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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 …

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 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.

A Preliminary Report On The Itasca Bison Site, Creighton T. Shay

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

In the summer of 1937 excavations conducted by the University of Minnesota Anthropology Department in Itasca State Park yielded extinct bison and other animal remains along with several stone artifacts. A preliminary notice was published in Science shortly after excavation was completed (Jenks, 193 7). The bones were extracted from a marl layer underlying a peat bog near the south end of the west arm of Lake Itasca. The deposit was discovered during construction of a road bridge over Nicollet Creek adjacent to the site. Material in the following report was assembled from unpublished field notes and records on file …

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 Court Of Justice Of The European Communities: A Novel Judicial Institution, Werner Feld

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

There is little question that the potential implications of the Common Market for America and for Europe have stimulated more discussions in the United States during the last twelve months than any other topic, with the possible exception of Cuba. Yet, while these discussions have ranged far and wide and have covered intensely most aspects of the European Economic Community- the technical name for the Common Market-one of its institutions, the Court of Justice of the European Communities, has received largely only peripheral treatment.1 However, this judicial institution deserves greater consideration and scrutiny because over the years it has assumed …

The Politics Of Integration In Europe, W. Hartley Clark

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

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The Formation Of The Duluth-Superior Harbor, William G. Loy

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

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Western Democracy In East Asia, John Kie-Chiang Oh

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

A Case Study In Practical Politics: The 1962 Contest In The 7th Congressional District Of Minnesota, Harding Noblitt

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The objective of this paper is to make available a personal account of my experiences in a political campaign. It is presented in the hope that it will be a useful addition to the materials available to students of the political process-or of the Great Game of Politics. Let me briefly state the facts of this case study.

I am professor of political science at Concordia College in Moorhead, but I have ventured outside the ivory towers to play a small role in party politics. In the course of this activity I became, in 1962, the DemocraticFarmer- Labor Party's candidate …

Development Of Circadian Sleep-Wakefulness Rhythm In A Healthy Boy Gauged By Circadian Quotients, Ellen Reeker, Michael Diffley

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The circadian quotient, briefly CQ, serves to estimate the prominence of a rhythm with a period of about 24 hours. The CQ may be computed from so-called variance spectrum analysis, among other procedures ( 1) . Computational details and some applications have been discussed earlier (1 , 2). We wish to illustrate herein the use of the CQ for gauging the development of a circadian sleep-wakefulness rhythm in the senior author's first-born child, FAR, also documented in general terms, elsewhere ( 3).

From Anthropometry To Isotopes In Physical Anthropology, Ladislav P. Novak

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

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Public Service Patterns In A Border Community: College Corner, Ohio-Indiana, Ronald A. Helin

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Resistance To Culture Change: A Case Study Of An Orthodox Jewish Community, Nancy J. Schmidt

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Art And Social Values: A Study Of Three Utopian Communities, Carla Anderson

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Land Maps From Aerial Photos, E. W. Gahr

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Toward A Sociological Approach To Prejudice: An Appraisal Of Theories Which Attribute Prejudice To Personality Variables, Leonard Weller

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

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Book Reviews

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Book review of "Great Lakes Basin," A symposium presented at the Chicago meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 29-30 December, 1959, Ed. by Howard J. Pincus, Pub. No. 71, AAAS, Washington, D.C., 1962.