Browsing by Subject "anthropology"

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Breaking the Internet: A Study of Generation Z & Viral Marketing
(2018-05) Shi, Helena
This thesis explores the convergence of Generation Z and viral marketing. It first defines the signature characteristics of the newest generation following millennials, including their digital fluency and social empowerment and activism. Then, it explores the different executions of viral content and viral marketing. The thesis investigates the differences between content vs. marketing and examines various executions of both. It also conducts three case studies and surveys to explore specific relationships between viral content and advertising, including the Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge, the Pen Pineapple Apple Pen video, and the Kendall Jenner Pepsi commercial. Then it delves into analyzing primary data collected via three surveys correlating to each case and utilizes different regression models to develop interpretations and conclusions.
A Cultural Iceberg: The Complexity of Mental Health and Mental Illness
(2021-12) Isaac, Aurora
Elements of culture consist of values, beliefs, and norms shared by a community. This cultural aspect of an individual contributes to differing viewpoints on mental health, mental illnesses, and patterns of health care utilization. Mental disorders are present worldwide. However, cultural diversity conceptualizes how mental health is perceived and how mental illnesses are defined. Insights from psychological anthropology assist in recognizing how cognition, emotions, and motivation shape a sociocultural setting, directly impacting the perception of mental health and illness-related factors such as how symptoms are expressed, stigmatization, coping mechanisms, kinship support systems, and the willingness to seek treatment. Consequently, mental health is full of theoretical and practical challenges which limit diagnosis and treatment across cultures. This thesis evaluates cross-cultural perspectives that focus on alternatives and varying explanations regarding the effects of culture on mental health and mental illness. An in-depth look at the influential factors of culture on mental illness and the corresponding research is presented in the light of existing literature. Modern approaches regarding the relationship between patients and health professionals involve a collaborative treatment for the best outcomes, bringing about a distinction between universalism and particularism in psychology. Although the idea of western psychology regarding mental illness and mental health has great merit, it has created unproven assumptions that may not always be applied globally. Moreover, there are numerous challenges in identifying a specific disorder amongst various cultural groups. The culmination of this thesis aims to draw attention to the significant role cultural fluency plays when considering mental health and approaches clinicians can employ to identify, diagnose, and treat mental illnesses in individuals from various cultural backgrounds.
Daveko Kiowa-Apache Medicine Man
(Texas Memorial Museum, The University of Texas at Austin, 1970-11) Mcallister, J. Gilbert; Newcomb Jr., W.W.
The Ethnography and Ethnology of Franz Boas
(Texas Memorial Museum, The University of Texas at Austin, 1963-04) White, Leslie A.
Identity-Based Revitalization in the Maya Communities of Guatemala: A Focus on Dress and Language
(2020-05) McChesney, Hannah
The Maya people have lived in Central America since as early as 250 A.D. and speak 22 officially recognized languages, inhabiting what is now present-day Guatemala. These communities have for centuries been the target of subversive socioeconomic and political policies imposed by Spanish colonizers, then later the national government, and most recently were the victims of a State-led genocide in the early 1980s. However, these communities have continued to fight for the recognition of their rights and the freedom to peacefully express their culture through traditional practices of dress, language, religion, and other customs that vary geographically and between distinct ethnic groups. This work focuses primarily on revitalization efforts in dress and language since the mid-twentieth century that have sought to reverse cultural repression tactics implemented by the State and overturn social prejudices. The research is based on information from historical studies, primary sources, and a cultural anthropological study done with Maya people in Guatemala. Detailed in this work is the essence of the Maya cultural identity, the history of its suppression, and the three fronts on which the revitalization movement has been based: political mobilization, works of the Pan-Maya Movement and Maya scholars, and community-based efforts centered around education.
Publications by Members of the Faculty of The University of Texas
(University of Texas at Austin, 1944-08-04) The University of Texas
Publications by Members of the Faculty of The University of Texas
(University of Texas at Austin, 1945-08-15) Brogan, A.P.
Publications by Members of the Faculty of The University of Texas
(University of Texas at Austin, 1943-08-16) The University of Texas
Publications by Members of the Faculty of The University of Texas
(University of Texas at Austin, 1941-12-01) The University of Texas
Science Study Break - Indiana Jones & Apocalypto
(2008-09-24) McInnis Martin, Lauri
Servants of the Saints: The Social and Cultural Identity of a Tarascan Community in Mexico, by R. A. M. Van Zantwijk
(Journal of Latin American Studies, 1969) Adams, Richard N.
Solving a 3.2-Million-Year-Old Mystery: How Lucy Died
(Environmental Science Institute, 2017-03-24) Environmental Science Institute; Kappelman, John