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Feast and famine: the role of ethnographic fieldwork in cultural anthropology
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2008) -
Female circumcision in two contexts
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1989)Female circumcision is a practice which j.s appalling to many Westerners, yet in cultures where it occurs, it is often considered only a custom. Yet the failure of repeated attempts to eliminate the practice by both ... -
A female's view of pregnancy and birth in Nacirema
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1976) -
The Ferrero Botero: Defining familia in a Columbian context
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2011)For more than a hundred years until the 1980s, Kinship for anthropologists has been the main institution and force driving relationships, social organizations, and cultural practices. With the revolutionary work of David ... -
Finding our way: Osage ribbonwork and revival
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2009)Ribbonwork, the cutting and sewing of ribbons into geometric patterns, is practiced by various Plains Indian tribes, for example the Osage Nation of Oklahoma. The ribbonwork of the Osage is placed upon traditional clothing, ... -
The Firstview Complex as a Cody variant
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1988) -
Folklore in Africa
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1970) -
Franz Boas and Bronislaw Malinowsky: a contrast, comparison, and analysis
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 2001)The purpose of this paper is to analyze, compare, and contrast the different methodologies and data collection techniques of Franz Boas and Bronislaw Malinowski. Both of these men were and still are extremely prominent ... -
Gender, culture, and the state in South Africa empowerment and education
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2019)When looking at gender South Africa, there are obvious disparities that exist across the nation. According to the World Economic Forum, a Swiss NGO, South Africa is the 19th worst country in regard to gender inequality ... -
General development trends in Ecuador: political and economic influences on conservation
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2001)Over the years, the government and military have had a particularly influential role in the construction of human development. Constant political unrest and a multitude of political leaders lead to a free-for-all in terms ... -
A glance at the tradition of midwifery in the Southern United States
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 1995)African American midwife; her role as birth attendant in various regions in the South. -
Global historical archaeology: a Scottish example
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2006)This paper is a result of author's attempt to reconcile her fieldwork experience with the current disciplinary and theoretical trends within the field of archaeology. Through an analysis of the history and development ... -
Globalizing homonormativity: Visualizing a worldwide LGBT identity
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2017)Following the June 2015 Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage nationwide, President Obama called the occasion a "victory for America" as many in politics in the press rejoiced in LGBT people's newfound "freedom ... -
Grapes of wrath: why do we war? An attempt to understand the nature of conflict
(Wichita State University. Dept. of Anthropology, 2000) -
A graphic model of the aspects of culture for applied anthropology
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1972)The study presents a model of cultural processes. -
Grendel and Berserkergang
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2010) -
The Hadza and Kaguru of Tanzania: gender roles and privileges at two subsistence levels
(Wichita State University. Dept. of Anthropology, 1998)Author provides a cultural-ecological interpretation of the roles and place of women in two societies of Tanzania possessing two different subsistence techniques. With a comparison/contrast of the two, this paper ... -
The haunting erotics of gastronomic desire as bodily penetration
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2010) -
Healing through language: linguistic anthropology and the recovery process of codependency
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1991)There are an estimated twenty-eight million Americans today suffering from the disease of chemical dependency. Their behavior, either while under the influence or in a state of deprivation, adversely affects another 75 ... -
Helminithic infection and anemia in childhood: A comparative analysis of Western and traditional medicine: Amanco jurisdiction, Napo river, Amazon.
(Wichita State University. Dept. of Anthropology, 1999)The purpose of this paper is to analyze the conflicting roles of traditional and Western medical systems and the part that they have played in the case of childhood parasitosis and anemia in rural NW Amazonia. This will ...