Browsing Theses by Subject "Public Issues Anthropology"
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Are Drag Queens Sexist? Female Impersonation and the Sociocultural Construction of Normative Femininity
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-07)In a great deal of social scientific literature on gender, female impersonators have been framed as the example par excellence of crossgendering and crossdressing behaviour in the West. Perceived rather dichotomously as ... -
Cultural Knowledge Systems: Synthesizing our knowledge of knowledge using grounded theory
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)Many applied academics, within and outside anthropology, have called for the incorporation of cultural knowledge in public policy and decision-making, and for the “bridging” of knowledge systems in knowledge coproduction. ... -
Dogs, Cats, and Their People: The Place of the Family Pet and Attitudes about Pet Keeping
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-01)The perception of pets as ‘family members’ is an important area of research in the study of human-animal relationships. The objective of this thesis is to assess the ways in which pets are integrated into the home, and to ... -
Food, Identity and Symbolic Metaphors in the Bengali South Asian- Canadian Community
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)Migration is a process that allows people to circulate from one place to another as they seek resources and search for new beginnings. The study of the South-Asian Bengali community in Canada, conducted in Southern Ontario ... -
The Gift of Policing: Understanding Image and Reciprocity
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-09)The Community Based Policing model has been adopted by the large majority of policing agencies as another tool on an officer’s duty belt that allows them to do their job more effectively and efficiently. The model is ... -
Identification of hybridization in the nasal cavity of baboon hybrids, Papio anubis x P. cynocephalus, as an analogue for Neanderthal and Anatomically Modern Human hybrids
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-24)This study developed an informative model of a nasal cavity of a Neanderthal and Anatomically Modern Human (AMH) hybrid based on the morphological measurements and nonmetric features of nonhuman primate hybrids. This study ... -
In the Eye of the Beholder: Perceptions of Ecotourism in Algonquin Provincial Park
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-24)Since its inception, ecotourism has been promoted as a solution to some of the problems of biodiversity conservation. It has been touted as having the potential to balance the diverse interests of various publics by ensuring ... -
Interpreting Balinese Culture: Representation and Identity
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)The representation of Balinese people and culture within scholarship throughout the 20th century and into the most recent 21st century studies is examined. Important questions are considered, such as: What major themes ... -
Living on the Edge: Old Colony Mennonites and digital technology
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-18)Technology does not stand alone in any society. Each society negotiates its own relationship with technology and places its own value on it. Each chooses its own path. This thesis considers the path taken towards technology ... -
Masked by Fire: A Pilot Study Analyzing Perimortem Ballistic Trauma in Burnt Remains
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-21)Fire is believed to destroy everything it comes into contact with, making it a popular choice for covering up crimes like murder. By warping and shrinking the bones, fire can pose quite a challenge to even the most experienced ... -
Mycenaean Occupants of Ancient Kallithea: Understanding a Population’s Health, Culture, and Lifestyle Through Bioarchaeological Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-26)The Mycenaean cemetery at Kallithea Laganidia is the first comprehensive study of a cemetery sample from the periphery of the Mycenaean world. Previous studies have focused primarily on remains from palace centers. Even ... -
Perceptions of Repatriation: An anthropological examination of the meaning behind repatriating human remains in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-24)The repatriation of Aboriginal human remains is still a debated issue in some forums. However, among many Canadian museums and other institutions, repatriation of ancestral remains is no longer a debate. It has become part ... -
Popping My Collar: Applying Anthropology to the Field of Design and Marketing
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-30)This paper explores the relationship between anthropological research methods and business, marketing and research design. It is based on participant observation and semi-structured interviews. -
The Preservation and Stewardship of Archaeological Sites in the Boreal Forest: A Public Issues Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-23)Archaeological sites in the boreal forest are facing threats due to urban development, resource exploitation, vandalism, and infrastructure development, among others. In the context of archaeological site preservation as ... -
Preserving Arctic Archaeology in the 21st Century: Threats of Climate Change
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-16)Archaeological sites around the world are facing many challenges. These challenges include urban expansion, resource exploitation, tourism, governmental infrastructure programs such as road development and one of the ... -
Scripting the Right to be Canadian: Immigrant Experiences, Policies, and Practices in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-22)The ways that categories of immigration are drawn and standards of successful citizenship are measured in Canadian society influence the ways that people script themselves to appear as worthy immigrant applicants and ... -
The Sidney Effect: Competitive Youth Hockey and Fantasy Relationships
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-30)This thesis explores how a group of 17 male youth athletes, and their families, experience competitive hockey. Many of the youths seem to forge fantasy relationships with hockey celebrities, heroes, and stars -- e.g. ... -
A Study in Paleo-Oncology: On the Identification of Neoplastic Disease in Archaeological Bone
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-24)Humans have experienced neoplastic disease since antiquity as evidenced by its frequent mentions in numerous ancient medical texts from diverse cultures. However, the skeletal record does not always corroborate this fact, ... -
Techno-Utopia/ Techno-Dystopia: Writing the Future of Cyber-Technology
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-13)Will cyberspace ever become truly inhabitable, and if so, what kind of political climate will be present there? By investigating emergent discourses surrounding the future of cyber-technology, I reveal how online users ... -
Together in Death: A Study of Late Bronze Age Double Burials in Mycenaean Chamber Tombs
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-21)The Mycenaean civilization flourished during the late Bronze Age (ca. 1550-1050 BCE) throughout the Peloponnese in Greece and the Aegean. The Mycenaeans buried the dead together within communal chamber tombs, and therefore ...