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A Burning Problem: Social Dynamics of Disaster Risk Reduction through Wildfire Mitigation

Creator:: Charnley, Susan, Poe, Melissa R., Ager, Alan A., Spies, Thomas A., Platt, Emily K., and Olsen, Keith A.
Abstract:: Disasters result from hazards affecting vulnerable people. Most disasters research by anthropologists focuses on vulnerability; this article focuses on natural hazards. We use the case of wildfire mitigation on United States Forest Service lands in the northwestern United States to examine social, political, and economic variables at multiple scales that...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: . 4, 2015 Copyright © 2015 by the Society for Applied Anthropology 0018-7259/15/040329-12$1.70/1

Differential decay of human faecal Bacteroides in marine and freshwater

Creator:: Green, Hyatt C., Shanks, Orin C., Sivaganesan, Mano, Haugland, Richard A., and Field, Katharine G.
Abstract:: Genetic markers from Bacteroides and other faecal bacteria are being tested for inclusion in regulations to quantify aquatic faecal contamination and estimate public health risk. For the method to be used quantitatively across environments, persistence and decay of markers must be understood. We measured concentrations of contaminant molecular markers targeting...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: /j.1462-2920.2011.02549.x © 2011 Society for Applied Microbiology and Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Latino youth, gangs, and community activism : a case study of advocacy anthropology

Creator:: Kabarec-Quiroz, Tina M.
Abstract:: A social issue of great importance in contemporary society is the involvement of youth in gangs. Youth involvement in gang activity has dominated the national media and the minds of public policy makers in contemporary society. In this thesis I examine how Latino and Chicano youth sub-culture, language, dress, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on December 4, 2001. Title: Latino Youth

Non-Chemical Approaches to Managing Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.)

Creator:: Cain, Alyssa B.
Abstract:: Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) is a prolific annual grassy weed that can be found worldwide in most landscapes. Known for its ability to produce seedhead at low heights (0.32 cm), thrive in over-maintained areas, and germinate anywhere, annual bluegrass is a highly invasive weed. Due to annual bluegrass’ persistence,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Weed Competitiveness. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Weed Science Society

Man in the marine environment

Creator:: Hogg, Thomas C., Smith, Courtland L., and Davis, Wilbur A.
Abstract:: This report has three primary objectives; it attempts to examine the relationship of various cultural systems to the marine environment, seeks to create an inventory of uses man has put the marine environment to, and makes an analysis of the attitudes of people towards the marine environment.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Anthropological Research Unit Department of Anthropology Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon September

Fishing Guides in the Anthropocene

Creator:: Wind, Thad A.
Abstract:: How do fishing guides of the Cascade and Coast Range rivers negotiate the conflicting tensions between their client’s desire to experience the wild and the extractive nature based tourism of their role as fishing guides? How do they position their services relative to the environment and an imagined landscape that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Thad A. Wind for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology

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

Creator:: Wiseman, Nicole S.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , representing Applied Anthropology Director of the School of Language, Culture, and Society Dean of the

The expansion of Catholicism : an exploration of St. Joseph's College, the first Catholic boarding school for boys within the Oregon territory

Creator:: Hill, Cayla L.
Abstract:: St. Joseph's College was located within St. Paul, Oregon, the first Roman Catholic mission in the Pacific Northwest. The St. Paul mission was finally established in 1839 by Father Francois Blanchet, four years after the French-Canadian settlers in the area, appropriately known as French Prairie, had requested the presence of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Cayla L. Hill for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology

Honored values and valued objects : the Society for Creative Anachronism

Creator:: Turner, Althea L.
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I posited the need to understand how an invented community (the Society for Creative Anachronism) constructs symbolic meaning in material objects and value systems. Using ethnographic methods, I focused on the Knights and their regalia as this is the most widely accepted material symbolism. People go to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Environment presented on April 28, 2010. Title: Honored Values and Valued Objects: The Society for

Development projects and questions of empowerment: a Salvadorean women's cooperative

Creator:: Hannigan-Luther, Kristen L.
Abstract:: Many development organizations now recognize the importance of culturally sensitive project design and implementation. Unfortunately most of these groups continue to disregard the significance of gender. This qualitative research examines a women's cooperative in rural El Salvador which formed in order to find a means of generating income and to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on October 23, 2000. Title: Development

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A Burning Problem: Social Dynamics of Disaster Risk Reduction through Wildfire Mitigation

Differential decay of human faecal Bacteroides in marine and freshwater

Latino youth, gangs, and community activism : a case study of advocacy anthropology

Non-Chemical Approaches to Managing Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.)

Man in the marine environment

Fishing Guides in the Anthropocene

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

The expansion of Catholicism : an exploration of St. Joseph's College, the first Catholic boarding school for boys within the Oregon territory

Honored values and valued objects : the Society for Creative Anachronism

Development projects and questions of empowerment: a Salvadorean women's cooperative

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