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Gerald Davis, The Vanishing American Corporation (2016), James R. Blair

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

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Euny Hong, The Birth Of Korean Cool (2014), Soonkwan Hong

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

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Daniel Tudor, Korea: The Impossible Country (2013), Jiyoon An

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

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The Impact Of Ethical Concerns On Fashion Consumerism: A Review, Lena Cavusoglu, Mourad Dakhli

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Ethical and sustainable business practices have become some of the most significant concerns in the highly globalized fashion industry. Firms in this multi-billion dollar industry are taking these concerns seriously, and are carefully monitoring and responding to consumers’ actions that can range from expressing displeasure via social media to holding protests or even calling for boycotts of certain brands and firms. In this paper, the first output from a larger project on ethics of fashion, we review the extant literature on the ethical aspects of the global fashion system; and set the stage for further empirical and conceptual work.

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Exploring Late Globalization: A Viewpoint, Romeo V. Turcan

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

The purpose of this viewpoint paper is to motivate a program of research on late globalization, a program that could eventually lead to one or more significant theories of late globalization. The paper explores the phenomenon of late globalization as well as the idea of “late” by drawing on sparse literature on late globalization from sociocultural and economic perspectives. It illustrates in a vignette the character and features of late globalization observable in the withdrawal from foreign locations or de-internationalization of universities, as late globalizing entities. The paper discusses the range of constructs around the core idea of late globalization, …

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Cybersecurity And Development, Nir Kshetri

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

While scholars and policymakers have realized the importance of information and communication technologies in economic development, relatively less attention has been given to the role of cybersecurity. This research sheds light on issues associated with the "dark side" of digitization in the Global South. We examine the hollowness in the Global South’s digitization initiatives that is associated with a poor cybersecurity. The article also advances our understanding of how institutional and structural characteristics of the Global South influence cybersecurity.

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A Journal For A Fast-Changing World, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Deniz Atik

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

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Effectiveness Of The Drop-Off/Pick-Up Survey Methodology In Different Neighborhood Types, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Courtney G. Flint, Mallory Dolan, Carla K. Trentelman, Grant Holyoak, Blake Thomas, Guizen Ma

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

With declining survey response rates, the Drop-Off/Pick-Up (DOPU) survey method has been suggested as an alternative to mail, phone, or internet modes. We use a major household DOPU survey to explore the impacts of both implementation method and neighborhood context on survey response rates. The survey was carried out in 23 neighborhoods in northern Utah chosen to represent distinctive configurations of socioeconomic, demographic, land use, and built environments that comprise rural to urban residential communities in the region. Overall, the survey achieved a 63.2 percent response rate, but this varied from 33 to 79 percent across our study neighborhoods. Contact …

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Moving Survey Methodology Forward In Our Rapidly Changing World: A Commentary, Don A. Dillman

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

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The Case For Personal Interaction: Drop-Off/Pick-Up Methodology For Survey Research, Carla Koons Trentelman, Jessica Irwin, Kyle A. Petersen, Nallely Ruiz, Caitlin S. Szalay

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Researchers have struggled with decreases in response rates in surveys using traditional methods. Dropoff/pick-up (DOPU) surveys are an alternative that performs well in some research situations. For studies in small or compact geographic areas, DOPU has achieved higher response rates than mail surveys, although typically at higher costs due to labor and transportation. Other benefits include increased local awareness of research projects and improved outcomes for complex survey projects. Social exchange theory would explain the success of DOPU as due to the method’s personal interaction. Many researchers are unfamiliar with DOPU and prior instructive works are now dated. In an …

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Mixed-Mode Surveys Compared With Single Mode Surveys: Trends In Responses And Methods To Improve Completion, Virginia M. Lesser, Lydia D. Newton, Daniel K. Yang, Jean C. Sifneos

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This article reviews recent trends in modes of conducting surveys and presents results from a series of experiments comparing different approaches for collecting survey data and improving response rates in general population studies. The modes examined include the telephone, mail, and a mixed-mode method which combines mail with Web data collection. A series of studies were conducted by the Oregon State University Survey Research Center from 2006-2014 using probability samples of Oregon residents. Response rates and the percent of respondents completing the questionnaires by Web were compared. The results showed that response rates were increased by modifying the cover letter …

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Assessing The Influence Of Importance Prompt And Box Size On Response To Open-Ended Questions In Mixed Mode Surveys: Evidence On Response Rate And Response Quality, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Glenn D. Israel

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

To understand the thinking behind respondents’ answers, researchers occasionally use open-ended questions. Getting a quality response to open-ended questions can be challenging but attending to the visual design of the question and using a motivational statement in the question can increase item response and data quality. To understand the use of open-ended questions in surveys further, we designed an experiment testing the effect of an importance statement (present/absent) and box size (large/small) on item response rate and response quality in a mixed-mode (web and mail modes) survey. Data for the study came from a survey of Florida Cooperative Extension Service …

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Advances In Survey And Data Analysis Methods For Rural Social Scientists: An Introduction, Glenn D. Israel

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural sociologists and other rural social scientists have been and continue to be in the forefront of advances in methods for collecting and analyzing high quality social science data. While much of this work is embedded within substantive studies, the focus of this issue is on highlighting lessons learned so that other researchers can incorporate these ideas into the design and conduct of their studies.

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Public Intercept Interviews And Surveys For Gathering Place-Based Perceptions: Observations From Community Water Research In Utah, Courtney G. Flint, Charles Mascher, Zack Oldroyd, Phillip Andre Valle, Elizabeth Wynn, Quinton Cannon, Alexander Brown, Bethany Unger

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Public intercept interviews provide a useful data gathering method for assessing locally salient topics. We describe a recent project to highlight public water perspectives in parks in two Utah cities, and we focus on the methodological considerations to expand applications of the public intercept survey method. Combining demographic survey information with open-ended interview data allows for validating samples against census information. An expanded informed consent process allows participants to make selections regarding data use and identification. New technologies enable a paperless process and data management opportunities as well as challenges. Participants were largely willing to allow use of interview audio …

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Another Look At Likert Scales, Fern K. Willits, Gene L. Theodori, A. E. Luloff

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Perhaps the most widely used means for assessing survey respondents’ personal attitudes consists of a series of stem-statements followed by an odd or even number of ordered, bipolar-named categories. Such statements, known as Likert items, are named for Rensis Likert whose classic studies of attitude measurement were first published in 1932. Almost from the beginning, methodologists and psychometric scholars have raised questions concerning the number of items deemed necessary to form an attitude scale, the number and meaning of various answer categories, and the appropriate statistical methods to use in analyzing the resulting data. These deliberations are summarized. We conclude …

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Mending Invisible Wounds: The Efficacy And Legality Of Mdma-Assisted Psychotherapy In United States' Veterans Suffering With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Jonathan Perry

Journal of Law and Health

Though Veteran Affairs has provided crucial life sustaining—and often lifesaving—treatments to returning soldiers, the substantial and ever-increasing rates of veteran suicides, drug addictions, and criminal behavior indicate a need for broader options in treatment. One of the most profound discoveries uncovered through MDMA-assisted psychotherapy research is MDMA’s facilitation of the alleviation of addictive behavior in subjects, and, as a result, an alleviation of addictions in general. Addiction is one of the key symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and drug abuse plays a large role in the other afflictions suffered by veterans, namely criminal activity and a high rate of …

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Islam In Higher Education: Exploring The Intra Religious Interactions Between Shia & Sunni Students, Ghaith Khadour

Sociology Major Research Papers

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“Experience Journey”Mendesain Rangkaian Aktivitas Perjalanan Wisata Budaya, Ni Nyoman Sri Natih Sudhiastiningsih

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

This manuscript describes the phenomenon of design collaboration model, multivillage approach for developing cultural tourism in Ngada Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. This paper aims to describe the existence of design as a tool for creating changes impacting sustainable livelihoods and develop products to strengthen the cultural tourism in the context of historical, social and cultural. “Experience Journey” as a reinforcement for the excavation of local values dedicated to the development of cultural tourism. Using an ethnographic approach and design thinking, the author can describe a series of memorable and meaningful activities as a touch of design and various product of …

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Pariwisata Dan Perubahan Persepsi Atas Hutan Di Kawasan Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru, Andika Nur Perkasa

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

This paper examines the implication on growing interest of tourist on kind of travel nature in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) for the Tenggernese who live in enclave area TNBTS. This study is prioritized on public perception of forests as the main attraction to tourist to visit. Dwelling perspective used to announce process establishing a perception of forest from the various actors and related actions. The establishing process of forest perception cannot be separated from space forest history formation by the government, either its function or ownership. This study then using conjuncture analysist prioritized on the life space aspect. …

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Dari Menanam Buah Menjadi Menanam Rumah : Transformasisosial Ekonomi Masyarakat Kota Batu, Edlin Dahniar Al-Fath

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

This research aims to describe the transformation of the village of Oro-oro Ombo from agriculture into modern tourism area. Oro-oro Ombo is one of the villages in Batu City which is undergoing rapid growth in tourism due to its accessibility to the various artificial parks. This study wants to understand the Oro-oro Ombo village after 2008, the year when the Batu Night Spectacular Began to be built on the communal land of Oro-oro Ombo. Previously, Oro-oro Ombo is an area of agriculture with the production of rice, corn, and fruits. At that time, Oro-oro Ombo is a quiet area with …

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Community Participation In Rural Tourism Development: Theexperience Of Wanayasa, Purwakarta, Jajang Gunawijaya, Poeti Nazura Gulfira Akbar, Annisa Pratiwi

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

Rural tourism has been quite a favourite form of alternative tourism in Indonesia over the last few years. Beeton (2006) defined rural tourism as a various activities that take place in nonurban settings, ranging from natural or manmade attractions, amenities and facilities, transportation, marketing to information system. People want to experience the indigenous culture and natural environment that settled in rural landscape. Many scholars have argued that the success of tourism development in rural areas depends on the collaboration in Indonesia using a case study of Wanayasa, Purwakarta. It assesses the level of community participation, limitations to community participation in …

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Pengembangan Potensi Desa Sebagai Destinasi Wisata Budayatinjauan Terhadap Desa Pasir Eurih Kecamatan Tamansari,Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat, Priyanto Priyanto, Romario Rizkiawan

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

This study aims to explore the potential of the Pasir Eurih Village in Taman Sari subdistrict, Bogor regency, West Java province as a destination for cultural tourism and presents some fundamental problems related to the presence of the tourist village culture. The methodology used is qualitative research method with descriptive analysis. The results showed that the overall potential of the Pasir Eurih Village as a destination for cultural tourism are many and diverse as the existence of rural communities that still adhere to the Sundanese culture, the typical landscape of rural with a backdrop of Mount Salak, village location close …

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Partner Influence In Diet And Exercise Behaviors: Testing Behavior Modeling, Social Control, And Normative Body Size, Brea Perry, Gabriele Circiurkaite, Christy Freadreacea Brady, Justin Garcia

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Previous research has documented social contagion in obesity and related health behaviors, but less is known about the social processes underlying these patterns. Focusing on married or cohabitating couples, we simultaneously explore three potential social mechanisms influencing obesity: normative body size, social control, and behavior modeling. We analyze the association between partner characteristics and the obesity-related health behaviors of focal respondents, comparing the effects of partners’ body type, partners’ attempts to manage respondents’ eating behaviors, and partners’ own health behaviors on respondents’ health behaviors (physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and fast food consumption). Data on 215 partners are extracted …

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Partner Influence In Diet And Exercise Behaviors: Testing Behavior Modeling, Social Control, And Normative Body Size, Brea Perry, Gabriele Ciciurkaite, Christy Freadreacea Brady, Justin Garcia

Sociology Faculty Publications

Previous research has documented social contagion in obesity and related health behaviors, but less is known about the social processes underlying these patterns. Focusing on married or cohabitating couples, we simultaneously explore three potential social mechanisms influencing obesity: normative body size, social control, and behavior modeling. We analyze the association between partner characteristics and the obesity-related health behaviors of focal respondents, comparing the effects of partners’ body type, partners’ attempts to manage respondents’ eating behaviors, and partners’ own health behaviors on respondents’ health behaviors (physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and fast food consumption). Data on 215 partners are extracted …

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The Importance Of Interagency Collaboration For Crossover Youth, Emily M. Wright, Ryan E. Spohn, Joselyne Chenane, Nicholas Juliano

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Crossover or dually-involved youth are youth enmeshed in the child welfare (CWS) and juvenile justice systems (JJS). Given their dual status and high needs, attention has recently focused on how to best respond to them in an integrated, interagency fashion. The Crossover Youth Practice Model (CYPM) is designed to facilitate interagency collaboration between the CWS and JJS in order to enhance services and diversion to these youth. This study reports on the benefits and challenges that the JJS and CWS, as well as the personnel working within them, experience by participating in a CYPM effort in a Midwestern county, and …

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Beyond The Story-Book Ending: Literature For Young Children About Parental Estrangement And Loss, Megan Mason Matt

Occasional Paper Series

Analyzes over thirty books for young children on the topics of abandonment, estrangement, divorce and foster care.

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A Study Of Ohio's Correctional Institution Inspection Committee's (Ciic) Inmate Surveys, Melissa W. Burek, John Liederbach, Joelle K. Bridges

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Correctional facilities have a discernible "social climate," or collection of contextual properties that derive from perceptions of both staff and prisoners. These properties include the physical, organizational, social, and emotional characteristics of correctional institutions. Ohio's Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC) requested research assistance to assess the validity of their adult and youth surveys, which are administered during the CIIC's regular inspections of facilities. The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of these instruments and the process by which they are administered. The study builds on the existing line of research on prison social climate surveys.

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Fraternity, Dignity, And Democracy: Forms Of Value In Northeast Brazil’S Health Care Reform Movement, Jessica Jerome

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

This essay applies Terence Turner’s insight that production is the key to understanding social value to the context of an urban poor community in Fortaleza, Brazil. It uses this insight to address a contemporary tension in the community between democratic values espoused by city and state politicians and local forms of value which glorify fraternity and dignity. I argue that older women’s daily activities (such as courtyard maintenance, siestas, and dinner potlucks) produce the values of dignity and fraternity, which women regard as essential to sustaining their households’ viability. It is the dispossession of these values by government sanctioned forms …

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Shamans, Wives, Families: An Isoseño Case Considered Using Turner On Kayapo Dominance And Beauty, Kathleen B. Lowrey

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

In this essay I describe what I have seen elapse over twenty years in the lives (and sometimes deaths) of two shamans and their respective wives in Isoso, an indigenous community of Guarani-speaking people in the Bolivian Chaco. These shamans’ two different kinds of shamanic practice, their two different sorts of marriage, and the two different life-trajectories of their wives resonate with the dual nature of Isoso itself and its historical constitution. The reproduction of a hierarchical Arawakan way of life through feminine submission to a Guarani “egalitarianism” of masculine dominance has been, I suspect, a dynamic of long standing …

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Processes Of Racialization Through Media Depictions Of Transracial Violence, Megan Allen

Honors Program Theses and Projects

In this honors thesis, I explore the process of racialization in media coverage of White-on-Black violent events (both crimes and incidents not recognized by the legal system as crimes) using a critical race theory framework. Recent years have seen a series of killings of and assaults on African American people that have become newsworthy, as they have been seen, often controversially, as unjustified. The controversy has largely broken down on racial and political lines, with minority Americans and the left seeing these incidents as evidence and example of ongoing racial inequality, with whites and the right, in particular right-wing whites, …

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Gerald Davis, The Vanishing American Corporation (2016), James R. Blair

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Euny Hong, The Birth Of Korean Cool (2014), Soonkwan Hong

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Daniel Tudor, Korea: The Impossible Country (2013), Jiyoon An

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

The Impact Of Ethical Concerns On Fashion Consumerism: A Review, Lena Cavusoglu, Mourad Dakhli

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Exploring Late Globalization: A Viewpoint, Romeo V. Turcan

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Cybersecurity And Development, Nir Kshetri

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

A Journal For A Fast-Changing World, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Deniz Atik

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Effectiveness Of The Drop-Off/Pick-Up Survey Methodology In Different Neighborhood Types, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Courtney G. Flint, Mallory Dolan, Carla K. Trentelman, Grant Holyoak, Blake Thomas, Guizen Ma

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Moving Survey Methodology Forward In Our Rapidly Changing World: A Commentary, Don A. Dillman

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The Case For Personal Interaction: Drop-Off/Pick-Up Methodology For Survey Research, Carla Koons Trentelman, Jessica Irwin, Kyle A. Petersen, Nallely Ruiz, Caitlin S. Szalay

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Mixed-Mode Surveys Compared With Single Mode Surveys: Trends In Responses And Methods To Improve Completion, Virginia M. Lesser, Lydia D. Newton, Daniel K. Yang, Jean C. Sifneos

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Assessing The Influence Of Importance Prompt And Box Size On Response To Open-Ended Questions In Mixed Mode Surveys: Evidence On Response Rate And Response Quality, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Glenn D. Israel

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Advances In Survey And Data Analysis Methods For Rural Social Scientists: An Introduction, Glenn D. Israel

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Public Intercept Interviews And Surveys For Gathering Place-Based Perceptions: Observations From Community Water Research In Utah, Courtney G. Flint, Charles Mascher, Zack Oldroyd, Phillip Andre Valle, Elizabeth Wynn, Quinton Cannon, Alexander Brown, Bethany Unger

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Another Look At Likert Scales, Fern K. Willits, Gene L. Theodori, A. E. Luloff

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Mending Invisible Wounds: The Efficacy And Legality Of Mdma-Assisted Psychotherapy In United States' Veterans Suffering With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Jonathan Perry

Journal of Law and Health

Islam In Higher Education: Exploring The Intra Religious Interactions Between Shia & Sunni Students, Ghaith Khadour

Sociology Major Research Papers

“Experience Journey”Mendesain Rangkaian Aktivitas Perjalanan Wisata Budaya, Ni Nyoman Sri Natih Sudhiastiningsih

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

Pariwisata Dan Perubahan Persepsi Atas Hutan Di Kawasan Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru, Andika Nur Perkasa

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

Dari Menanam Buah Menjadi Menanam Rumah : Transformasisosial Ekonomi Masyarakat Kota Batu, Edlin Dahniar Al-Fath

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

Community Participation In Rural Tourism Development: Theexperience Of Wanayasa, Purwakarta, Jajang Gunawijaya, Poeti Nazura Gulfira Akbar, Annisa Pratiwi

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

Pengembangan Potensi Desa Sebagai Destinasi Wisata Budayatinjauan Terhadap Desa Pasir Eurih Kecamatan Tamansari,Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat, Priyanto Priyanto, Romario Rizkiawan

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

Partner Influence In Diet And Exercise Behaviors: Testing Behavior Modeling, Social Control, And Normative Body Size, Brea Perry, Gabriele Circiurkaite, Christy Freadreacea Brady, Justin Garcia

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Partner Influence In Diet And Exercise Behaviors: Testing Behavior Modeling, Social Control, And Normative Body Size, Brea Perry, Gabriele Ciciurkaite, Christy Freadreacea Brady, Justin Garcia

Sociology Faculty Publications

The Importance Of Interagency Collaboration For Crossover Youth, Emily M. Wright, Ryan E. Spohn, Joselyne Chenane, Nicholas Juliano

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Beyond The Story-Book Ending: Literature For Young Children About Parental Estrangement And Loss, Megan Mason Matt

Occasional Paper Series

A Study Of Ohio's Correctional Institution Inspection Committee's (Ciic) Inmate Surveys, Melissa W. Burek, John Liederbach, Joelle K. Bridges

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Fraternity, Dignity, And Democracy: Forms Of Value In Northeast Brazil’S Health Care Reform Movement, Jessica Jerome

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Shamans, Wives, Families: An Isoseño Case Considered Using Turner On Kayapo Dominance And Beauty, Kathleen B. Lowrey

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

Processes Of Racialization Through Media Depictions Of Transracial Violence, Megan Allen

Honors Program Theses and Projects