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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"biology and culture"”.
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Nietzsches Begriff der décadence : kritik und analyse der moderne
… concepts out of the context of their becoming and reduce them to a static 'meaning. In his analysis of décadence there a no unambiguous causes and effects. The very historical breadth and ambivalence of the word ' décadence ' does not allow the unambiguous assignation of the word to a 'meaning. …
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An ethnography of 'courage' among U.S. Marines
This is a theoretical and ethnographic study of conceptions of “courage” among combat infantry, specifically U.S. Marines. U.S. infantry combat soldiers conceive of the cultural value courage in its many manifestations and formulations. I maintain that courage manifests itself in both vocal signs, …
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FROM CELL TO SYMBOL: A BIOCULTURAL STUDY OF ANEMIA AND SUBJECTIVITY AMONG THE POQOMCHI' MAYA IN GUATEMALA
… anemia has multiple causes, goes untreated, and becomes chronic and endemic. Given anemia’s global prevalence and varied etiology, it stands to reason that anemia may be differently experienced biologically and culturally. A lack of contextual research has inhibited understanding of why …
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The evolution of a Christian ally: Factors that influence beliefs and attitudes toward gays and lesbians
… that involves interaction between the brain and the environment. It is not fixed, but rather can be learned or improved with practice and experience (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields, 2011, p. 63). Much of the research in the area of plasticity centers on neurological, cognitive, and behavioral …
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Communicating the Unspeakable: Linguistic Phenomena in the Psychedelic Sphere
Psychedelics can enable a broad and paradoxical spectrum of linguistic phenomena from the unspeakability of mystical experience to the eloquence of the songs of the shaman or curandera. Interior dialogues with the Other, whether framed as the voice of the Logos, an alien download, or communion with …