Abstract
The currency used in the United States (U.S.) is called the dollar. Repeatedly individuals holding lawful positions, within the U.S. government, have used their legal power to change the meanings attached to the U.S. dollar. This study was able to show how a U.S. dollar transforming event can be understood as action taken on the part of individuals holding lawful positions, within the U.S. government, to fundamentally change the meaning attached to the U.S. dollar in efforts to either maintain or elevate the position of the U.S. relative to other countries within the international field. Such was the case in the fourth event chosen for this project, which was shown to allow the U.S. to retain possession of their gold reserves while simultaneously restricting the ability of other countries to increase their gold reserves supply. A primary goal for this exploratory historical case analysis study, was to lay the groundwork for future currency studies, especially studies focused on event history analysis surrounding major currency transforming events. In order to lay this groundwork, four purposefully chosen historical events were used as markers to explore economic, social, and cultural capital indicators ascribed to the U.S. during and after the occurrence of those four events.
Advisor
Barbara Keating
Committee Member
Saiful Islam
Committee Member
Jameel Haque
Date of Degree
2018
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Ward, D. (2018). The Symbolic U.S. Dollar: An Exploration of Transforming Meanings [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/772/
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