Lambda Alpha Journal, v.38, 2008

<p><u>About the Lambda Alpha Journal </u></p> <p>The <a href="http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=ANTHRO&p=/LAjournal/"> <i>Lambda Alpha Journal</i></a> is a yearly publication of student papers by members of the <a href="http://www.lambdaalpha.com/">Lambda Alpha National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology </a> and is published at the<a href="http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=anthro">Wichita State University Department of Anthropology.</a> Professional, avocational, student manuscripts, and book reviews of recent publications are welcome. The journal is made possible through the efforts of the Journal editorial staff residing at the founding chapter, <a href="http://webs.wichita.edu/anthropology/orgs/lambdaalpha/index.html">Alpha of Kansas </a>. Funding for the Journal is obtained through subscriptions and continuing sponsorship by the Student Government Association of Wichita State University.</p> <p><u> Editor in Chief </u>: Dr. Peer H. Moore-Jansen<br>Founded by Dr. Lowell D. Holmes<br> Student-editor: Sandi K. Harvey</p>
Recent Submissions
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Lambda Alpha Journal, v.38 (complete version)
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2008)This volume presents nine papers with topics in cultural, archaeological and biological anthropology and four book reviews. It also includes list of chapters and advisors, followed by a recognition of past award ... -
Letter from the Editor
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2008)Editor-in-Chief introduction to the 38th issue of Lambda Alpha Journal -
Indian international students in IUP
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2008)Author examines the differences in responses between male and female Indian international students regarding differences in class styles, living arrangements, and social lives. -
Lifton’s analysis of war and America within the fear of death model: Its relevance to the occupation of Iraq
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2008)Author provides the psychohistorical interpretation of war in Iraq using Lifton's paradigm of "death and continuity". -
The whites of their eyes: The evolution of the distinctive sclera in humans
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2008)Two major studies which are explored in this paper concern the comparative morphology of a wide range of primates, how these differences affect behavior, and what inferences one can make regarding the adaptive reasons ... -
The archaeological record of kingship at Quirigua: an analysis of the classic period dynastic record through monumental sculpture
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2008)The article analyses archaeological record of Quirigua, an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. The site is known for its beautiful and well-preserved monumental ... -
Bottled water: Perceived scarcity and real necessity
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Mean ceramic dates and chronology
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Feast and famine: the role of ethnographic fieldwork in cultural anthropology
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Taino Indians: Settlements of the Caribbean
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Pacific herring, Clupea pallasi
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Book review: A Group Called Women: Sisterhood and Symbolism in the Feminist Movement, Joan Cassell, 1977
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Book review: In one's own shadow:an ethnographic account of the condition of post-reform rural China, Xin Liu, 2000
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Book review: Dude, you're a fag: Masculinity and sexuality in high school, C.J. Pascoe, 2007
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2008)Review of the book Dude, you’re a fag : masculinity and sexuality in high school by C.J. Pascoe (xii, 227 p., Univ. of California Press, 2007) -
Book review: Introduction to documentary, Bill Nichols, 2001
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10th Annual Lambda Alpha Symposium, Wichita State University, April 19, 2008
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2008-04-19)Abstracts of student papers delivered at the 10th Annual Lambda Alpha Symposium held on April 19, 2008, Clinton Hall, Wichita State University.