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Full-Text Articles in Anthropology
Environment As Master Narrative: Discourse And Identity In Environmental Conflicts (Special Issue Introduction), Krista Harper
Environment As Master Narrative: Discourse And Identity In Environmental Conflicts (Special Issue Introduction), Krista Harper
Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series
Although postmodern philosophers proclaimed the death of the master narrative of enlightenment (Lyotard 1984), the environment has become a quintessentially global narrative. Throughout the world, people are imagining the environment as an object threatened by human action. Environmentalism proposes to organize and mobilize human action in order to protect the endangered environment (Milton 1995). Sociologist Klaus Eder posits that ecology has become a “masterframe,” transforming the field of political debate (Eder 1996). The articles assembled in this special issue investigate the rise of the environment as a master narrative organizing political practices.
Chernobyl Stories And Anthropological Shock In Hungary, Krista Harper
Chernobyl Stories And Anthropological Shock In Hungary, Krista Harper
Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series
The Budapest Chernobyl Day commemoration generated a creative outpouring of stories about parental responsibilities, scientific knowledge, environmental risks, and public participation. I examine the stories and performances elicited by the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1996. In these “Chernobyl stories,” activists criticized scientific and state paternalism while engaging in alternative practices of citizenship. The decade between the catastrophic explosion and its commemoration coincides with the development of the Hungarian environmental movement and the transformation from state socialism. Chernobyl Day 1996 consequently became an opportunity for activists to reflect upon how the meaning of citizenship and public …
American Multiculturalism - The Position Of Jewish Americans, Joel Halpern
American Multiculturalism - The Position Of Jewish Americans, Joel Halpern
Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series
This brief essay is written at the time of the end of the American election of November 2000. From the perspective of the history Jews in the United States one of the significant aspects of this election has been that for the first time in history there has been a Jewish candidate on the ballot. Joseph Lieberman, the Senator from Connecticut, has been the candidate of the Democratic Party for Vice-President. Not only is Joseph Lieberman of Jewish background but also, more remarkably, he is a practicing Orthodox Jew. At the same time, in this very close and contested election, …
Menopause As A Measure Of Population Health: An Overview, Lynnette Leidy Sievert
Menopause As A Measure Of Population Health: An Overview, Lynnette Leidy Sievert
Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series
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Marital Status And Age At Natural Menopause: Considering Pheromonal Influence, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Diane Waddle, Kristophor Canali
Marital Status And Age At Natural Menopause: Considering Pheromonal Influence, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Diane Waddle, Kristophor Canali
Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series
Married women generally report a later mean age at menopause. The results reported here, from a study carried out in Greene County, New York, are no exception. Married and widowed women report a later mean age at natural menopause compared to single and divorced women (P < 0.05). To better understand the relationship between marital status and age at menopause, possible mechanistic and confounding variables are examined, in particular parity, sexual activity, smoking habits, level of education, and income. Parity and income 10 years prior to interview are significant factors, along with marital status, that explain part of the variation in age at natural menopause. An alternative explanation is the pheromonal influence of a male in the household. This would explain the consistency of results across populations. This pilot study supports further biochemical investigation.
Effects Of Age, Ethnicity And Menopause On Ambulatory Blood Pressure: Japanese-American And Caucasian School Teachers In Hawaii, Daniel E. Brown, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Sue L. Aki, Phoebe S. Mills, Michaelyn B. Etrata, Rena N. K. Paopao, Gary D. James
Effects Of Age, Ethnicity And Menopause On Ambulatory Blood Pressure: Japanese-American And Caucasian School Teachers In Hawaii, Daniel E. Brown, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Sue L. Aki, Phoebe S. Mills, Michaelyn B. Etrata, Rena N. K. Paopao, Gary D. James
Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series
Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) measurements of 120 female teachers of Japanese-American or Caucasian ethnicity working in public schools located in Hilo, Hawaii, were recorded. BP was measured at 15-min intervals during waking hours and 30-min intervals during sleep over a 24-hr period that included a full work day. These measurements were averaged during three daily settings: at work, at home while awake (“home”), and during sleep. ANCOVAs using ethnicity as a predictor variable of BP, with age and the body mass index (BMI) as covariates, show a significant interaction effect between age and ethnicity in some daily settings. Among Japanese-Americans …