The Power of Culture
... apparently threaten state rule in unexpected ways. Not only in Africa, cultural movements and religious‐spiritual events can have unexpected consequences to the ruling political power. In the mid‐1960s, a Dutch counterculture movement called “Provo” focused on cha ...
... apparently threaten state rule in unexpected ways. Not only in Africa, cultural movements and religious‐spiritual events can have unexpected consequences to the ruling political power. In the mid‐1960s, a Dutch counterculture movement called “Provo” focused on cha ...
Environmental Ethics - Religion and Nature
... namely, focused on human welfare. For such ethics, nonhuman life is valuable at most indirectly, to the extent it satisfies some human need or preference. For ecocentric ethics, human interests do not trump that of all other life forms and the well-being of the biosphere as a whole. An ecosystem, rat ...
... namely, focused on human welfare. For such ethics, nonhuman life is valuable at most indirectly, to the extent it satisfies some human need or preference. For ecocentric ethics, human interests do not trump that of all other life forms and the well-being of the biosphere as a whole. An ecosystem, rat ...
toward a metabolic theory of ecology
... Body size Since early in the 20th century, it has been known that almost all characteristics of organisms vary predictably with body size. Huxley (1932) is credited with pointing out that most size-related variation can be described by so-called allometric equations, which are power functions of the ...
... Body size Since early in the 20th century, it has been known that almost all characteristics of organisms vary predictably with body size. Huxley (1932) is credited with pointing out that most size-related variation can be described by so-called allometric equations, which are power functions of the ...
Comparing Indicators of Knowledge within and
... 1988) and ethnobiology (Boster 1986; Boster and Johnson 1989) among others (see also Boster, Johnson, and Weller 1987; Romney, Batchelder, and Weller 1987; Brewer, Romney, and Batchelder 1991; Furlow and Papa n.d.). They have used a variety of data collection techniques, including true-false (Batche ...
... 1988) and ethnobiology (Boster 1986; Boster and Johnson 1989) among others (see also Boster, Johnson, and Weller 1987; Romney, Batchelder, and Weller 1987; Brewer, Romney, and Batchelder 1991; Furlow and Papa n.d.). They have used a variety of data collection techniques, including true-false (Batche ...
Patch Size and Population Density: The Effect of Immigration
... updraft and entering the “aerial plankton” (Richter 1970). The behavior and orientation abilities of aerial plankters descending from the atmosphere is not well understood, although there is evidence that they may be “scrubbed” from the atmosphere by rain (Russell 1999). Aerial plankters with little ...
... updraft and entering the “aerial plankton” (Richter 1970). The behavior and orientation abilities of aerial plankters descending from the atmosphere is not well understood, although there is evidence that they may be “scrubbed” from the atmosphere by rain (Russell 1999). Aerial plankters with little ...
Not Knowing about Defecation
... Not Knowing about Defecation 79 mentions that most mundane "drab, everyday'' activity. Seeing his tent pitched on the shore in one of the photographs of his Argonauts, one cannot help becoming curious. It is ironic, to say the least, that he canceled out his own defecation while preaching his creed ...
... Not Knowing about Defecation 79 mentions that most mundane "drab, everyday'' activity. Seeing his tent pitched on the shore in one of the photographs of his Argonauts, one cannot help becoming curious. It is ironic, to say the least, that he canceled out his own defecation while preaching his creed ...
Geography: It`s Nature and Perspectives Region
... synonym for geographic – differing scales interact and affect each other • What happens at the global scale affects the local, but it also affects the individual, regional, and national. Similarly, the processes at these scales influence the ...
... synonym for geographic – differing scales interact and affect each other • What happens at the global scale affects the local, but it also affects the individual, regional, and national. Similarly, the processes at these scales influence the ...
Exploring the Contemporary British Youth Culture
... ‘adolescent society’.”5 It is likely that these ‘old school ties’ built during the compulsory education helped to develop common interests among the youth, which lasted for a certain time even after their integration into employment. The last important change involved in arrival of youth culture was ...
... ‘adolescent society’.”5 It is likely that these ‘old school ties’ built during the compulsory education helped to develop common interests among the youth, which lasted for a certain time even after their integration into employment. The last important change involved in arrival of youth culture was ...
A Clarification of Terms: Canadian Multiculturalism
... For Kymlicka (2003), multiculturalism is a successful model with a bright future. Indeed, it is so successful that it has become a victim of its own success, having changed the way people think about society so deeply that the term ‘multiculturalism’ is no longer needed (p. 8). Chandra (2005) insist ...
... For Kymlicka (2003), multiculturalism is a successful model with a bright future. Indeed, it is so successful that it has become a victim of its own success, having changed the way people think about society so deeply that the term ‘multiculturalism’ is no longer needed (p. 8). Chandra (2005) insist ...
Anthropology and the Study of Culture Miller Chapter 1
... B. trying to westernize other cultures in order to improve the lives of the people in these cultures C. trying to understand how various aspects of human life relate to one another D. making the public aware of and respectful toward the cultural differences that exist within humanity ...
... B. trying to westernize other cultures in order to improve the lives of the people in these cultures C. trying to understand how various aspects of human life relate to one another D. making the public aware of and respectful toward the cultural differences that exist within humanity ...
CURRICULUM VITAE
... responsible for evaluating up to 6 junior faculty in any given year. In terms of budgets, my responsibility in the Army was to oversee the $62 million conservation and natural resources program and give policy advice on the entire $1.5 billion environmental program. At Drexel I am responsible for th ...
... responsible for evaluating up to 6 junior faculty in any given year. In terms of budgets, my responsibility in the Army was to oversee the $62 million conservation and natural resources program and give policy advice on the entire $1.5 billion environmental program. At Drexel I am responsible for th ...
Chapter 1: What is anthropology
... chapter. In this film, we see that ethnographers did not noticed the subtleties through which Mamani’s status and power were revealed in the community until they started to study him more carefully in light of his spirit possession. Additionally, ethnographers are given the chance to observe certain ...
... chapter. In this film, we see that ethnographers did not noticed the subtleties through which Mamani’s status and power were revealed in the community until they started to study him more carefully in light of his spirit possession. Additionally, ethnographers are given the chance to observe certain ...
The Oedipus Myth and Complex in Oceania with Special Reference
... ty, the desires that nature has forced upon u s . . . . 3 ...
... ty, the desires that nature has forced upon u s . . . . 3 ...
The Cultural Hegemony of the Proletariat: The Origins of
... circles the notion of Llbermensch was used while referring textually to Nietzsche and other thinkers and writers of the’ turn of the century like Bergson and Sorel). Let me only mention here the collective work of this group of future Left Bolsheviks, the Ocherki realisticheskogo mirovozzreniia (Ske ...
... circles the notion of Llbermensch was used while referring textually to Nietzsche and other thinkers and writers of the’ turn of the century like Bergson and Sorel). Let me only mention here the collective work of this group of future Left Bolsheviks, the Ocherki realisticheskogo mirovozzreniia (Ske ...
Speciesspecific responses of foliar nutrients to longterm nitrogen
... while locally adapted genotypes might also limit plasticity in foliar N/P ratios (Tessier & Raynal 2003; Elser et al. 2010; Ostertag 2010). Foliar N/P ratios might also be driven more by variation in P availability, irrespective of N availability, because plants store N mainly as structural amino ac ...
... while locally adapted genotypes might also limit plasticity in foliar N/P ratios (Tessier & Raynal 2003; Elser et al. 2010; Ostertag 2010). Foliar N/P ratios might also be driven more by variation in P availability, irrespective of N availability, because plants store N mainly as structural amino ac ...
The Convergence of Science, Curriculum Theory, and the
... at multiple points in time and space increasing the opportunities for multiple ways of learning. Curriculum theory allows us to move beyond what is currently seen in many of our classrooms: standardized education whose “success” is gauged by maintaining passing test scores. More and more curriculum ...
... at multiple points in time and space increasing the opportunities for multiple ways of learning. Curriculum theory allows us to move beyond what is currently seen in many of our classrooms: standardized education whose “success” is gauged by maintaining passing test scores. More and more curriculum ...
Soil nutrient status determines how elephant utilize trees and shape
... 2. We introduce the concept of nutrient load as the product of patch size, number of patches and local patch nutrient concentration. Nutrient load provides a novel spatially explicit expression of the total available nutrients a herbivore can select from. 3. We hypothesized that elephant would selec ...
... 2. We introduce the concept of nutrient load as the product of patch size, number of patches and local patch nutrient concentration. Nutrient load provides a novel spatially explicit expression of the total available nutrients a herbivore can select from. 3. We hypothesized that elephant would selec ...
Estimating resource acquisition and at‐sea body condition of a
... marine predator at fine spatial and temporal scales. This modelling approach accounts for uncertainty at many levels and has the potential to integrate physiological and movement ecology of top predators. The observation model we used was specific to elephant seals, but the process model can readily ...
... marine predator at fine spatial and temporal scales. This modelling approach accounts for uncertainty at many levels and has the potential to integrate physiological and movement ecology of top predators. The observation model we used was specific to elephant seals, but the process model can readily ...
1 Chapter 2.3. Natural Capital, Services and Human Wellbeing by
... management systems provide useful comparative information about tradeoffs among multiple services, and qualitative description of curves relating various levels of management activities to service flows may help decision makers recognize thresholds that should not be transgressed. 2.3.4. Links to Hu ...
... management systems provide useful comparative information about tradeoffs among multiple services, and qualitative description of curves relating various levels of management activities to service flows may help decision makers recognize thresholds that should not be transgressed. 2.3.4. Links to Hu ...
CULTURAL ECOLOGY AND THE INDIGENOUS LANDSCAPE
... temperatures. As Kumiai bands traveled from coast to mountains to desert, they moved through and beyond the boundaries of the watershed, probably choosing routes based on ease of access, relations with neighboring groups, and changing availability of resources. As a result of this project, 24 archae ...
... temperatures. As Kumiai bands traveled from coast to mountains to desert, they moved through and beyond the boundaries of the watershed, probably choosing routes based on ease of access, relations with neighboring groups, and changing availability of resources. As a result of this project, 24 archae ...
danny vendramini
... interest in how we got here. I’ve included ‘boxes’ to explain peripheral subjects and there’s a glossary of ancillary terms at the end. But to help academics evaluate the theory, I’ve also included my references—all 800 of them. Because the evolutionary events I am investigating happened so long ago ...
... interest in how we got here. I’ve included ‘boxes’ to explain peripheral subjects and there’s a glossary of ancillary terms at the end. But to help academics evaluate the theory, I’ve also included my references—all 800 of them. Because the evolutionary events I am investigating happened so long ago ...
Understanding mutualism when there is adaptation to the partner
... Mutualisms are widespread in nature (Boucher et al. 1982; Bronstein 1994b; Menge 2000; Richardson et al. 2000; Stachowicz 2001). However, although about a quarter of ecological studies are devoted to mutualism (Bronstein 1994b), our understanding of and theoretical insights into this type of interac ...
... Mutualisms are widespread in nature (Boucher et al. 1982; Bronstein 1994b; Menge 2000; Richardson et al. 2000; Stachowicz 2001). However, although about a quarter of ecological studies are devoted to mutualism (Bronstein 1994b), our understanding of and theoretical insights into this type of interac ...
Understanding mutualism when there is adaptation to
... Mutualisms are widespread in nature (Boucher et al. 1982; Bronstein 1994b; Menge 2000; Richardson et al. 2000; Stachowicz 2001). However, although about a quarter of ecological studies are devoted to mutualism (Bronstein 1994b), our understanding of and theoretical insights into this type of interac ...
... Mutualisms are widespread in nature (Boucher et al. 1982; Bronstein 1994b; Menge 2000; Richardson et al. 2000; Stachowicz 2001). However, although about a quarter of ecological studies are devoted to mutualism (Bronstein 1994b), our understanding of and theoretical insights into this type of interac ...
The ecological effects of providing resource subsidies to predators
... within a food web are controlled primarily by dominant predators or top-down forces. However, bottom-up factors, such as food availability and habitat structure, can also influence predator interactions (Ritchie & Johnson, 2009). For example, resource abundance can temporarily allow prey populations ...
... within a food web are controlled primarily by dominant predators or top-down forces. However, bottom-up factors, such as food availability and habitat structure, can also influence predator interactions (Ritchie & Johnson, 2009). For example, resource abundance can temporarily allow prey populations ...
What is Praxis?
... PRAXIS is a non-governmental and nonprofitmaking cultural organisation in Serres. It was founded in 1995 in order to offer a broad spectrum of cultural activities to the town youth and involve them in cultural issues. Most of the people working for PRAXIS do it voluntarily. ...
... PRAXIS is a non-governmental and nonprofitmaking cultural organisation in Serres. It was founded in 1995 in order to offer a broad spectrum of cultural activities to the town youth and involve them in cultural issues. Most of the people working for PRAXIS do it voluntarily. ...