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Pastoral Production Systems In Eastern Africa: A Comparative Analysis, Stephen Speranza Aug 1982

Pastoral Production Systems In Eastern Africa: A Comparative Analysis, Stephen Speranza

Masters Theses

This thesis aims at examining variations in pastoral production systems of some Eastern African pastoral societies. It explores interactive models for such variations which focus on specific ecological, socioeconomic and social-structural factors of pastoral production per se. These models highlight some of the factors which create differing degrees of homogeneity or heterogeneity among Eastern African pastoral societies in general.

This problem is of intrinsic interest in anthropology because of the general lack of consensus as to the major factors related to pastoral variations in Eastern Africa or more importantly, in determining which factors are directly responsible for influencing modes of …


A Social Impact Assessment Study Of The Barrier Sand Dune Controversy In Bridgman, Michigan, Linda Lee Sweigart Apr 1981

A Social Impact Assessment Study Of The Barrier Sand Dune Controversy In Bridgman, Michigan, Linda Lee Sweigart

Masters Theses

This analytical anthropological study examined the interrelationships among the population, environment, and modes of technology of a small community in southwestern Michigan. The researcher assumed a participant-observer role and engaged in a social impact assessment by (1) conducting a survey among the residents in the community of Bridgman, Michigan; (2 ) analyzing the data and making recommendations concerning the impact of a proposed sand mining operation in the community; and (3) providing detailed records of the assessment process.


Acculturation And Ethnic Identity Of The Chinese Population In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tsi-Yin Lee Apr 1980

Acculturation And Ethnic Identity Of The Chinese Population In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Tsi-Yin Lee

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Changes In The Intellectual Environment From The Middle Ages To The Late Nineteenth Century Culminating In The Professionalization Of Anthropology, Linda Marie Place Aug 1979

A Study Of The Changes In The Intellectual Environment From The Middle Ages To The Late Nineteenth Century Culminating In The Professionalization Of Anthropology, Linda Marie Place

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Breastfeeding And Changing American Child-Rearing Practices, Jeanne Reed Apr 1979

Breastfeeding And Changing American Child-Rearing Practices, Jeanne Reed

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No abstract provided.


The Origins And Functional Significance Of Incest Avoidance, R. Daniel Murray Apr 1979

The Origins And Functional Significance Of Incest Avoidance, R. Daniel Murray

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No abstract provided.


Anthropological Approaches To The Study Of Nepali Shamanism, Christopher J. Busick Aug 1978

Anthropological Approaches To The Study Of Nepali Shamanism, Christopher J. Busick

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Reinterpretation Of Plains Indian Adaptation: The Case Of The Comanche, Lynn R. Johnson Dec 1977

A Reinterpretation Of Plains Indian Adaptation: The Case Of The Comanche, Lynn R. Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Ethological Anthropology: An Examination Of Biological And Experimental Influences On Some Behavioral Systems In Human And Non-Human Primates, Robert Jennings Miller Apr 1976

Ethological Anthropology: An Examination Of Biological And Experimental Influences On Some Behavioral Systems In Human And Non-Human Primates, Robert Jennings Miller

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Interpretation Of The Determinants And Development Of The Cheyenne Council Of Forty-Four, David J. Pfundt Dec 1975

An Interpretation Of The Determinants And Development Of The Cheyenne Council Of Forty-Four, David J. Pfundt

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Cross-Cultural Determinants Of Mental Disorders, Janet Lesniewski Aug 1975

A Survey Of Cross-Cultural Determinants Of Mental Disorders, Janet Lesniewski

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Research Opportunities On The Nature Of Human Aggression, Thomas Richard Currier Aug 1975

Research Opportunities On The Nature Of Human Aggression, Thomas Richard Currier

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Preparing Christian Missionaries To Work In Shame Oriented Cultures, Lowell L. Noble Apr 1975

Preparing Christian Missionaries To Work In Shame Oriented Cultures, Lowell L. Noble

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Family Affair: Pampangan Hukism, James P. Hardy Jan 1975

A Family Affair: Pampangan Hukism, James P. Hardy

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Modernization In Micronesia: Acculturation, Colonialism And Culture Change, Kirk L. Gray Dec 1974

Modernization In Micronesia: Acculturation, Colonialism And Culture Change, Kirk L. Gray

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Fried's Theory Of Political Evolution: An Empirical Test, Diana Battjes Mckenna Aug 1973

Fried's Theory Of Political Evolution: An Empirical Test, Diana Battjes Mckenna

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Systems Approach To Complex Social Behavior: The Formulation Of A Methodology And Its Application To The Peasant Village Of Tzintzuntzan, William Earl Reynolds Aug 1973

A Systems Approach To Complex Social Behavior: The Formulation Of A Methodology And Its Application To The Peasant Village Of Tzintzuntzan, William Earl Reynolds

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Humanistic Aspect Of The Women's Liberation And Other Movements, John L. Longman Dec 1972

The Humanistic Aspect Of The Women's Liberation And Other Movements, John L. Longman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Indian-Ladino Relations In Mesoamerica, Sharon K. Hunt Aug 1972

Indian-Ladino Relations In Mesoamerica, Sharon K. Hunt

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Inquiry Into Limited Membership In Jamaican Peasant Communities, Kathleen Joy Adams Apr 1970

An Inquiry Into Limited Membership In Jamaican Peasant Communities, Kathleen Joy Adams

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.