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

Creator:: Klingensmith, Thomas S.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

Creator:: Opas, Matthew E.
Abstract:: Thesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT)use, specifically that of telephones and the Internet, impacts the lives of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy. Informal interviews, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation were carried out in a 'center of second reception.' Results show that information obtained through the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Creator:: Bestvina, Bodarc
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Protecting the forests and the people : exploring alternative conservation models that include the needs of communities : an Ecuadorian case study

Creator:: Gittelman, Melissa Laurel
Abstract:: This research explores differences in environmental worldviews and connections to the land globally and more specifically in a case study of NGOs working in the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest. The aims of this project are to investigate different environmental worldviews expressed between western NGOs and non western local NGOs and to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Improving health communication : an anthropological perspective of health literacy among chronic disease patients

Creator:: van Bronkhorst, Kelly Marie
Abstract:: This research examines the relationship between health literacy among End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients and its relevance for communication between patients and providers. The study was conducted among dialysis services providers at the Good Samaritan Dialysis Center and dialysis patients receiving care at the Center. Data collection techniques included...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Commodification in an Ersu Tibetan village of Sichuan, China

Creator:: Schmitt, Edwin Anton
Abstract:: This ethnographic research aims to discover the implications of the commodification of production processes amongst the Ersu Tibetans of Sichuan, China. This thesis examines the commodification of Ersu agriculture and ethnic identity in the historical context of both China and the world-system. Ethnohistorical and ethnoecological methodologies are utilized to answer...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Indian diaspora : situating family building patterns in a migrant community

Creator:: Satra, Rupal
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to ethnographically examine traditionally prescribed notions of sons and daughters in an Indian diasporic community located on Devon Avenue in Chicago. Informed by the association between "ideal" and "actual" family building patterns, this study situates reproductive behaviors and demographic outcomes in its local context...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Andean roots, coca, and grassroots development in the Bolivian Yungas : food sovereignty and agrarian change for native farmers

Creator:: Piispanen, Kyle Henry
Abstract:: Since the 1952 Bolivian agrarian reform, farmer unions have sought to establish themselves as producers for regional markets. Development strategies led by the World Bank and IMF have largely jeopardized small farmers, and challenged farmers to meet market demands. At present, a new agrarian revolution is being implemented and is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The political economy of birth choice : mothers' experiences seeking homebirth care in a felonious state

Creator:: Grinager, Grace C.
Abstract:: In this ethnographic study, I examine how women living in downstate Illinois decide to give birth at home. I view decision-making as a process that unfolds throughout pregnancy and continues into the postpartum period, contextualizing "choice" in a region where homebirth is a politically and socially marginalized practice. The methodology...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Alternative agrifood movements in an age of industrialized agriculture : an Ecuadorian case study

Creator:: Daye, Rebecka Rising
Abstract:: Around the globe, an array of alternative agrifood movements has emerged largely in response to the ecological and socio-economic threat caused by industrialized agricultural processes. From organic agriculture, to Slow Food, Locavore, and the Food Sovereignty movement, people around the world are reasserting their right to healthy and culturally appropriate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

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

Protecting the forests and the people : exploring alternative conservation models that include the needs of communities : an Ecuadorian case study

Improving health communication : an anthropological perspective of health literacy among chronic disease patients

Commodification in an Ersu Tibetan village of Sichuan, China

The Indian diaspora : situating family building patterns in a migrant community

Andean roots, coca, and grassroots development in the Bolivian Yungas : food sovereignty and agrarian change for native farmers

The political economy of birth choice : mothers' experiences seeking homebirth care in a felonious state

Alternative agrifood movements in an age of industrialized agriculture : an Ecuadorian case study

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