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Gamete Donation Understanding Prospective Donors’ Motivations, Alexa Grafmuller May 2010

Gamete Donation Understanding Prospective Donors’ Motivations, Alexa Grafmuller

Anthropology

The technological imperative that exists within the framework of society in the United States has facilitated the unprecedented emergence of new reproductive technologies, including the use of donated gametes. The 2002 National Survey of Family Growth informs us that 7.4% of married women aged 15-44 are unable to get pregnant for at least 12 consecutive months, labeled infertility, and that 11.8% of women aged 15-44 have an impaired ability to have children, labeled impaired fecundity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005). This, paired with the social conventions of child rearing, is one prime indication that gamete donation is an …


The Hellenization Of Cyprus In The Late Cypriot Iii And Beyond: Detecting Migrations In The Archaeological Record, Robert Jennings May 2010

The Hellenization Of Cyprus In The Late Cypriot Iii And Beyond: Detecting Migrations In The Archaeological Record, Robert Jennings

Anthropology

No abstract provided.


Cinderella Tales And Their Significance, Kristen Friedman May 2010

Cinderella Tales And Their Significance, Kristen Friedman

Anthropology

Variations of Cinderella tales make use of the device of changes in standing and status to suit different purposes ranging from criticism, teaching, preservation of culture, and many other aims. Cinderella tales are cyclical tales in which heroines are introduced as living in a middle to upper class with a loving father proper to their character, birth, and other traits but which they leave or are forced out of. The heroines must prove themselves and engage in work or adventure to find their way back into the class and environment in which they belong. These tales generally reward the good, …


The Mechanical Function Of The Postorbital Bar In Eulemur Fulvus Analyzed Using Finite Element Analysis, Danielle Parisi Apr 2010

The Mechanical Function Of The Postorbital Bar In Eulemur Fulvus Analyzed Using Finite Element Analysis, Danielle Parisi

Anthropology

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