>
		<link>http://ken-may.net/?p=294</link>
		<comments>http://ken-may.net/?p=294#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Chapter 5 - Results]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Black Lantern Procession]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ku Klax Klan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rituals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This section looks at a controversial ritual that took place at Oregon State University while I was conducting research. In an evening ceremony, several fraternity members dressed in hoods and robes and marched in a candlelight procession. This ritual shocked several members of the African-American community, who associated the clothing with the Ku Klax Klan. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chapter Six: Conclusions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chapter Six brings my research to its conclusion. This section briefly mentions my conclusions about male bonding. I view male bonding and inter-male conflict as part of the same process. The conflicts create a temporary sense of unity, but the rituals used also contain the seeds for future problems. 
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		<title>The Endless Cycle: Rituals and Physical Aggression</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This section looks at ways that fraternities could break the perpetual cycle of conflict. It explores how rituals are passed from one generation to the next for the sake of tradition, but the power of their fraternal bonds is not necessarily linked to their rituals. How can they promote more constructive bonds in the future?
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		<title>Fraternities and Power Hierarchies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Fraternities and their alumni will most likely continue as powerful forces at United States universities. They have survived many conflicts throughout history, and all evidence suggests they will remain campus strongholds in the future. However, the vital questions are what type of male leader does the fraternity system want to produce?  Will these leaders  be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Ahead: The Possible Future of Fraternities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As more and more university students enroll in US universities, the percentage that actually become fraternity members is  waning. The cost of tuition is rapidly increasing, making the payment of fraternity dues less desirable. Since fraternity houses operate like a business corporation, they will need to find news ways to attract  recruits for pledging or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommendations for Future Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Why does a destructive act happen at one fraternity while not at another? How does male bonding differ between a model fraternity and one where violent hazing takes place? What is the nature of female bonding at sororities and how does the dynamic of power and hierarchy play out inside these female-run households? How are [...]]]></description>
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