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Perception and action : an analysis on communication between U.S. sponsorship and Russian speaking immigrants

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Johnston, Candace G.

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The problems of Russian speaking refugees from the Ukraine region of the former Soviet Union are the basis for ethnographic inquiry and the delineation of the role of voluntary agencies who assist their resettlement in Portland, Oregon. Interpretive methods are the foundation for an analysis of Ukrainians' perceptions of problems...

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Just do it : an analysis of cultural factors behind the growth of Nike, Inc.

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Chen, Roger L.

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The success of NIKE, Inc. is deemed miracle by professionals on both Wall Street and Madison Avenue. Research done in the past tends to credit the growth of NIKE, Inc. to its marketing strategies. By placing the achievement of the company in the postmodern context, this study analyzes the cultural...

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The body of a patient and rational treatment in the managed care era

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Sumii, Kensuke

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This study aims to identify conceptions of the body, as well as "rational" treatment among primary care practitioners (PCPs) and emergency medicine practitioners (EMPs) dealing with managed care plans. I conducted ethnographic study throughout 1996, and interviewed six PCPs and four EMPs. In the course of my interviews, I discovered...

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AIDS and Adolescents : perspectives by gender and class on sexual and drugs behavior

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Thianthai, Chulanee

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Much-needed research on Thai adolescents (age 15-19), the fastest growing group of AIDS victims in Thailand, this study differentiates risk behavior among classes, unlike most AIDS research in Thai society, and focuses on how gender and economic factors among adolescents influence their risk-behavior patterns leading to the contraction of HIV/AIDS....

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Using computers for reversing language shift : ethical and pragmatic implications from a Wasco case study

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Denis, Armelle

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Indigenous languages worldwide are rapidly disappearing, forced out of use by the spread of dominant Western culture and its languages. On the Warm Springs reservation of Oregon, the Culture and Heritage department, the tribal agency in charge of language preservation, is offering instruction in all three languages of the reservation:...

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Modern music and cultural identity in Corsica

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Baldridge, Christopher M.

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Music is one of the most important aspects of cultural identity in Corsica. Rooted in ancient history and revitalized in the revolutionary political climate of the 1960s and 70s, its popular choral form--the paghjella--has come to define modern music upon the island. Music, like language, has the ability to communicate...

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A comparative study of Chinese and American youth culture

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Luo, Laiou

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The purpose of this study was to explore American and Chinese college student underlying cultural assumptions, which influence their perceptions and behaviors in various domains of life. The objectives of this study were to: (a) To generate timely knowledge of Chinese and American youth's cultural images, meanings, and frame of...

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Advertising strategy and anthropology : a focused look at consumers and their organizing devices

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Whiddon, Jeremiah J.

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This thesis was designed and written with advertising stakeholders in mind. The aim of my thesis is to illustrate how listening to and understanding the behavior and voices of consumers from the perspective of a trained anthropologist can improve advertising strategies. My instruments for conducting this research include an in-depth...

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Civic agriculture : the successes, trials, and future of the local food movement in the Willamette Valley

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Klingensmith, Thomas S.

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This study investigated the local and sustainable food movements in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The aim of the research was to better understand the current condition of the phenomenon, what it means to the communities studied and the future role it will play in the state. Other research objectives...

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Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

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Bestvina, Bodarc

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This thesis seeks to better understand the most pressing cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement, and to offer suggestions for overcoming barriers. This research includes a two-year long case study of the sustainability movement at OSU, where the researcher coordinated projects encouraging behavior change. Despite increasing severity and...

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Academic Affiliation

Anthropology[remove]139

Advisor

Young, John A.19
Rosenberger, Nancy15
Khanna, Sunil13
Gross, Joan E.11
Brauner, David R.10
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Rosenberger, Nancy13
Gross, Joan10
Khanna, Sunil9
Tilt, Bryan8
Hall, Roberta7
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Abel, Talya Shuler1
Anderson, Frederick C.1
Baldridge, Christopher M.1
Barnett, Darby E.1
Bates, Christopher Allen1
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2010-201913
2000-200993
1990-199933

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Applied Anthropology133
Anthropology6

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Master's139

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Master of Arts (M.A.)[remove]139

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application/pdf5

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English [eng]139

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All rights reserved90

Location

Fort Yamhill (historical), Oregon, United States, (Spot)1

Non-Academic Affiliation

Oregon State University. Graduate School139

Peer Reviewed

No[remove]139

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Masters Thesis139

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In Copyright97
Copyright Not Evaluated42

Subject

Consumer behavior3
Consumers -- Attitudes2
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Oregon -- Corvallis2
Farms, Small -- Oregon -- Lincoln County2
French Prairie (Or.) -- History -- 19th century2
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