Browsing Lambda Alpha Journal by Title
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Quantum ethnography: anthropology in the post-Einsteinian era
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 1995) -
Race: the prejudicial fallacy
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2000) -
Rampant Lions: The Buddhist response to violence in Sri Lanka
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2007)Author describes religious, social, and ethnic roots of Sri Lanka political history. He concludes that "competing national myths, conflicting views over the use of public space, and different experiences under colonialism, ... -
Re-defining "Indigeneity": Understanding claims to indigenous identity amongst Native American student association members
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2019)When initially considering where to focus my gaze for a semester-long research project, I found myself drawn to various communities on campus and to student activities and interactions. As a student in several classes with ... -
Redefining sickle cell anemia in African American communities.
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2001)Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects lout of 600 African American individuals at birth. More than 50,000 African Americans have it today. It is a genetic disorder that affects an individual's hemoglobin and has deleterious ... -
The relationship of arthritis and periodontal disease a survey of the literature.
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1977)The purpose of this study is to locate as much. of the already published materials on periodontal disease and arthritis as possible to see if some type of relationship exists between the two. There was no laboratory ... -
The relevance of anthropology
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1970) -
The relevance of anthropology to international conflict
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1970) -
The relevance of relativism
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1970) -
Remembering in jazz: collective memory and collective improvisation
(Wichita State University. Dept. of Anthropology, 1998)Speaking ofjazz performances, the late composer Alec Wilder is reported to have once said " I wish to God that some neurologists would sit down and figure out how the improviser's brain works, how he selects, out of ... -
The rise of hunter-gatherer complexity.
(Wichita State University. Dept. of Anthropology, 1999)Author is focusing on two hunter-gatherer societies living in two distinct environments and studied by different archaeologist's in order to determine a more congruent explanation of hunter-gatherer complexity. -
Ritual and religion in the making of humanity Roy A. Rappaport, 2004
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2006) -
Ritual in film
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2006) -
The road to Sumer: a look into the development of Mesopotamia’s early cultures using the multilinear evolution theory
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2007)Author explores the complex problem of origin of human civilization using Ancient Mesopotamia as an example. -
The role and status of women in Islam
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1975)A consideration of the role and status of women in the religion of Islam is a complex undertaking as Islam encompasses many diverse cultures and each of these cultures has had a unique cultural response to the religion. ... -
The role of copulatory behavior within the social structure in bachelor groups of captive western lowland gorillas
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2006) -
The role of tourism in Tongan culture change
(Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1976) -
Salamanca, Spain: Collective Memory in the Urban Space-Time Continuum
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2006) -
Science, politics, and the human genome: an introductory analysis of the myths and realities surrounding the sociobiological debate
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2002)The examination of critical interpretations of sociobiology in order to determine whether or not these criticisms are based on emotional reactions or valid reviews. -
The setting is not the play: Neanderthals unbound on the European landscape
(Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology, 2005)