Browsing Lambda Alpha Journal by Title
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The dance drama of the of American Indians & its relation to the folk narrative
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1969) -
Dance of the dwarves
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2003) -
Demographic affects of breast feeding
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1990)As demonstrated in this paper, breast feeding directly affects the demographic variables of birth and death. In particular, a breast feeding population tends to experience a lower growth rate coupled with a lowered infant ... -
Determining form and function: an analysis of use-related wear on Strombus gigas shell tools.
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2001)The objective ofthis paper is to present the findings of author's research on shell artifacts in southeast Florida. Collected data comes from the analysis of 21 Strom bus gigas shell tools in the collection of the ... -
Dirty faces of development: street children in Colombia and Brazil
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 1997)Author discusses the complementary processes of urbanization and industrialization in Latin America and shows how policies which seek to concentrate capital in the formal urban industrial sector of the economy have subjected ... -
Disagreeing in bogota YouTubers' sites: A playful display of identities and solidarity through the use of disagreement
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2016)As Social Media continues to transform and expand contemporary linguistic landscapes, this paper intends to add to the analyses of the new communicative practices taking place in these sites. Even though social media has ... -
The discourse of gangs: Angelville graffiti
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1992)The graffiti of Angelville has been placed on the walls by gang members to at once signify their existence to passersby and also to communicate with other gangs. The signs in which the message is expressed, or coded, is ... -
A discussion of the methods of classifying human fossils with specific reference to the Boskop race problem
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1974) -
Disposal of the dead amongst the Naciremas
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1979) -
Dowry and marriage ideology in modern-day India: Tradition borne from modernization
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2005)Author describes a contradictory dynamic of tradition and modernization in contemporary India where antient practice of dowry remains a cultural law despite modernization and anti-dowry legislation. A status of Indian women ... -
The economy of respect in a North Indian village
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honor Society at Wichita State University, 1986)The economy of respect involves symbolic interaction signifying deference or esteem. The paper examines the patterning of these symbolic exchanges in a north Indian village. It describes the criteria by which ... -
Editor's note
(Wichita State University. Dept. of Anthropology, 1999) -
The effects of individualism on the American personality
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1978) -
The effects of industrialization on American women's roles in society
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1976) -
"Either he's dead or my watch stopped": the plight of Anthropology in small colleges
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1981) -
The elusive pattern: uncovering the truth behind Teotihuacan's urban design
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2002)After examination of authoritative sources, author comes to conclusion that Teotihuacan's urban plan is a combination of topographical and celestial factors. -
The estrogen mystique or Menstruation in cultural context
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1976) -
Ethnography of a physical therapy department
(Wichita State University, 2004) -
Ethnohistory in the Midwest
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1981) -
Evaluation of frequency of use by orangutans of structures and locations within a captive environment
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1992)An orangutan exhibit at the Sedgwick County Zoo is studied for the purpose of examining the social behavior of orangutans in a captive environment. Specific reference is made to the patterns of use of various movable and ...