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Filtering by: Creator Oyler-McCance, Sara J. Remove constraint Creator: Oyler-McCance, Sara J. Degree Field Applied Anthropology Remove constraint Degree Field: Applied Anthropology Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Graduate School Remove constraint Non-Academic Affiliation: Oregon State University. Graduate School

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(Re)-conceiving birthing spaces in India : exploring NGO promotion of institutional delivery in Rajasthan, India

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Price, Sara

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In India, globalized flows of bio-medical discourse, practices and technologies are reshaping the field of reproductive healthcare, and the performance of childbirth more specifically. These projects aim to produce institutional delivery rooms that are "safe and modernized" by equating the utilization of westernized, obstetric techniques for managing delivery with better...

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sara Price for the
Geoarchaeological research within five river miles of the Upper Klamath River Canyon : use of pedogenic properties to calculate alluvial terrace age

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Hescock, Sara

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Soil is a valuable medium when investigating the past-- from understanding rates of development, landform evolution, to the construction of various predictive models. Landforms and sediments provide insight into depositional environments and soil morphology indicates pedogenic change within those landforms. The rate at which pedogenesis occurs has been quantitatively measured...

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ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sara Hescock for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology
"All the things you ask of me" : Law Enforcement Experiences of Infant Death Investigation

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Schindell, Jennifer R.

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The sudden and unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant sets in motion a number of linked processes with potentially complex and far-reaching ramifications. While individuals, families and communities grapple with the shock and heartbreak associated with the loss of a young life, a chain of multidisciplinary investigative responsibilities is...

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: ______________________________________________________ Melissa J. Cheyney The sudden and unexpected death
Women's experiences of breastfeeding in an out-of-hospital birthing community

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Marshall, Lindsay J.

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In this thesis, I examine the experiences of breastfeeding mothers who chose to give birth with Certified Professional Midwives at a free-standing birth center, and the factors that influence their known high rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. Using grounded theory and data collected from participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and...

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J. Marshall for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on November 20
An exploration of information and communication technology use on the part of Eritrean refugees in Rome, Italy

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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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"We see that we are not like the others" : A Case Study Exploring the Consequences of Structural Violence for the Marseillaises

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Wiseman, Nicole S.

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France's universalistic idea of citizenry has been complicated by a history of colonialism, racialization, and selective acceptance of difference. Although Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood) is France's motto, the consequences of colonial rule continue to impact the lives of non-autochthonous French citizens today. Since the colonial days, immigrants and...

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, Lola, Zarah, Fatimah, Farah, Heba, Sara, and Myra. All but one of my informants were born in France
Food Insecurity Among Oregon College Students : Their Experiences and Perspectives

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Sutton, Juliet

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This thesis examines the food insecurity experiences of student clients of the Oregon State University Emergency Food Pantry. Utilizing semi‐structured interviews and participant observation at the food pantry, this study investigated who is using the food pantry, the forms of food insecurity they experience, how they cope with it, and...

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, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream, Sara Goldrick‐Rab elaborates on that
Perceptions of language change : a case study in Veneto

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Falda, Adelia

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The purpose of this thesis is to explore the current linguistic situation of the Venetian language (a minority language spoken in the northeastern Italian region of Veneto) and its relationship with Italian, the official language of Italy. This is a study of Venetian people and how they are reacting to...

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and i, and letters that do not exist in Italian, such as j, were removed. This was done in an attempt
Living between two cultures : an ethnographic study of American women converts to Islam

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Fisher, Dianna M.

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This thesis explores the reasons for conversion to Islam for ten well-educated, Caucasian, American born women of European descent in a small, relatively affluent college town in Oregon, United States. It follows their process of constructing a new identity with their families, with friends, within the Muslim community and within...

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seen as sources of conflict. J. Lynn Jones (2002) uses this idea as the thesis of her book
Palynological Perspectives on Younger Dryas to Early Holocene Human Ecology at Paisley Caves, Oregon

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Saban, Chantel V.

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The Younger Dryas climatic event is a global phenomenon associated with a 1,000 year return to glacial conditions during the late Pleistocene period between 12,800 and 11,500 cal BP. Because of its significant effects on paleoenvironmental conditions in some parts of the world, archaeologists commonly seek to assess whether the...

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, especially Alex Nyers, Jaime Dexter-Kennedy, Sara Hescock and April Miller. To my volunteers and Ralph

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Cheyney, Melissa3
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Young, John A.3
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Gross, Joan E.2
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Applied Anthropology[remove]25

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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)2

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Oregon State University. Graduate School[remove]25

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Abortion -- Social aspects -- Oregon -- Case studies1
Abortion services -- Social aspects -- Oregon -- Case studies1
Archaeological geology -- Oregon -- Upper Klamath Lake Watershed1
Birth customs -- India -- Rajasthan1
Birthing centers -- Public opinion1
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