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- NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN MAIZE PREPARATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY.
- Creator
- ADAMS, JEANNE MARION., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The literature on North American Indian maize preparation has been in need of organization and interpretation. Because of this, those archaeologists involved in research on prehistoric use of maize have lacked the information that they should have. By means of library research supplemented with my own experience in maize preparation, I was able to both organize and interpret the material, primarily in the interest of archaeological research.
- Date Issued
- 1972
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13529
- Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Agriculture, Indians of North America--Food, Corn
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- ¿QUÉ ES GAY?: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN MANABÍ PROVINCE, ECUADOR.
- Creator
- Adorisio, Alessandra, Harris, Michael S., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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This thesis explores how gender and sexuality are expressed in southern Manabí Province, Ecuador. The study employs ethnographic methods to recruit local people who identify as LGBTQ (called LGBTI regionally) to participate in interviews on sexuality and gender identity/expression. Based on this research, I explore the construction of “gay” in this part of Ecuador as identity and performance; additionally, reflective viewpoints of those who self-identify as “gay” are thematically incorporated...
Show moreThis thesis explores how gender and sexuality are expressed in southern Manabí Province, Ecuador. The study employs ethnographic methods to recruit local people who identify as LGBTQ (called LGBTI regionally) to participate in interviews on sexuality and gender identity/expression. Based on this research, I explore the construction of “gay” in this part of Ecuador as identity and performance; additionally, reflective viewpoints of those who self-identify as “gay” are thematically incorporated. The term “gay” is used to describe a spectrum of identities that include: homosexual, transformista, travestí, transexual, and transgénero. These identities are not necessarily static, as many individuals traverse categories in a culturally specific progression that I describe. I propose that coastal Ecuadorians utilize a structuring of sexualities and genders within the region that challenges Western LGBTQ+ labels. This research suggests a new regional depiction of non-conforming identities and their manifestations through language, shared strife, communal beliefs, and individual experience.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013733
- Subject Headings
- Ecuador, Sex, Gender identity
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- CULTURAL CONTEXT OF THE BANGLADESHI IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
- Creator
- Ahmed, Evana, Harris, Michael S., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Immigrants from Bangladesh who have lived in South Florida for years are the subject matter of this qualitative study, which examines their experiences in the United States. I aimed to gain a better understanding of the cultural experiences and obstacles faced by Bangladeshi immigrants in south Florida, as well as their adaptation and acculturation to American culture, using data collected from participant observation and interviews with informants. In-depth interviews allow participants to...
Show moreImmigrants from Bangladesh who have lived in South Florida for years are the subject matter of this qualitative study, which examines their experiences in the United States. I aimed to gain a better understanding of the cultural experiences and obstacles faced by Bangladeshi immigrants in south Florida, as well as their adaptation and acculturation to American culture, using data collected from participant observation and interviews with informants. In-depth interviews allow participants to share their thoughts and feelings about their lives. This study has examined the cultural experience of Bangladeshi immigrants through food, language, religion, cultural practices, and gender roles. This study concludes based on data acquired from Bangladeshi immigrants, which demonstrates that with close contact and influence of other cultures, they are absorbing some aspects of the dominant culture, while they are practicing their own native culture. Ultimately, this thesis examines how Bangladeshis maintain and practice their natal culture in south Florida.
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- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013936
- Subject Headings
- Immigrants--Bangladesh, Immigrants--Florida, Acculturation
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- WOMEN IN MOSQUE: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF MUSLIM WOMEN EXPERIENCES AT TWO MOSQUES IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
- Creator
- Akhter, Afsana, Harris, Michael S., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Women's participation and roles in contemporary mosques in Western nations differ from that of many Muslim-majority countries. Yet, women’s presence and function are contentious within and outside Muslim communities, and research on the issue is limited. Most extant research on Muslim communities and religious institutions comes from Europe. Moreover, while seeking an opinion or firsthand knowledge of religious opinions in Muslim communities, the male voice takes precedence. This qualitative...
Show moreWomen's participation and roles in contemporary mosques in Western nations differ from that of many Muslim-majority countries. Yet, women’s presence and function are contentious within and outside Muslim communities, and research on the issue is limited. Most extant research on Muslim communities and religious institutions comes from Europe. Moreover, while seeking an opinion or firsthand knowledge of religious opinions in Muslim communities, the male voice takes precedence. This qualitative research investigates Muslim women’s experiences at two mosques in south Florida. I aimed to gain a better understanding of mosques’ impact on women’s religious practices, their adaptation to American society, and their views on male-dominated religious places, including the topic of gender segregation. By using narrative data collected from participant observation and interviews with informants, this study demonstrates that Muslim women at these south Florida mosques engage in their religious and social activities, creating a meaningful space to worship in the mosque while following the dominant patriarchal norms in the religious institution. The findings from this study also highlight the need for a more extensive quantitative analysis of women's demands for inclusion and equality in mosques and Muslim men's (including imams') responses to such requests as well as the significance of generational, age, and national-ethnic differences when it comes to the issue of gender in mosques.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014219
- Subject Headings
- Muslim women, Islam, Feminism
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A SAVANNA MONKEY IN THE RAINFOREST: FILLING CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS OF ONE OF AFRICA’S MOST ENIGMATIC PRIMATES, CHLOROCEBUS DRYAS.
- Creator
- Alempijevic, Daniel, Detwiler, Kate M., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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The dryas monkey Chlorocebus dryas, is one of Africa's most enigmatic primates. It was found in the buffer zone of the Lomami National Park (LNP) in 2014, approximately 400 km from its known range. This new record initiated much needed field research on the species’ distribution, habitat preference, behavior, and the validity of the conspecific Cercopithecus salongo. In Chapter 2, we used local knowledge to select sites for a camera trap survey to determine habitat use and relative abundance...
Show moreThe dryas monkey Chlorocebus dryas, is one of Africa's most enigmatic primates. It was found in the buffer zone of the Lomami National Park (LNP) in 2014, approximately 400 km from its known range. This new record initiated much needed field research on the species’ distribution, habitat preference, behavior, and the validity of the conspecific Cercopithecus salongo. In Chapter 2, we used local knowledge to select sites for a camera trap survey to determine habitat use and relative abundance and tested the hypothesis that dryas monkeys are more abundant in the protected LNP than in the buffer zone. Dryas monkeys were detected most frequently in the buffer zone and less in the park, thus we rejected our hypothesis. In Chapter 3, we conducted a survey using a species-specific method to accumulate videos of C. dryas. We used these videos to determine if C. dryas and C. salongo are synonymous. Camera traps revealed an ontogenetic change in pelage pattern that supports the hypothesis that C. salongo is the adult of C. dryas. In Chapter 4, we investigated new occurrences of dryas monkeys in gallery forests in the southern LNP. We tested the hypothesis that dryas monkeys prefer the forest-prairie ecotone over continuous rainforest using occupancy models. Despite considerable effort, only one adult male was detected. Estimated dryas monkey occupancy was 45-91 % in continuous forest and 0-7 % in gallery forest. We rejected our hypothesis that dryas monkeys prefer the forest-prairie ecotone over continuous rainforest. The dryas monkey Chlorocebus dryas, is one of Africa's most enigmatic primates. It was found in the buffer zone of the Lomami National Park (LNP) in 2014, approximately 400 km from its known range. This new record initiated much needed field research on the species’ distribution, habitat preference, behavior, and the validity of the conspecific Cercopithecus salongo. In Chapter 2, we used local knowledge to select sites for a camera trap survey to determine habitat use and relative abundance and tested the hypothesis that dryas monkeys are more abundant in the protected LNP than in the buffer zone. Dryas monkeys were detected most frequently in the buffer zone and less in the park, thus we rejected our hypothesis. In Chapter 3, we conducted a survey using a species-specific method to accumulate videos of C. dryas. We used these videos to determine if C. dryas and C. salongo are synonymous. Camera traps revealed an ontogenetic change in pelage pattern that supports the hypothesis that C. salongo is the adult of C. dryas. In Chapter 4, we investigated new occurrences of dryas monkeys in gallery forests in the southern LNP. We tested the hypothesis that dryas monkeys prefer the forest-prairie ecotone over continuous rainforest using occupancy models. Despite considerable effort, only one adult male was detected. Estimated dryas monkey occupancy was 45-91 % in continuous forest and 0-7 % in gallery forest. We rejected our hypothesis that dryas monkeys prefer the forest-prairie ecotone over continuous rainforest. The dryas monkey Chlorocebus dryas, is one of Africa's most enigmatic primates. It was found in the buffer zone of the Lomami National Park (LNP) in 2014, approximately 400 km from its known range. This new record initiated much needed field research on the species’ distribution, habitat preference, behavior, and the validity of the conspecific Cercopithecus salongo. In Chapter 2, we used local knowledge to select sites for a camera trap survey to determine habitat use and relative abundance and tested the hypothesis that dryas monkeys are more abundant in the protected LNP than in the buffer zone. Dryas monkeys were detected most frequently in the buffer zone and less in the park, thus we rejected our hypothesis. In Chapter 3, we conducted a survey using a species-specific method to accumulate videos of C. dryas. We used these videos to determine if C. dryas and C. salongo are synonymous. Camera traps revealed an ontogenetic change in pelage pattern that supports the hypothesis that C. salongo is the adult of C. dryas. In Chapter 4, we investigated new occurrences of dryas monkeys in gallery forests in the southern LNP. We tested the hypothesis that dryas monkeys prefer the forest-prairie ecotone over continuous rainforest using occupancy models. Despite considerable effort, only one adult male was detected. Estimated dryas monkey occupancy was 45-91 % in continuous forest and 0-7 % in gallery forest. We rejected our hypothesis that dryas monkeys prefer the forest-prairie ecotone over continuous rainforestThe dryas monkey Chlorocebus dryas, is one of Africa's most enigmatic primates. It was found in the buffer zone of the Lomami National Park (LNP) in 2014, approximately 400 km from its known range. This new record initiated much needed field research on the species’ distribution, habitat preference, behavior, and the validity of the conspecific Cercopithecus salongo. In Chapter 2, we used local knowledge to select sites for a camera trap survey to determine habitat use and relative abundance and tested the hypothesis that dryas monkeys are more abundant in the protected LNP than in the buffer zone. Dryas monkeys were detected most frequently in the buffer zone and less in the park, thus we rejected our hypothesis. In Chapter 3, we conducted a survey using a species-specific method to accumulate videos of C. dryas. We used these videos to determine if C. dryas and C. salongo are synonymous. Camera traps revealed an ontogenetic change in pelage pattern that supports the hypothesis that C. salongo is the adult of C. dryas. In Chapter 4, we investigated new occurrences of dryas monkeys in gallery forests in the southern LNP. We tested the hypothesis that dryas monkeys prefer the forest-prairie ecotone over continuous rainforest using occupancy models. Despite considerable effort, only one adult male was detected. Estimated dryas monkey occupancy was 45-91 % in continuous forest and 0-7 % in gallery forest. We rejected our hypothesis that dryas monkeys prefer the forest-prairie ecotone over continuous rainforest.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014121
- Subject Headings
- Savanna monkey, Chlorocebus dryas
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Osteometric analysis of intercostal variation and sexual dimorphism in the sternal end of the rib of modern American blacks.
- Creator
- Allen, Mary Barbot, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Research on the human rib has shown that the sternal end of this bone manifests differences in age, sex and race. It was also found that intercostal variation may affect the expression of these traits. The purpose of this study is to osteometrically analyze intercostal variation and sexual dimorphism in ribs 1-7 from a known sample of American black males (N = 110) and females (N = 52) collected from recent forensic autopsy cases. Results indicate that although intercostal variation is...
Show moreResearch on the human rib has shown that the sternal end of this bone manifests differences in age, sex and race. It was also found that intercostal variation may affect the expression of these traits. The purpose of this study is to osteometrically analyze intercostal variation and sexual dimorphism in ribs 1-7 from a known sample of American black males (N = 110) and females (N = 52) collected from recent forensic autopsy cases. Results indicate that although intercostal variation is significant, there is too much overlap to metrically determine rib position. Sexual dimorphism is sufficient to develop discriminant function formulae that separate males and females with a minimum accuracy of 75% (rib 1) and a maximum of 83% (rib 4). However, these functions are population and rib specific. This research confirms earlier findings on ribs 3-5, and expands the potential to determine sex from ribs 1-7.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1997
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15422
- Subject Headings
- Black Studies, Anthropology, Physical
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND THE EVERGLADES.
- Creator
- Amorino, Stephen, Kirsch, Max, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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The Miccosukee Tribe of South Florida is a federally recognized Indian tribe who reside on a reservation that lies within the Florida Everglades. As such, like many Indian tribes, their modern political history is entangled with the history of the creation of nearby national parks that were previously their traditional hunting territories. Since the beginning of the era of Everglades restoration and the rise in public policy designed to save the “River of Grass” from pollution, encroaching...
Show moreThe Miccosukee Tribe of South Florida is a federally recognized Indian tribe who reside on a reservation that lies within the Florida Everglades. As such, like many Indian tribes, their modern political history is entangled with the history of the creation of nearby national parks that were previously their traditional hunting territories. Since the beginning of the era of Everglades restoration and the rise in public policy designed to save the “River of Grass” from pollution, encroaching development, and eventual extinction, the Miccosukee have been on the front lines of trying to preserve the area they call home. While the Everglades means many different things to many different people, the Everglades to the Miccosukee Indians are the site and stakes of indigenous sovereignty. I argue that the issue of Everglades preservation is not just a matter of environmental conservation, but also a matter of fundamental human rights. Theoretically, I situate the debate surrounding the Florida Everglades within several theoretical paradigms, including the rights of indigenous peoples, the anthropology of development, and political ecology. I use anthropological research methods such as in-depth interviews with tribal officials and local environmental agencies to gain a complete picture of the current political landscape of the Everglades.
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- 2020
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013443
- Subject Headings
- Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Everglades (Fla. ), Indigenous rights, Indigenous peoples--Civil rights
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- ORIGIN OF THE ST. JOHNS ARCHAIC (FLORIDA).
- Creator
- ANDERSON, NAIN E., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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In the St. Johns River area of Florida, the preceramic period has been found to have certain different artifact types than the neighboring Archaic traditions. These different artifact types-- shell gouges and celts--have their closest similarities with types from the preceramic of Venezuela and Cuba. It was postulated that the influence for the similar shell tools was derived from the original settlement of the Caribbean area by migrating groups from the northern South American coast. It was...
Show moreIn the St. Johns River area of Florida, the preceramic period has been found to have certain different artifact types than the neighboring Archaic traditions. These different artifact types-- shell gouges and celts--have their closest similarities with types from the preceramic of Venezuela and Cuba. It was postulated that the influence for the similar shell tools was derived from the original settlement of the Caribbean area by migrating groups from the northern South American coast. It was further postulated that the original inhabitants of the St. Johns area were part of the migrating groups and that they arrived in the area probably by way of the Everglades. Evidence from the Caribbean area preceramic periods was examined for proof of this migration. Finally, a possible linguistic relationship with the historic Indians of the St. Johns area and the Warao of Venezuela Has discussed.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1974
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13642
- Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Florida--Saint Johns River Valley--Antiquities, Indians of the West Indies--Antiquities, Florida--Antiquities, Caribbean Area--Antiquities
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Decade of progress: origins of the Pérez art museum Miami.
- Creator
- Ando, Erica, Brown, Susan Love, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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This dissertation reconstructs and investigates the origins of the Pérez Art Museum Miami. In 2013, the museum re-opened in a new, county-funded building to great acclaim and international attention, but the museum’s origins in the 1970s have been largely forgotten. A result of the 1972 “Decade of Progress” bond vote by county taxpayers that allocated funds to build a new art museum, the museum opened as the Center for the Fine Arts in 1983 as a non-collecting institution dedicated to...
Show moreThis dissertation reconstructs and investigates the origins of the Pérez Art Museum Miami. In 2013, the museum re-opened in a new, county-funded building to great acclaim and international attention, but the museum’s origins in the 1970s have been largely forgotten. A result of the 1972 “Decade of Progress” bond vote by county taxpayers that allocated funds to build a new art museum, the museum opened as the Center for the Fine Arts in 1983 as a non-collecting institution dedicated to displaying traveling exhibitions. The new institution represented the combined efforts of local government, business, and art to construct not only a place in which to view art but also as part of an overall plan to create a great metropolitan area.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004263, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004263
- Subject Headings
- Pérez Art Museum Miami., Museums--Philosophy., Politics and culture.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Population decline in the peasant communities: A case in northern Japan in the 18th century.
- Creator
- Arai, Rika, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The peasant population of feudal Japan has been regarded as stagnant based on low fertility and offsetting mortality, an exception to the classic model of demographic transition. However, the rate of population change among Tokugawa peasants varied temporally and regionally. The Tohoku region in northern Japan experienced a total population decline in the eighteenth century while southwestern regions saw a continual growth supported by high fertility. The population decline in eastern Tohoku...
Show moreThe peasant population of feudal Japan has been regarded as stagnant based on low fertility and offsetting mortality, an exception to the classic model of demographic transition. However, the rate of population change among Tokugawa peasants varied temporally and regionally. The Tohoku region in northern Japan experienced a total population decline in the eighteenth century while southwestern regions saw a continual growth supported by high fertility. The population decline in eastern Tohoku was not simply the result of the unfavorable environment or scarcity of land but was also influenced by the unique family structure that essentially determined the distribution of village resources. Facing population pressure, the dozoku groups required a systematic control of reproduction for the survival of their own group. This was accomplished through the regulation of marriage and creation of branch families, urging temporary out-migration, and possibly infanticide.
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- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15301
- Subject Headings
- Anthropology, Cultural, History, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Geography, Sociology, Demography
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Overcoming alienation and separation with shamanic methods: Their relation to contemporary alternative medicine.
- Creator
- Aras, Claudette., Florida Atlantic University, Early, John D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
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In this paper the literature of shamanism as well as psychology, biofeedback, hypnosis and other alternative therapies was researched, synthesized, and combined with direct clinical experience to provide a broad context for discussing why shamanic healing works. This approach was used in order to move shamanism out of the area of magic and sleight-of-hand into explanation systems more acceptable to western minds. Shamanic healing methods are demonstrated to be similar to those underlying many...
Show moreIn this paper the literature of shamanism as well as psychology, biofeedback, hypnosis and other alternative therapies was researched, synthesized, and combined with direct clinical experience to provide a broad context for discussing why shamanic healing works. This approach was used in order to move shamanism out of the area of magic and sleight-of-hand into explanation systems more acceptable to western minds. Shamanic healing methods are demonstrated to be similar to those underlying many alternative therapies, especially in their use of altered states of consciousness and self-healing. Examples are given of their effectiveness in overcoming the broad spectrum of illnesses caused by alienation and separation which are presently beyond the healing powers of allopathic medicine and psychology. Finally, ways to integrate shamanic philosophy and the potential efficacy of its healing approaches into psychology and allopathic medicine are suggested, an integration shown to be prerequisite to a genuine lasting cure for the ills of an alienated society.
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- 1991
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14755
- Subject Headings
- Shamanism, Mental healing, Medicine and psychology, Mind and body
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Identifying disparities in K-12 dance education in the state of Florida: the need for consistency in curricular choice and instructional design.
- Creator
- Austin, Kathryn, Cameron, Mary, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to identify disparities in the delivery of standards based dance education in the K-12 learning environment in the state of Florida and to give specific attention to curricular choices and instructional design. A mixed-methods approach was used and included a survey of K-12 dance educators in Florida as well as interviews with leaders in dance and arts education in the state. This inquiry identified common areas where curriculum choice and instructional design...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to identify disparities in the delivery of standards based dance education in the K-12 learning environment in the state of Florida and to give specific attention to curricular choices and instructional design. A mixed-methods approach was used and included a survey of K-12 dance educators in Florida as well as interviews with leaders in dance and arts education in the state. This inquiry identified common areas where curriculum choice and instructional design meet the barriers of time, space, place, learner population, expected educational outcomes, and teacher preparation. Each of these areas suggested specific limitations singularly, but when considered together, the effectiveness of K-12 dance programs appeared compromised by disparity and difficult to assess. By centralizing the focus of this inquiry on the realities of the learning environment in K-12 dance education in the state of Florida, the results of this study identified disparities in one state that may inform future research in the broader field of dance education. A set of Core Dance Education Values has been recommended as a guideline to better unify dance teaching goals in light of the research and in support of developing best practices for sustainable K-12 dance programming.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004265, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004265
- Subject Headings
- Dance -- Study and teaching, Dance for children, Dance in education, Movement education -- Curricula, Movement education -- Study and teaching, Physical education and training -- Curricula
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- Document (PDF)
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- The (trans)formation of image: Symbolic consumption, self, and society.
- Creator
- Bauer, Daniel Eric, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology, Harris, Michael S.
- Abstract/Description
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In the United States tattooing has become popularized. Tattoo studios are now commonplace commercial venues. Tattooing has become a legitimate art form. This research examines the commodification of tattooing in South Florida and the relationship between consumption and identity production. In efforts to express the self and exert control over the body, individuals adorn themselves. In the United States we are increasingly using tattoos as one form of self-expression. However, this expression...
Show moreIn the United States tattooing has become popularized. Tattoo studios are now commonplace commercial venues. Tattooing has become a legitimate art form. This research examines the commodification of tattooing in South Florida and the relationship between consumption and identity production. In efforts to express the self and exert control over the body, individuals adorn themselves. In the United States we are increasingly using tattoos as one form of self-expression. However, this expression is grounded in Western consumerist ideals. It is through consumption of the symbolic commodity of the tattoo that the individual expresses the self and asserts control over the body.
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- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12876
- Subject Headings
- Anthropology, Cultural, Design and Decorative Arts
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Pictographs at two sites on Bonaire, Netherland Antilles: Description, analysis and a regional comparison.
- Creator
- Beiter, Gary Norman., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Two previously unrecorded sites on Bonaire in the Netherland Antilles are reported in this study. Pictographs on the island were subjected to a form analysis to determine the relationship of the representational elements to the non-representational elements. The results show that the pictographs at Site S1 are primarily non-representational and do not have recurring motifs found at other sites on Bonaire. Those at Site S2 are unlike any others on Bonaire. The rock art from the Lesser Antilles...
Show moreTwo previously unrecorded sites on Bonaire in the Netherland Antilles are reported in this study. Pictographs on the island were subjected to a form analysis to determine the relationship of the representational elements to the non-representational elements. The results show that the pictographs at Site S1 are primarily non-representational and do not have recurring motifs found at other sites on Bonaire. Those at Site S2 are unlike any others on Bonaire. The rock art from the Lesser Antilles and Venezuela is primarily representational and petroglyphs. Those found in western Cuba, Aruba and Curacao are non-representational with recurring motifs. The Dominican Republic's and eastern Cuba's rock art is representational and, like Curacao, both have pictographs and petroglyphs present.
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- 1989
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14530
- Subject Headings
- Picture-writing, Indian, Picture-writing--Bonaire
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- AFFINITY OF TWO SOUTH FLORIDA POPULATIONS THROUGH NONMETRIC DENTAL ANALYSIS.
- Creator
- Benitez, Daniel, Ellis, Meredith A. B., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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This research examines the relationship of two archeological populations in Southeastern Florida from the Middle Woodland Period. The two sites chosen include the Belle Glade site in the Belle Glade Cultural Area and the Highland Beach Mound site in the East Okeechobee Cultural Area. The determination of relationships was done through an analysis of nonmetric dental traits. A series of traits were recorded in an ordinal scale and later dichotomized into present or absent, in order to conduct...
Show moreThis research examines the relationship of two archeological populations in Southeastern Florida from the Middle Woodland Period. The two sites chosen include the Belle Glade site in the Belle Glade Cultural Area and the Highland Beach Mound site in the East Okeechobee Cultural Area. The determination of relationships was done through an analysis of nonmetric dental traits. A series of traits were recorded in an ordinal scale and later dichotomized into present or absent, in order to conduct a biological distance analysis. The statistical method chosen for this analysis was the Smith’s Mean Measure of Divergence. Results indicate that both populations have a minimal degree of divergence. These results corroborate the evidence gathered from past archeological investigations.
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- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013286
- Subject Headings
- Dental anthropology--Florida, Belle Glade (Fla ), Highland Beach (Fla )
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Assessment of Sexual Dimorphism on the First and Second Ribs: Exploring Geometric Morphometrics.
- Creator
- Bhramdat, Henna D., Brown, Clifford T., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Estimating the sex of unknown human skeletal remains is important to the fields of forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, and other specialties. I studied sexual dimorphism on the first and second ribs to estimate sex from skeletal remains. I employed two approaches. I used geometric morphometrics to analyze landmark and semilandmark coordinate points to examine the overall shape of the ribs. I also examined the sternal end of the ribs for size using the superior-inferior height (SIH) and...
Show moreEstimating the sex of unknown human skeletal remains is important to the fields of forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, and other specialties. I studied sexual dimorphism on the first and second ribs to estimate sex from skeletal remains. I employed two approaches. I used geometric morphometrics to analyze landmark and semilandmark coordinate points to examine the overall shape of the ribs. I also examined the sternal end of the ribs for size using the superior-inferior height (SIH) and anteriorposterior breadth (APB) in a binary logistic regression (BLR) model. Differences in male and female first and second ribs are undetectable when landmark coordinate points are used to capture shape variability, but significant differences in the shape of the ribs, however, are detected through the use of semilandmark coordinate points. Using semilandmark points to estimate sex presented an accuracy rate of 80.7% from the first rib, and 72.9% from the second rib. The use of the sternal end presents consistent results in its ability to estimate sex with an accuracy rate of 84.2%. The BLR model reveals significant differences between males and females than the geometric morphometric approach; it is more applicable for discerning sexual dimorphism of unknown individuals. This study reveals that while geometric morphometrics provides a powerful approach to assessing morphological differences, it is not always better than simpler methods, in this case, simple measurements analyzed through BLR.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005976
- Subject Headings
- Sexual dimorphism (Animals), Ribs, Morphology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Guenon Hybridization and Its Effects on Parasite Infection in Gombe National Park, Tanzania.
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- Blair, Raymond C. Jr., Detwiler, Kate M., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Fecal samples were obtained from guenons in Gombe National Park utilizing noninvasive, opportunistic sampling techniques. Samples were then examined for the presence of gastrointestinal parasites using chlorazol black stain, Lugol’s iodine staining, as well as concentration via fecal flotation with Sheather’s sugar solution. Results were analyzed using SPSS (IBM corp), and compared to other forested regions in Africa to determine whether hybridization influences parasite prevalence of these...
Show moreFecal samples were obtained from guenons in Gombe National Park utilizing noninvasive, opportunistic sampling techniques. Samples were then examined for the presence of gastrointestinal parasites using chlorazol black stain, Lugol’s iodine staining, as well as concentration via fecal flotation with Sheather’s sugar solution. Results were analyzed using SPSS (IBM corp), and compared to other forested regions in Africa to determine whether hybridization influences parasite prevalence of these guenons living in Gombe; and if these guenons differ from similar guenons in other regions of Africa. The null hypothesis was unable to be rejected in all cases; hybridization could not be stated as a contributing factor for differences found in parasitic prevalence rates. Furthermore, no statistical difference was found between Gombe’s guenons, and those living in other regions of Africa in most cases. The author suspects that the abundance of parasitic generalists discovered, small sample size, and opportunistic sampling protocol contribute to these finding.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004914, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004914
- Subject Headings
- Gombe National Park (Tanzania), Monkeys--Habitat--Tanzania--Gombe National Park., Primates--Pathogens., Primates--Habitat., Fragmented landscapes., Pathogenic microorganisms.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Middle Woodland ceramic typology for Hatteras Island, North Carolina.
- Creator
- Block, Dorothy A., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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This study presents a comprehensive ceramic typology for the Middle Woodland period (300 B.C.-A.D. 800) on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. It provides graphic illustrations of relative frequencies for ceramic series and types for five sites on Hatteras Island and two sites on Colington Island to the north. These data are then synthesized with comparative data from Roanoke Island and eight sites along the adjacent mainland coastal plain. They show that a significant southern influence was in...
Show moreThis study presents a comprehensive ceramic typology for the Middle Woodland period (300 B.C.-A.D. 800) on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. It provides graphic illustrations of relative frequencies for ceramic series and types for five sites on Hatteras Island and two sites on Colington Island to the north. These data are then synthesized with comparative data from Roanoke Island and eight sites along the adjacent mainland coastal plain. They show that a significant southern influence was in place on the barrier islands and coastal mainland during the Middle Woodland period. The border between the northern and southern culture regions during the Middle Woodland can be drawn at the Tar-Pamlico drainage rather than at the Neuse River to the south.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2005
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13276
- Subject Headings
- Anthropology, Archaeology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Hominin endocast topography: an analysis using geographic information systems.
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- Boas, Melissa., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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This study examined the topography of prefrontal molds of human endocasts using three-dimensional laser scanning and geographic information systems (GIS) in order to carry out intra-species comparisons. Overall brain topography can indicate when major reorganizational shifts in brain structure happened in our evolutionalry history, and these shifts may indicate major shifts in cognition and behavior. Endocasts are one of the sole sources of information about extinct hominin brains ; they...
Show moreThis study examined the topography of prefrontal molds of human endocasts using three-dimensional laser scanning and geographic information systems (GIS) in order to carry out intra-species comparisons. Overall brain topography can indicate when major reorganizational shifts in brain structure happened in our evolutionalry history, and these shifts may indicate major shifts in cognition and behavior. Endocasts are one of the sole sources of information about extinct hominin brains ; they reproduce details of the brain's external morphology. Analysis of endocast morphology has never been done using GIS methodology. The use of GIS helps to overcome previous obstacles in regards to endocast analysis. Since this methodology is new, this research focuses on only one species, Homo sapiens and the area of focus is narrowed to the frontal lobe, specifically Broca's cap. This area is associated with speech in humans and is therefore of evolutionary significance. The variability in lateralization of this feature was quantified.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3358286
- Subject Headings
- Human evolution, Brain mapping, Cognitive neuroscience, Geographic information systems
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Gender, Myth, and Warfare: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Women Warriors.
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- Boomer, Anne-Louise Lyttle, Brown, Susan Love, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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A combination of cross-cultural and symbolic methodologies suggests that women warriors occur in societies where there is both an emphasis on the sacred feminine that allows women greater access to positions of power and authority (as per Peggy Sanday) and where marital residency rules permit female fighters (following David B. Adams´s theory on women warriors). While neither theory can stand alone in explaining the existence of women warriors, when combined both theories give a solid picture...
Show moreA combination of cross-cultural and symbolic methodologies suggests that women warriors occur in societies where there is both an emphasis on the sacred feminine that allows women greater access to positions of power and authority (as per Peggy Sanday) and where marital residency rules permit female fighters (following David B. Adams´s theory on women warriors). While neither theory can stand alone in explaining the existence of women warriors, when combined both theories give a solid picture of societies that allow for female combatants. In this paper I propose that by combining Sanday’s work on female power and Adams’s work on women warriors we can come to a better understanding about just what makes the cultures that allow for women’s participation in warfare unique, and perhaps what characteristics must be in place in order for a culture to have women warriors.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004571, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004571
- Subject Headings
- Sanday, Peggy Reeves.--Female power and male dominance--Criticism and interpretation., Adams, David B.--Why there are so few women warriors--Criticism and interpretation., Feminism in literature., Sex (Psychology)--Cross-cultural studies., Symbolism (Psychology)--Cross-cultural studies.
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- Document (PDF)