Browsing Honors College by Author "Anthropology"
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Aegean Frescoes and Their Correlating Myths
Dugan, Shannon Shields (East Carolina University, 2023-04-25)The interpretation of frescoes at an archaeological site can provide significant information on the function of the room in which they’re located, as well as provide insight into the past culture and its relation to other ... -
Development of a Method for the Determination of Bisphenol A in Vervet Monkey Hair using LC-MS/MS and LC-UV/Vis
Lindsay, Samuel Joseph (East Carolina University, 2019-05-03)No methods for estimating levels of anthropogenic disturbance on non-human primate (NHP) populations were identified within the literature. Such a method would allow for the assessment of human impact on NHP populations. ... -
Social Stress and the Health of Women in the Andean Highlands: An Explorative Study
Yerich, Nadiya Volodymyrivna (East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Social stress and health were explored among Andean highlanders to understand what stressors Andean women experience. The women’s stressors were investigated using the research methods of cultural domain analysis: free ... -
The Effects of Racialized Poverty on Health and Health Resources in Eastern North Carolina
Brent, Kendra (East Carolina University, 2023-05-03)Structural violence is integrated into the structures of society by means of social, economic, and political factors and aims to prevent marginalized vulnerable populations from meeting their basic needs. While they often ... -
The Impact of Culture on Nutrition Among African American Students at East Carolina University
Melvin, Nakaya Reyhan (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)The purpose of this study is to investigate the interrelationship between food culture in African American communities and its subsequent impact on nutrition. The study explores the cultural model of nutrition among African ... -
What Explains Getting a Tattoo? Religious Beliefs in Body Adornment
Johnson, Rachel Anne (2014)Since the 1970's, tattooing has become increasingly popular in American society, explanations for this phenomenon include expressing individuality and gaining acceptance into a subculture (Gagne 2009). Although research ... -
Whose history matters? An examination of Black vs White cemetery loss
Story, Spencer Parks (East Carolina University, 2022-05-04)Historical Cemeteries across the United States are at risk of being moved, destroyed, and/or abandoned. However, not all cemeteries appear to face this same risk: those belonging to oppressed minority groups are often more ...