Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Social Sciences (MSocSc)"
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A comparison of the eye movement patterns used for comprehension and scanning reading techniques
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Two techniques that can be used when reading are scanning the text for particular information and reading for full comprehension. These two reading techniques may be achieved using different eye movements. This thesis ... -
A critical analysis of Section 27 of the Sentencing Act (2002)
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis analyses the effectiveness of Section 27 of the Sentencing Act (2002) in achieving its primary objective of addressing the high rate of Māori incarceration. This problem largely stems from the destruction of ... -
A matter of habit? Early life stress and cognitive flexibility in infants
(The University of Waikato, 2017)The long-term associations between chronic early life stress such as maltreatment, and cognitive functioning are well documented. However, less is known about the relation between early life stress exposure through experiences ... -
A phenomenological study of the motivation barriers and enablers experienced by prisoners in terms of their participation in educational programs
(The University of Waikato, 2019)An exploratory study, building on current international literature and research, examining motivational barriers and motivational factors New Zealand prisoners experience when making choices regarding prison education ... -
A Sea of Voices: Deep sea mining and the Solwara 1 Project in Papua New Guinea
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Deep sea mining is a new and increasingly important part of the capitalist exploitation of the world’s oceans. Situated off the coast of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, Solwara 1 is expected to become the world’s ... -
A Thematic Analysis of Mental Illness in New Zealand News Articles
(University of Waikato, 2014)Mental illness is one of the main reasons for disability in the western world with one in five individuals being classed as mentally ill during some time in their life. As a concept, mental illness has a strong presence ... -
A Transnational Analysis of Elderly European Wealth Distributions: Developing and Testing New Methodologies within the new Household Financial and Consumption Survey
(University of Waikato, 2017)Transnational wealth inequality is an expanding field of study. However, the field has many limitations especially relating to problems of data availability, methodologies used, and the very limited pool of existing ... -
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain: An Evaluation of the Self-Help Book, Living Beyond Your Pain
(The University of Waikato, 2008)The current research was a randomised two group (control and treatment) study that evaluated the effectiveness of an ACT-based self-help book for people with chronic pain. Over a 6-week period, 6 participants read the ... -
Acceptance and commitment therapy for public speaking anxiety: A self-help format
(The University of Waikato, 2008)A non-concurrent multiple baseline design across eight participants was used to determine whether working through Hayes and Smith's (2005) book would help those with public speaking anxiety. Hayes and Smith (2005) is based ... -
ACT and smoking cessation using a smartphone application (SmartQuit™)
(University of Waikato, 2016)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a third wave behavioural therapy, which encourages individuals to stop fighting their internal experiences (e.g. thoughts, feelings, and memories) and teaches individuals techniques to ... -
Acute Assessment of Aggression: Using the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA) with New Zealand Offenders
(University of Waikato, 2015)Institutional violence in prisons and other corrections settings is a hazard to the security and wellbeing of staff and other offenders. However, the ability to systematically assess for acute, day-to-day aggression in ... -
Adaptation to water scarcity in the context of climate change: A Case Study of the Nuku'alofa and Hihifo Districts, Tongatapu
(University of Waikato, 2017)For the most part, PICs and SIDS are constantly reminded of their vulnerability to climate change. Often, the increasing portrayal of island countries as vulnerable does not necessarily address what causes that vulnerability. ... -
Addiction Phenomenology In Substance Use And Non-Substance Use Disorders
(The University of Waikato, 2008)There is growing research evidence and public concern over the burgeoning of disorders which share common features with substance addictions. In order to investigate the presence and role of addiction features in disorders ... -
Adolescent Māori mothers experiences with social support during pregnancy, birth and motherhood and their participation in education
(The University of Waikato, 2007)The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of social support in helping adolescent Māori mothers cope with pregnancy, birth and motherhood, with a particular emphasis on its role in enabling them to continue ... -
Adolescents' Stigmatisation of Mental Illness
(University of Waikato, 2012)Stigmatisation of individuals with mental illness has a negative effect on their quality of life, help seeking behaviour, treatment outcomes, and on the individual‟s self-esteem and self-efficacy. The stigmatisation of ... -
Ageing, Motion Perception and the Compensation for Eye Movements
(University of Waikato, 2010)Smooth pursuit over a textured background introduces full-field motion to the retinal image in the direction opposing the eye movement. If this motion is not correctly attributed to the eye movement, it can be falsely ... -
An exploration of wellbeing in Hapū Wānanga through a Te Wheke framework analysis
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Before colonisation, Māori had comprehensive knowledge and practices around pregnancy and childbirth. With colonisation, traditional maternity knowledge and practices were replaced by western medical practices. In more ... -
An Investigation of the Communal and Individual Resilience of Immigrant Women in New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2014)Some immigrant women face triple discrimination due to their, gender, ethnicity and immigrant status. The voices of immigrant women are absent from literature on immigration, furthermore the experience of immigrant women ... -
An Analysis of the Concept of 'Sustainability' in Mining Agreements in Papua New Guinea: The case of Hidden Valley/Hamata Mine
(The University of Waikato, 2009)This thesis examined the way in which notions of economic, social and environmental sustainability were addressed in mining agreements in Papua New Guinea (PNG), through a case study of the Hidden Valley/Hamata mine. The ... -
Anarchists, Punks and Vegans - oh my! Ethnography of an anti-capitalist Community of Dissent
(The University of Waikato, 2009)Although ethnographies dealing with anti-capitalist activism, veganism or the punk scene are far from uncommon, until recently the temptation has been to view these groups as separate and distinct, rather than diffuse ...
