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Creator:: Marshall, Lindsay J.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank my committee members for their work and contributions: Dr. Aurora Sherman, Dr. Kenneth Maes and

Creator:: Pink, Jeremias
Abstract:: The Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico was home to one of the most intensively-studied archaic states in the New World. Centered at the hilltop city of Monte Albán, the Zapotec State first arose around 500 BC and eventually encompassed much of the present-day state of Oaxaca. But by the Late Classic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: collaboration. First and foremost, I owe a tremendous debt to Dr. R. Jason Sherman, who excavated the site

Creator:: Dawson, Katherine
Abstract:: My mother named me after Hollywood icon Katharine Hepburn, but what made a working-class girl grow to love this posh celebrity so much? The obvious answer is that my mother aspired to be posh herself; but lack of money or sophistication were not the only things impacting her potential— there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for Morning Glory (Sherman, 1933), in the years following, Hepburn would be associated with numerous

Creator:: Castle, Leola Blanche
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: related. in prose and verse.' Wiggin, Kate Douglas. A Thanksgiving retrospect. Houghton Nif±lin Co

Creator:: Hebert, James Michael
Abstract:: The objective of this thesis is to provide a predictive model for the archaeological investigation of the first farmsteads in the Pacific Northwest, established in the early- and mid-nineteenth century by Canadien and Métis families retiring from their service in the fur trade. Past studies of this population have either...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Whiddon, Jeremiah J.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: McGonagall, Odhran Mason
Abstract:: This thesis explores the relationships that income and housing space limitations have with regard to food security in full-time recreational vehicle (RV) households. This research used a scaled survey tool and a subset questionnaire to gather information on RV dwellers' housing and kitchen spaces along with participants' food shopping, storage,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and friendship of the Anthropology staff and my peers, specifically Irene Rolston, Kate Finneran

Creator:: Donckers, Jana L.
Abstract:: As a result of academic research into the effects of mass travel, an industry of alternative tourism has emerged. Application of this research has resulted in myriad forms of tourism, two of these being ecotourism and educational travel. Ecotourism represents a response to what is the destructive nature of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: importantly, essential recreation away from school. Thanks especially to Kristin, Jessica, Kate, Pam, David

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