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The German Paradox (A Problem In National Character), Robert F. Spencer

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

ABSTRACT - There has been considerable argument since World War II over whether the concept of a national character, such as might distinguish the Germans, the Japanese, the Russians, or any other contemporary national group, has any reality in fact. The present paper, operating on the assumption that there is a distinctive German character, one essentially different from that of the English, the Italians, the French, or the Russians, seeks to show, in terms of the processes of culture defined by anthropology, where German uniqueness lies. This, it is contended, rests not so much in factors of native psychology and …

Ua94/5/1 Thirteeners Pledge Book, Richard Minton

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Pledge book for the Thirteeners fraternity belonging to Richard Minton. The book contains duties of the pledge, class schedule, notes from Thirteener members, addresses of members and other pledge notes. The members address section includes their major, class, office held, nicknames and girl pinned to as applicable.

The Level Of Fertility Of The Married Female Employees Of A Major Oil Producing And Marketing Organization In Cairo, U.A.R., Mohamed Hafez

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Sibyl 1965, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Reproductive Behavior And Contraception Practices Among Attendants Of A Family Planning Clinic In Cairo, Eloise Butrus

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Sheikh Cult In Dahmit, Nawal El Messiri

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Nubian Woman In Cairo: Patterns Of Adjustment -- A Case Study Of Five Families, Shahira El Sawy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Sibyl 1964, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

A Preliminary Report On The Excavation Of Two Late Middle Woodland Mounds In Northwestern Wisconsin, Leland R. Cooper

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

A preliminary report of the excavation of two mounds located in a group of 52 in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Analysis of the data demonstrates a close generic cultural relation to data gathered at Minnesota sites. Carbon 14 dates place the existence of this culture well within the chronological position of the Late Middle Woodland period.

Some Aspects Of Social Change In Saydiya, A Semi-Industrialized Village Near Baghdad, Najia Ahmed Hamdi

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 13, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Don Yoder, Leo H. Bixler, Edna Eby Heller, Amos Long Jr., Richard Shaner

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Piece-Patch Artistry
• The Horse and Buggy Dutch
• Pine Tar and its Uses
• Much Ado About Cookies
• Folk Festival Program
• Outdoor Privies in the Dutch Country
• Distillation and Distilleries Among the Dutch
• The Folklife Studies Movement

Preference For Male Children In Japanese And American Society, Joyce Aschenbrenner

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Is a preference for children of a given sex in a society primarily a result of cultural values, of social requirements or of individual needs? Although it is impossible completely to separate these types of influence, since social change may modify cultural traditions, and social interaction and cultural values influence individual needs. perhaps some assessment of the relative importance of various social and cultural phenomena involved in sex preference in a society can be attempted.

The present study is an exploratory treatment of the nature and degree of sex preference in two societies - Japanese and American - and a …

A Cross-Cultural Evaluation Of Festinger's Theory Of Cognitive Dissonance, Harold E. Nelson

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The purpose of this paper is to attempt an evaluation, in cross-cultural terms, of Leon Festinger's Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, as a research tool. The specific problem to be treated is a consideration of the extent to which dissonance theory can be made applicable in varying situations in diverse cultural settings. Prior to an exposition of methodology, a short abstract of the hypothesis and some of its ramifications is appropriate.

Some Problems In Minnesota Chippewa Acculturation, Jerome S. Stromberg

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The "Indian Problem" is a term frequently used without precise definition. It serves, perhaps, to bring to the mind of the general public conditions of poverty, backwardness, drunkenness, disrespect for the law, and lack of education and community organization among the Indians. An objection to this approach is that it does not provide adequate or systematic understanding of the basic nature of this "problem," but refers rather to the easily observable external manifestations. The "Indian Problem" approach also seems to attribute to all Indians an inherent tendency toward socially unacceptable behavior. A more profitable approach is to identify some of …

The Ethnological Use Of A Health Questionnaire, Nancy Way Lienke

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

In the summer of 1962 the population of Grand Portage Chippewa Indian Reservation was brought under review to determine the possible utility of the Cornell Medical Index Health Questionnaire (CMI) in the examination of psychosocial patterns. The use of the questionnaire was part of an investigation of the cultural concepts of health and disease in Grand Portage community. The CMI, therefore, was administered in the context of an ethnological study, and it should be considered in this inquiry as an instrument for studying the socio-cultural dimensions of disease rather than as a method of gathering traditional epidemiological data.

This paper …

A Study Of Obligations On Death Occasions Among A Nubian Group From Besharan Adendan Living In Cairo, Najwa Ahmad Shukairy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Effects Of Prejudice And Discrimination On Members Of The Negro Minority Through The Study Of Richard Wright's Native Son And The Long Dream, Marilea White

Honors Projects

The purpose of this research paper is to study the effects of prejudice on the members of a minority group. More specifically the paper will include an analysis of Richard Wright's Native Son and The Long Dream, with Racial and Cultural Minorities by George Simpson and J. Milton Yinger as background material regarding race relations.

Compensatory Blood-Brotherhood: A Comparative Analysis Of Institutionalized Friendship In Two African Societies, James L. Gibbs Jr.

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Sibyl 1962, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Sibyl 1961, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Patterns Of Sociometric Relations And Implication For Leadership Identification, Helmi R Tadros

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 11, No. 2, Samuel Preston Bayard, Walter E. Boyer, Robert C. Bucher, Edna Eby Heller, Amos Long Jr., Vincent R. Tortora, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Walter Ellsworth Boyer (1911-1960)
• The Meaning of Human Figures in Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art
• Meadow Irrigation in Pennsylvania
• Receipt Books-New and Old
• Pennsylvania Cave and Ground Cellars
• The Amish in Their One-Room Schoolhouses
• Collectanea

N. V. M. González To Father Bernad, N. V. M. González

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Sociopolitical Changes In Two Migrant Tribes, Stanton K. Tefft

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Sibyl 1960, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Setting The Table, H M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

IF we regard food as simply something that is necessary to maintain life, we are forced to the conclusion that basically there is very little difference between the delectable creations of a chef de cuisine and the scorched kangaroo and witchetygrubs enjoyed by the outback aborigines.

This is so patently untrue that we are encouraged to delve deeper into the subject.

Groups Working To Releive Tension Between Minority And Dominant Groups, Arline Cary '60

Honors Projects

This paper will be primarily devoted to explaining the origin, functions, methods, and the accomplishments of the groups which have been most effective in bringing about changes for the betterment of minority and dominant group relations in the United States.

Teaching Poetry, Domingo Abella

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Towards A Common Bible, S.J. Kavanagh

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Liturgical Renewal: Worship: The Life Of The Missions, Vicente San Juan

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.