Human Ecology articles from December 2003

Human Ecology archives from December 2003

Viliui Sakha post-Soviet adaptation: a subarctic test of Netting's smallholder--householder theory.
December 1, 2003... The Sakha of northeastern Siberia, Russia, are the highest latitude contemporary agropastoralists practicing horse and cattle husbandry. In the last 100 years their rural livelihood has gone from household-level subsistence food production in...

Nutritional consequences of wealth differentials in east African pastoralists: the case of the Datoga of northern Tanzania.
December 1, 2003... Among African pastoralists evidence that wealth is associated with other measures of household success is scant and the significance of wealth differentials for family welfare remains poorly understood. Predictions that wealth in livestock is...

Driving bison and Blackfoot science.
December 1, 2003... Archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence of "buffalo jumping" is concentrated in Blackfoot (Nitsitapi) territory. Although the "hardware" of buffalo jumps has been documented extensively, little is known of the "software," in particular the...

Diversity, risk mediation, and change in a Trans-Himalayan agropastoral system.
December 1, 2003... We describe the diversity and dynamism of social, agricultural, and livestock husbandry practices in a traditional mountain production system in the Indian Trans-Himalaya. These are interpreted in the context of their role in mediating...

Fishing behavior and decision-making in an Ecuadorian community: a scaled approach.
December 1, 2003... Debate over how people behave in an open access environment is ongoing in both the social sciences and natural resource management circles. Central to this debate is the question of driving forces behind decisions and behavior toward natural...

The ecological economics of harvesting sharp-pointed rush (Juncus acutus) in the Kizilirmak Delta, Turkey.(Brief Communication)
December 1, 2003... The sustainable harvest of aquatic vegetation is not accounted for in the national economy, in decision-making, and environmental policy in the Kizilirmak Delta, a Ramsar wetland of international importance and a major agricultural area on the...

The Xavante in Transition: Health, Ecology, and Bioanthropology in Central Brazil.
December 1, 2003... The Xavante in Transition: Health, Ecology, and Bioanthropology in Central Brazil. By Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Nancy Flowers, Francisco M. Salzano, and Ricardo Santos. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 2002, 344 pp., index. ...

Human Ecology.
December 1, 2003... A New York Times article (1) in October asked "Are More People Cheating?" Concerns about ethics and our behavior have grown after a number of recent highly public and costly corporate scandals. While our public attention may be heightened now,...

Research protocols grounded in ethics.(Cover Story)
December 1, 2003... Elaine Wethington, associate professor of human development, is a pioneer in social science research that requires asking human subjects for private, sometimes painful details of their personal lives. She has become an expert in developing...

Making judgments about improving nutrient deficiencies.
December 1, 2003... Division of Nutritional Sciences associate professor Robert Parker conducts basic research on the bioavailability of vitamin A. Because of its essential role in human health, vitamin A is at the center of some of the most ethically complicated...

Modifying temperament and personality: where to draw the line.
December 1, 2003... Human development professor Richard Depue studies the structure and neurobehavioral foundation of temperament and personality and the resulting implications for treatment of personality disorders. His research raises ethical considerations...

Effecting cultural change.
December 1, 2003... From a researcher or policymaker's point of view and on an international scale, policy analysis and management professor Andrea Parrot stresses that ethics are culturally and historically determined. When members of one culture try to impose...

The science and ethics of clean water.
December 1, 2003... Elements of the natural world sustain human existence on Earth. To ensure an unending supply of resources for their own survival and that of future generations, humans have both a practical and ethical obligation to sustain the natural...

Using design to advance environmental stewardship.
December 1, 2003... In his research, writing, teaching, and artwork, Jack Elliott is one of a small number of design professionals in the country focused on realigning aesthetics and ethical values. This architect and assistant professor in the Department of...

Preventing childhood obesity at school, at home, and in the community: Cornell nutritional sciences expert presents legislative testimony on the childhood obesity epidemic in the state.(Nutrition, Health, and Genomics)
December 1, 2003... WENDY WOLFE, A RESEARCH associate in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, testified in June before the New York State Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm, and Nutrition Policy. She spoke primarily on the role of state policy in preventing...

Freshmen weight gain has national obesity implications: Cornell nutritionists report that college freshmen gain an average of 4.2 pounds during their first 12 weeks on campus.(Nutrition, Health, and Genomics)
December 1, 2003... "SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT gain during the first semester of college is a real phenomenon, with breakfast and lunch at all-you-can-eat dining facilities accounting for 20 percent of the weight gain." says David A. Levitsky, professor of nutritional...

Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition, and History (HEARTH); An online archive at Cornell documents the history of home economics.(History)
December 1, 2003... MORE THAN 1,500 volumes published between 1850 and 1950 are featured in an online archive provided through Cornell's Albert R. Mann Library to document the history of home economics. The titles in the Home Economics Archive: Research,...

Ethics in the Human Ecology curriculum.(Human Ecology)
December 1, 2003... Discussion of ethics is woven throughout the academic program in the College of Human Ecology. In all of the college's units, instructors and students examine issues that range from environmental ethics and sustainable design to ethical...