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Choice Ideology And The Parameters Of Its Practice: Alternative Abortion Narratives In New Mexico, Abigail Rae Adams

Anthropology ETDs

The ideology of choice, embedded in the pro-choice, anti-abortion debate in the United States, is founded on Enlightenment notions that take the autonomous individual with perfect knowledge and rationality as the unit of analysis. The basic premise is that each woman 'chooses' from a variety of equally accessible options. Hidden in the political language of choice are the constraints all women face as they attempt to negotiate reproduction, especially if they wish to end a pregnancy. 'Choice' does not exist as an abstract freedom, but is situated within the realities of power and agency. This paper examines the ability of …

Healers And Helpers, Unifying The People: A Qualitative Study Of Lakota Leadership, Kem M. Gambrell

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this critical grounded theory qualitative study was to explore Lakota Leadership from a Native perspective. Interviews were conducted with enrolled members of a Lakota tribe in an urban setting as well as on the Rosebud reservation to gain better awareness of leadership through a non-mainstream viewpoint. Previously, in order to understand leaders and followers, research limited its scope of discernment to dominant society, implying that non-mainstream individuals will acquiesce, or that differences found are inconsequential. Leadership scholars also have implied that leadership theory is “universal enough”, and can be applied globally regardless of influences such as race, …

Forgetting To Re-Member: 'Post-Racial' Amnesia And Racial History, Maisha Wester

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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On a recent trip to New Orleans, LA, I visited three notable sites in the city's history: the infamous slave exchange, now the site of the Omni Hotel and its attached restaurant; Congo Square, now the site of Louis Armstrong Park; and the Lower Ninth Ward, still devastated four years after the near miss of Hurricane Katrina [1]. The former two are marked by diminutive plaques noting the historical relevance of the location even as fabulous new buildings and modernist ornamentation overwhelm the site and its sense of significance. In the case of the later, however, there are …

War, Peace, And The Landscape Of The Inka Heartland, Terence N. D'Altroy, Darryl A. Wilkinson

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The article argues that the conservation of cultural heritage in the Inka imperial heartland must move beyond the protection of discrete archaeological sites to encompass the broader landscape, which includes intangible elements such as social memory, power dynamics, and historical narratives. The authors advocate for a holistic approach to heritage management that integrates the physical environment with the cultural and historical contexts that give landscapes their significance.

The Earliest Chapel: Archaeology And Discovery At Monterey, Rubén Mendoza

SSGS Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Place-Making As Contemplative Practice, Douglas E. Christie

Theological Studies Faculty Works

In an age of chronic and widespread displacement, the work of place-making—the discovery and cultivation of a sense of place—has gained new significance and meaning. In this essay, I propose to consider how place-making can be understood as a form of contemplative practice. Anthropologist Keith Basso describes place-making as a work of “retrospective world-building” that enables a person or community to see a place in all its richness and complexity and hold that place in the imagination. Following the work of photographer Robert Adams, I want to suggest that what makes this work contemplative in character is the integration and …

Foreword, Kimberly D. Krawiec

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Gender And The Value Of Bodily Goods: Commodification In Egg And Sperm Donation, Rene Almeling

Law and Contemporary Problems

Listing a child for sale in the local paper's classified section is unthinkable, and it is illegal for donors to sell organs in the US. Yet fertility programs routinely recruit young women and men to "donate" eggs and sperm in return for financial compensation. Payments to women vary substantially, both within particular agencies and in different regions of the US, but the national average is around $4,200. Here, Almeling constructs a theoretical framework analyzing the social process of assigning value to the human body. He further describes the historical emergence of the market in eggs and sperm before turning to …

Incidence Of Developmental Dysplasia Of The Hip In Dubai, Nooruddin K. Moosa, Pradeep T. Kumar, Seyed M. Mahmoodi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To provide a database on the incidence of developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH) among newborns in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHODS: This is a retrospective study of babies born in Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE, suspected of having hip dysplasia. Their case records were studied, and the conclusions and treatment were analyzed. The study period was from January 2004 to December 2005, and the cases were followed up for a minimum period of one year and maximum period of 2 years. RESULTS: Three thousand seven hundred and eighty-six babies were born in Dubai Hospital in the study period. One …

Biology, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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History, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Complete Catalog, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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International Area Studies, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Anthropology, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Environmental Science And Studies Programs, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Liberal & Civic Studies Program, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Modern Languages, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Pre-Professional Curricula, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Women’S Studies, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Biological Correlates Of Same Sex Erotic Fantasy And Date Of Birth: An Empirical Study Of 2d:4d Ratios, Rachel Lloyd

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Based on extensive psychological and embryological research, neurohormonal theory proposes that males and females develop in sexually dimorphic patterns, in large part, because of differential androgen exposure during prenatal development (Kimmel & Weiner, 1995). Likewise, the theory suggests that variations in sexual orientation are also related to differential androgen exposure in prenatal life (Robinson & Manning, 2000). This study examined the ratio of the length of the second finger (2'1 digit) relative to the fourth finger (4th digit), also referred to as 2D:4D, and its relationship to same-sex erotic fantasy. These ratios are sexually dimorphic and are a presumed correlate …

Collection Assessment Of Monograph Purchases At The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries, J. Cory Tucker

Library Faculty Research

The purpose of this article is to describe an assessment project of the monograph collection at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Lied Library. The circulation statistics and in-house use of all monographs for the nine colleges at UNLV were assessed analyzing the last five years of data. The analysis included an assessment of the circulation statistics and in-house use of books purchased on an approval plan compared with books purchased by individual liaison librarians. The findings illustrated the fact that overall use of the monograph collection has declined over the past five years. The findings also showed that …

Volunteerism And The Fight Against Hiv/Aids In Post-Katrina Louisiana, Lindsay Elizabeth Jarrell

Honors Capstones

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Art And Art History, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Section I, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Business Administration, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Contents, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Ethnic Studies, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Economics, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Kinesiology And Master Of Arts In Kinesiology: Sports Studies, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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Cross-Cultural Studies, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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