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Overview Of Emerging Conflicts Over Agriculturalland Use, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

I’d like to use my opening comments today to set the stage for the rest of the program. But first, a few words about my background. I’m a sociologist and an economist trained in the dynamics of change in the farm sector. I help direct a research and outreach unit called the Program on Agricultural Technology Studies that tracks the impacts of new technologies and public policies on farm families, and only came to the world of land use planning through the back door. Specifically, as we’ve worked with farmers across the state in the last five to seven years, …

Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Views Onuniversity Research And Extension Programs, M. Ostrom, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, S. Moon

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Over the last decade, the Program on Agricultural Technology Studies (PATS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a wide range of formal and informal comments from Wisconsin farmers regarding the direction of university research and extension programs. In an era of declining Extension budgets, increasing privatization, and a rapidly changing farm structure, the debate about where to focus scarce public resources takes on an added significance. Is there still an important role for land grant institutions to play in agriculture in the new century? If so, how can limited resources be targeted most effectively? What do farmers and other …

Seattle Pacific University Catalog 2000-2001, Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Immigration And The Future Of Canada’S Population, Roderic Beaujot, Deborah Matthews

PSC Discussion Papers Series

This paper considers the effect of immigration on the size and demographic structure of Canada. Following a brief overview of the history of immigration in this country, we evaluate the effects of migration on population growth, age composition and geographic distribution. Immigration has a very limited impact on the age structure, and thus has very limited value as a tool to decrease the dependency ratio. However, given that fertility has stabilized well below the replacement rate for the past twenty years, immigration will play an increasingly important role in population growth and can be an effective tool to avoid population …

Violent Victimization And Fear Of Crime Among Canadian Aboriginals, Michael Weinrath

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Violent victimization by offenders has led to concerns over the negative consequences that this has on victims, including a greater fear of crime. Because their disadvantaged status leads to greater rates of violent victimization, it is speculated that fear of crime will be higher among the poor and racial minorities. Examining the common violent crime of assault, this hypothesis is tested by comparing the results of two national Canadian surveys, the 1991 post-censal Aboriginal People’s Survey (N = 18,000+), and the 1993 Canadian General Social Survey (N = 10,000+). Contingency tables (cross-tabs) and multi- variate logistic regression are used to …

Circle As Methodology: Enacting An Aboriginal Paradigm, Fyre Jean Graveline

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Circle as Methodology is a poetic narrative, a Trickster tale, which is descriptive of an Aboriginal method in use, while being critical of hegemonic beliefs which con􏰜 ne us. Fyre Jean seeks to engage qualitative researchers from all disciplines in an ongoing dialogue to recognize and resist the oppressive eurocentric attitudes and practices currently shaping research norms. Creatively combining Aboriginal teachings with qualitative design, the author shares insights she gleaned when researching the material for Circle works: Transforming eurocentric consciousness.

Wildlife And World Views: Australian Attitudes Toward Wildlife, Heather J. Aslin, David H. Bennett

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Research in a number of western and non-western cultures suggests there are only a limited number of basic orientations toward other species. In the broadest sense, these can be related to fundamental cultural assumptions about what the world is like - world views, world metaphors or cosmologies —and how other species are represented as a result of these assumptions.

In this paper we explore our topic in relation to two cultural traditions - those of Aboriginal Australians and Anglo-Australians. We discuss how the differing world views represented in these cultures relate to wildlife attitudes. Aboriginal society before British setdement of …

White Aborigines: Identity Politics In Australian Art, Fiona Nicoll

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

Listening To The Evidence: Service Activity And Understanding Social Phenomena, Hugh Lacey

Philosophy Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

The Determinants Of Conflict Management Among Chinese And Americans, Guo-Ming Chen, Kristen Ryan, Chaichin Chen

Communication Studies Faculty Publications

This study investigated the determinant of conflict management through a comparison of 50 Americans and 48 Chinese students who reflected low-context and high-context cultures respectively. The results, based on in-depth interviews, indicated differences and similarities among factors pertaining to conflict management in the two groups.

University Of Southern Maine Undergraduate Catalog 2000-2001, University Of Southern Maine

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Executive Committee Minutes 2000-2001, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Explore, Spring 2000: Justice And The American Jesuit University, Ignatian Center For Jesuit Education

explore

Contents: Letter from the Director; Jesuit Activities in Focus: Justice and the American Jesuit University; Telling Tales: Unexpected Journeys into Interconnectedness; My Mother's Legacy: Trying to Make a Difference Through Teaching and Research; "I Am Only One, but Still I Am One": A Hunger for Justice; Why Do I Live In African Villages; The Gift of "Presence": Reflections on Jesuit Values in the Classroom; Teaching Compassion Philosophically; Spelling Justice in Sanskrit; My Journey into the World of Justice Research; Coming Events: Spirituality Series, Bannan Visitor; Next Issue

Ivy Leaves, 1999-2000, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 2000 edition of the Anderson College journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Chris Fyock, Aliya George, Kisha Thompson, Jason long, Nichole Chestnut, Matt Clark, Manny Diaz, B.J. Prince, Katie Blake, Heather Burges, Beth Dotson, Demarcus Kilgore, Kim Langston, Heather Vaughn, Susan Wooten, and Wayne Cox. Cover art by Nichole Chestnut.

Who Controls The Waters? Incorporating Environmental And Social Values In Water Resources Planning, James P. Morris

UC Law Environmental Journal

No abstract provided.

Human Trafficking: A Growing Criminal Market In The U.S., James O. Finckenauer, Jennifer Schrock

Human Trafficking: Data and Documents

Human trafficking has become a lucrative criminal market in the United States. The commodities involved in this illicit trade are men, women, and children. Traffickers transport undocumented migrants into the U.S. for work in licit, semi-illicit and illicit industries. The traffickers' foremost goal is to maximize profits -- often resulting in physical and mental exploitation of the victims. The sale and distribution of trafficked humans in the U.S. is a global, regional, and national phenomenon. Women and children are trafficked short distances within the U.S. (small towns to bigger cities), as well as coming from as far away as China, …

No. 17: Writing Xenophobia: Immigration And The Press In Post-Apartheid South Africa, Ransford Danso, David A. Mcdonald

Southern African Migration Programme

The mass media have become one of the most important institutions in modern society, playing a role not only in our learning and education, but also in how we see opportunities for change and improvements in our lives. For these reasons, the media are seen as a powerful vehicle for social transformation and development, and have drawn increasing attention towards themselves in contemporary society. The print media (ie newspapers) are particularly important in this respect, given that the press has traditionally been a provider of information on daily events and, for many people, are the only source of information about …

No. 18: Losing Our Minds: Skills Migration And The South African Brain Drain, Jonathan Crush

Southern African Migration Programme

Many countries, South Africa included, are in a panic about skills emigration – the so-called “brain drain.” One business-oriented institute even thinks that South Africa’s skills shortage is so “desperate” that the country should immediately throw open its borders to anyone who wishes to enter. Yet most South Africans are ambiguous about the wisdom of using immigration policy to offset skills loss. Immigration, no matter how selective and tightly controlled, arouses nationalist passions and causes moral panics.

Anti-immigrationists argue that governments are supposed to protect citizens from “outsiders”; not let them in to compete with locals for jobs and resources. …

No. 19: Botswana: Migration Perspectives And Prospects, Johan Oucho, Eugene Campbell, Elizabeth Mukamaambo

Southern African Migration Programme

The Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) is committed to supporting basic research on the dimensions, causes and consequences of cross-border and internal migration within the SADC region and to making the results accessible to a range of partners. We believe that a well-informed policy-maker or official is more likely to appreciate the workability of policy choices in the area of migration and immigration management. Policies based on poor or misleading information will not only fail but could have negative unintended consequences. From a human rights perspective, we are concerned that without accurate information about migration, decisions may be made which …

No. 20: The Brain Gain: Skilled Migrants And Immigration Policy In Post-Apartheid South Africa, Robert Mattes, Jonathan Crush, W. Richmond

Southern African Migration Programme

South African immigration policy has become extremely restrictive since 1994. Immigration numbers are at an all-time low, even as emigration accelerates. The number of temporary work permits issued has also declined at a time when South Africa has reconnected to the global economy and many companies and investors wish to import high-level skills. Immigration is not viewed as a public policy tool that could benefit South Africa. Immigrants and migrants (even the most highly skilled) are more often stereotyped as a threat to the economic and social interests of South Africans.

Why has South Africa’s first democratic government taken such …

The Tiger Claw, 2000, Clarksville High School

All Red River County Yearbooks

This is the yearbook from Clarksville High School for the academic year 1999-2000. It contains photographs of students and faculty members, student organizations, athletic teams, and school events. Also included are advertisements for local businesses.

Booker T. Washington Biography: The Making Of The Making Of A Leader, Tim Mealiff

Constructing the Past

This article discusses the various biographies that have been written about Booker T. Washington and the social climates that these biographies have been written in.

Response To Critique Of The Claim Of Cannibalism At Cowboy Wash, Patricia M. Lambert, Banks L. Leonard, Brian R. Billman, Richard A. Marlar, Margaret E. Newman, Karl J. Reinhard

Karl Reinhard Publications

The original authors of Billman et af. (2000) are joined by three other analysts from the Cowboy Wash research team to respond to the critique of this article by Dongoske et af. (2000). Dongoske and his coauthors state that Billman et af. (2000) failed to test alternative hypotheses or to consider alternative explanations for the findings at 5MTJOOJO and similar sites. The original authors point out that alternative hypotheses were examined and rejected, leaving a violent episode of cannibalism as the most plausible explanation for the remains found at 5MTJOOJO. Dongoske et af. also question many aspects of the osteological, …

Birth Order, Sibling Investment, And Fertility Among Ju/’Hoansi (!Kung), Patricia Draper, Raymond Hames

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Birth order has been examined over a wide variety of dimensions in the context of modern populations. A consistent message has been that it is better to be born first. The analysis of birth order in this paper is different in several ways from other investigations into birth order effects. First, we examine the effect of birth order in an egalitarian, small-scale, kin-based society, which has not been done before. Second, we use a different outcome measure, fertility, rather than outcome measures of social, psychological, or economic success. We find, third, that being born late in an egalitarian, technologically simple …

Deliberative Trouble - Why Groups Go To Extremes, Cass R. Sunstein

Articles

No abstract provided.

Loyola University Rome Center 1999-2000, Loyola University Rome Center

Rome Center Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Retailing In Rural Nebraska: Buying Locally And Electronically, Rebecca J. Vogt

Nebraska Rural Poll

Quality of Life of Rural Nebraskans: 1996 - 2000

Quality Of Life Of Rural Nebraskans: 1996 - 2000, Rebecca J. Vogt

Nebraska Rural Poll

Rural Nebraska Tomorrow: The Gap Between the Preferred and Expected Future

Nebraska’S Rural Communities: Current Views And Strategies For The Future, Rebecca J. Vogt

Nebraska Rural Poll

The Charm and Challenges of Living in Nebraska’s Rural Communities

Agriculture In Nebraska: Perceptions On Policy Alternatives, Rebecca J. Vogt

Nebraska Rural Poll

Educational Quality and County Government Services: Rural Nebraskans' Perceived Impacts of Recent and Proposed Legislation