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Anthropology: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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. ... -
Women and tourism in White Harbour, Newfoundland: Filling the Gap between Tradition, Innovation, and Globalization
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-26)Rural communities, often called outports, throughout Newfoundland are currently experiencing important socio-economic changes. External forces, such as the ever-growing oil industry in Alberta and provincial planning based ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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.