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Anthropological case studies of religious syncretism in Bolivia

Creator:: Lord, Jonathan
Abstract:: Religious histories have always appropriated pre-existing symbol systems of religion into newer forms, often with the goal in mind to acculturate a population into a new cultural setting to reach a desired status quo of society. The problem with acculturation theory is that it is filled with teleological and quantitative...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF Jonathan Lord for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on

Nuclear Imperialism: Examining Atomic Test Reactions and UN Intervention in Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana, 1957-1966

Creator:: Bremigan, Shelby R.
Abstract:: France’s decision to test their nuclear weapons program in the Sahara in 1960 wholly reshaped how the Cold War infiltrated into West Africa. During a time of nation building, Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah urged Ghana and Africa, more broadly, to break ties with colonial powers and rebuke further attempts of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: appreciative of my committee, consisting of Trina and Jake, as well as Jonathan Katz and Melissa Santala, for

The role of competition, community, and priority in the discovery of the tau lepton

Creator:: Swanner, Leandra
Abstract:: This study examines the interactions between the scientific communities of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in the discovery of the tau lepton by physicist Martin Perl between 1973- 1977. Perl became interested in searching for heavy leptons through positron-electron collision experiments using the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: skepticism over the existence of a third generation of matter, see Martin L. Perl, “The Discovery of the Tau

Sound and death in John Haines's poetry

Creator:: Noble, Darren L.
Abstract:: Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of poetry, Winter News, which was published in 1966. The book contains poems about the Alaskan landscape that surrounded Haines during his many years of living in Richardson, Alaska. The recurring motifs in his poems include hunting, trapping, the Arctic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract Approved: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Darren L

The cage has two sides : an ethical perspective of prison abolition

Creator:: Lenn, Christopher
Abstract:: Current calls for prison abolition have been met with major public resistance. It is time for movements for prison abolition to engage with these questions: How have contemporary people of the United States come to accept mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex, and, what is the impact? Using an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: facing; Dr. Jonathan Kaplan for his sharp insight on almost any topic I’ve questioned, feedback on my

Acculturation and food : a study of Vietnamese women in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Sarasin, Heather M.
Abstract:: This study is intended to provide information about the situation of first-generation Vietnamese women to the IRCO Parent and Child Program Department in Portland, Oregon. Nutrition intervention and food assistance currently offered to Vietnamese women enrolled in this program is the focus of the study. The women interviewed characterize themselves...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Rossignol, Dr. Jonathan Katz, and especially Dr. Sunil Khanna, thank you for your guidance and direction

Family dental care : perspectives from women recovering from methamphetamine addiction

Creator:: Hanks, Melissa A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Toward a more ethical engineering : four habits of highly ethical engineering practice

Creator:: Sugie, Masayuki Luke
Abstract:: In this thesis, I conduct an analysis of paradigmatic background assumptions deployed in engineering decision-making processes, in order to understand how these assumptions, operating tacitly and in tension with each other, contribute to decisions that are ethically less effective and less substantial than they would otherwise be. I do so...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: production of this thesis, as well as Jonathan Kaplan, Rebecca Warner and Michelle Bothwell for their

Walking the narrow path : narratives of migration and mental health among Saudi Arabian women at Oregon State University

Creator:: Gentry, Kristen Elizabeth
Abstract:: Since the inauguration of the King Abdullah-Aziz Foreign Scholarship Program in 2005, the number of Saudi university students in the United States has increased exponentially, and an unprecedented amount of Saudi women are seeking international degrees. The absence of scholarly research within these women’s home and host countries highlights the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Current Use of Dietary Guidelines in Private Clinical Nutrition Practice and its Impacts on the Dietary Patterns of Office Workers in Mexico City

Creator:: Grabinsky, Lisa
Abstract:: For the last 30 years, the population of Mexico has grappled with overweight, obesity, and associated chronic diseases, such as type-2 diabetes and hypertension. To standardize care among healthcare providers and dietitians, an official nutritional guideline was published in the early 2000s, which included a non-modifiable food-based dietary guideline in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Alan, Jonathan, Yvonne, Salo, Gina, Shai, Igal, Daniel, Mariana, León, and Chivis. To my friends

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Anthropological case studies of religious syncretism in Bolivia

Nuclear Imperialism: Examining Atomic Test Reactions and UN Intervention in Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana, 1957-1966

The role of competition, community, and priority in the discovery of the tau lepton

Sound and death in John Haines's poetry

The cage has two sides : an ethical perspective of prison abolition

Acculturation and food : a study of Vietnamese women in Portland, Oregon

Family dental care : perspectives from women recovering from methamphetamine addiction

Toward a more ethical engineering : four habits of highly ethical engineering practice

Walking the narrow path : narratives of migration and mental health among Saudi Arabian women at Oregon State University

Current Use of Dietary Guidelines in Private Clinical Nutrition Practice and its Impacts on the Dietary Patterns of Office Workers in Mexico City

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