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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
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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
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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
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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 ... -
A history of Lebanese culture in Wichita
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Hmong Ethnoastronomy
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1990)Reasearch in Hmong astronomy completed with the consultations of native speakers. -
Homo Erectus in America: Possibilities and problems
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honor Society at Wichita State University, 1986)With archaeological dates of >30,000 supporting human presence in the New World, there emerges the possibility that ~ sapiens may not have been the first human occupant in North America. The possibilities for Homo erectus ... -
How cooking makes us human
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2017)The question of what makes us human is a common one among anthropologists and scientists alike. Many factors of evolution are explored to determine the point in history where our ancient ancestors branched away from primate ... -
How the Athenian Plague affected the topography of Athens and vice versa
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2019)Diseases have been the biggest killers of humans. Some of the deadliest diseases that have afflicted humanity, including smallpox, the flu, tuberculosis, malaria, the bubonic plague, measles, and cholera, are "infectious ... -
Human evolution: an alternate model of hominid social development
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1979)Speculations on the evolution of hominid social structure have become quite popular in recent years. The primary concern of these theorists has been the development of a model which would accurately depict the adaptive ... -
Human rights and human rites: advocacy, relativism, and the issue of female genital mutilation
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2002)Author critically considers the tension within the discipline of anthropology between moral relativists and the advocacy anthropologists who call for research, political action, educational programming, and policy making ... -
Human variability : a discussion of life-span and longevity
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1976)