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  • Countering the subjugation of Indian women : strategies for adaptation and change

    Creator:
    Moyer, Dawn J.
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    This thesis outlines dominant ideologies and practices that affect women's authority in the urban social milieu of north India. Theories that consider the causes of social stratification by gender as well as social movement patterns are useful for understanding the durability of gender roles. The utility of these theories for...
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    and Change by Dawn J. Moyer A Thesis Submitted To Oregon State University In partial fulfillment

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

    Creator:
    Opas, Matthew E.
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    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...
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    : David A. McMurray Thesis explores the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT

  • Family dental care : perspectives from women recovering from methamphetamine addiction

    Creator:
    Hanks, Melissa A.
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    This research focuses on the economic and social impacts to women’s and children’s dental health after methamphetamine abuse. Family oral health status, access to professional services, health literacy and home hygienic practices are evaluated in the frameworks of critical medical anthropology, applied anthropological praxis and matrix and bio-psycho-social addiction models...
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    standpoint that family oral health status is affected by a mother’s changing perceptions of oral health

  • Site ORBE2 : an archaeological analysis of a construction disturbed site

    Creator:
    Cromwell, Robert J.
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    This thesis describes investigations of archaeological materials recovered from Site ORBE2, an early-twentieth century historic site in Corvallis, OR. The archaeological materials were found only after construction workers had excavated trenches underneath the still-standing structure on the site in order to install a new foundation. Over 1500 artifacts were recovered...
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    Archaeological Analysis of a Construction Disturbed Site by Robert J. Cromwell A THESIS submitted to Oregon

  • The Anzick site : analysis of a Clovis burial assemblage

    Creator:
    Jones, J. Scott
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    The Anzick Clovis assemblage was first discovered in the late 1960's near Livingston, Montana. More than 100 stone and bone artifacts were found in association with the remains of two subadults proven to be the earliest radiocarbon-dated human burial in North America. Although human remains are notoriously absent, similar artifact...
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  • Advertising strategy and anthropology : a focused look at consumers and their organizing devices

    Creator:
    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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    Organizing Devices. by Jeremiah J. Whiddon A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

  • Toxic politics at 64N, 171W : addressing military contaminants on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

    Creator:
    Henifin, Kai A.
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    St. Lawrence Island, Alaska is home to two Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) under remediation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 1985. After more than two decades the local residents continue to be concerned about inadequate site characterization and cleanup. During the summer of 2005, I collected ethnographic...
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    Kai A. Henifin for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on March 9, 2007

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

    Creator:
    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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    the Sustainability Movement: From a Human Perspective Abstract approved

  • Of stereotypes and strategies : emic perspectives of shopping in a television servicescape

    Creator:
    Harris, Mackenzie Moore
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    Culturally based stereotypes are a pervasive force behind quick judgments about behavior, intent, and beliefs which allow individuals to interact efficiently to meet their own goals. Gender stereotypes are present in marketing media and servicescapes, where they define the behavior, needs, and wants of shoppers. The literature on consumer behavior...
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    and Strategies: Emic Perspectives of Shopping in a Television Servicescape Abstract approved: John

  • Why they volunteer : a study of participants at nature conservancy work parties

    Creator:
    Hastings, Kevin L.
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    This thesis examines the motivations of ecological restoration volunteers with the Oregon chapter of The Nature Conservancy. This study helps fill in voids left by a lack of research on the motivations of ecological restoration volunteers. Studies that have explored restoration volunteer motivation relied largely on surveys that revealed altruistic...
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    degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on May 16, 2006 Title: Why They Volunteer: A