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The Loss And Persistence Of Black-Owned Farms And Farmland: A Review Of The Research Literature And Its Implications, Jess Gilbert, Gwen Sharp, M. Sindy Felin

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This paper reviews 115 articles and books published since 1971 that comprise almost all of the scholarly research on black farmers and land loss. It provides a general overview as well as discussion of the benefits of landownership for the black community. Several causes of black land and farm loss are reviewed: forced sales due to "heir property," lack of access to government programs, and continuing racial discrimination by lenders and government agencies. A number of the works cited provide possible ways to slow the loss of black-owned land, including strategies to increase the profitability of individual farms and increased …

Social Capital, Structural Conditions, And Mortality: A Study Of Nonmetropolitan Counties In Mississippi, Domenico Parisi, Steven Michael Grice, Michael Taquino, Duane A. Gill

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

In this study, we examine the extent to which structural conditions that favor investment in social capital affect mortality across nonmetro counties in Mississippi. To this end, we focus on four county structural conditions: (1) place of residence within county boundaries, (2) civic infrastructure, (3) economic conditions, and (4) county regional location. The results clearly indicate that structural conditions that favor investment in social capital lead to lower mortality. Specifically, concentration of disadvantage conditions has an independent effect on mortality. That is, its effect operates independentIy of other structural conditions. In contrast, the effects of place of residence and civic …

Mwp Newsletter: Extended News Items, 2002, University Of Mississippi. Department Of English

MWP News and Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Amendments To The Constitution: Economics Move To Liberal Arts, University Of Mississippi. Faculty Senate

Resolutions

An amendment to Section 2 of the constitution to move Economics to Liberal Arts

Southern Indians Historian To Lecture Nov. 15, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Greg O'Brien brings American history from an American Indian viewpoint to the University of Mississippi Friday.

November 5, 2002, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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October 2, 2002, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

My Mother's People: On Reconstructing Cherokee Medical History, Alan Kilpatrick

Southern Anthropologist

This "Special SAS Invited Lecture" was originally given at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC, during a reception for the SAS during the Asheville spring meetings, 2002.

Culture For Sale: Marketing Gullah Identity In The South Carolina Sea Islands, Melissa Hargrove

Southern Anthropologist

(Winning Entry 2002 SAS Student Paper Competition: Graduate) Gullah women of the South Carolina Sea Islands have held firmly to the traditional craft of sweetgrass basketry brought by their enslaved African ancestors. Presently their identity is being appropriated by the tourism industry. This commoditization is manifest in tourism literature, brochures, and postcards in ways that invite tourists to witness this "exoticized" cultural heritage. The chosen images serve to enforce a representation of Gullah that is tied to the colonial plantation era. This paper elucidates how the use of Gullah imagery within such exploitative contexts undermines Gullah women's power to define …

President's Column, John Studstill

Southern Anthropologist

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Complete Issue, Journal Editors

Southern Anthropologist

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September 24, 2002, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Liberal Arts - Fall 2002, University Of Mississippi. College Of Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Newsletters

First fellowship recipients represent psychology, chemistry, English

Graduate Catalog. 2002., University Of Mississippi. Graduate School

Catalogs

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A Land Use History Of The Holly Springs National Forest, Michelle R. Mcanally

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis details the land use history of the Holly Springs National Forest. A description of the physical environment and a narrative cultural history of the area from the arrival of people into the North Central Hills are included. Archaeological survey data, soils data and witness tree locations were brought together using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology and analyzed in an ecological framework.

An environmental reconstruction using witness tree locations and soil types served as a platform for the delineation of environmental zones in which presettlement tree cover was estimated and compared with previous environmental studies of the area. Prehistoric …

The Regionalization Of Poverty: Assistance For The Black Belt South?, Ronald C. Wimberley, Libby V. Morris

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural poverty is largely regional. The nation's primary region of rural poverty is the Black Belt South that stretches through 11 states from Virginia to Texas. In this area, like in other rural expanses of the United States, urban places typically fall within state lines while rural areas run across state lines and create multistate regions of rural poverty. The federal government provides block grants to address many of the public assistance needs of state populations. State-level block grants may be appropriate for serving urban areas within states, but they do not address regional-level poverty and welfare requirements across multistate …

The Promise And Peril Of Charitable Choice: Religion, Poverty Relief, And Welfare Reform In The South, John P. Bartkowski, Helen A. Regis

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study analyzes narratives of welfare reform and faith-based poverty relief articulated by religious leaders in rural Mississippi congregations. These congregations are situated in and around Mississippi's Golden Triangle Region, a locale that includes a diverse group of small and mid-sized towns, as well as remote rural areas. As a state with entrenched social disadvantage, a thriving religious economy, and the nation's first faith-based welfare reform program, Mississippi is an ideal locale to study this important issue. We begin by discussing the charitable choice provision in welfare reform legislation. This legal provision bars discrimination against religious organizations as social service …

Tanf/Welfare Client Decline And Community Context In The Rural South, 1997-2000, Domenico Parisi, Diane K. Mclaughlin, Michael Taquino, Steven Michael Grice, Neil R. White

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This article examines the extent to which declines in welfare rolls relate to five major dimensions of community: (1) local demographic composition, (2) local labor market conditions, (3) local civic capacity, (4) local spatial characteristics, and (5) changes in local economic opportunities. Results based on data from the Mississippi Department of Human Services indicate that demographically, economically, and socially advantaged communities were more likely to experience high declines in welfare rolls. Rurality was associated with lower likelihood of high declines in welfare rolls across Mississippi counties. Clearly, a combination of a stronger local economy and social support in a local …

Mwp Newsletter, 2002 (May 17), University Of Mississippi. Department Of English

MWP News and Newsletters

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Prof’S New Book Examines Mysteries Of South’S Native Americans, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Change came to the South's Native Americans after Europeans arrived. A new book, "The Transformation of the Southeastern Indians, ," co-edited by Dr. Robbie Ethridge, University of Mississippi (UM) McMullan Assistant Professor of Southern Studies and assistant professor of anthropology, helps to decipher mysteries of what happened when the societies collided.

April 23, 2002, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Honors Day 2002 Award Recipients Named, Deborah A. Purnell

University of Mississippi News

Outstanding graduate and undergraduate students at The University of Mississippi were recognized in the 59th Honors Day Convocation on the UM-Oxford campus. Award recipients for 2002 are:

Anorexia And The Person/Society/Cosmos Homology, Richard A. O'Connor

Southern Anthropologist

Anorexia is notoriously hard to treat. Could it be we misunderstand the anorexic's motives and meaning?

Front Matter, Journal Editors

Southern Anthropologist

Includes Board of Directors, Table of Contents, Editor's Corner, President's Column (Barbara Hendry), SAS Endowment Campaign for Education and Outreach in the South, two ads for University of Georgia Press

Selfhood At Sewanee, Patrick Hayden

Southern Anthropologist

Between their own critical wills and social and academic expectations which meet and direct them at Sewanee, students imagine a self. "Self" is a sign of individuality for Sewanee students, a marker that divides and protects them the surroundings - or so it stems. Much ot my research unearthed much evidence suggesting the contrary, that the student self was most apparent when expressed in connections to the student body at large, in the form of academics, activities and various extracurricular outlets.

Anthropology And Anorexia: A Proposal For Future Research, Jennie Smith

Southern Anthropologist

Anorexia nervosa (AN) has reached alarming levels in much of North America and Europe. In the United States alone, approximately seven million women and adolescent girls, and perhaps as many as one million men and adolescent boys, suffer from this debilitating and sometimes fatal condition. Moreover, a growing body of evidence suggests that areas once considered to be immune to AN have not, in fact, been spared. Although the prominence of this illness has many sociocultural implications, anthropologists have been strikingly slow to engage in discussions on the issue. Except for a few very notable exceptions (e.g., Becker 1995), we …

Complete Issue, Journal Editors

Southern Anthropologist

No abstract provided.

College Board Approves 25 Um Sabbatical Leaves In 2002-2003, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Sabbatical leaves for 25 University of Mississippi (UM) faculty members have been approved by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

March 6, 2002, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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‘What Is Race?’ Panel Asks In Campus Discussion, Patsy R. Brumfield

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Define the word "race." In this case, it's about people, not speed. Six University of Mississippi (UM) panelists explain what they think it is at 3 p.m. March 6 in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory on the UM-Oxford campus.