Social Anthropology Theses: Recent submissions
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"Doctors of our knowledge" : kinship, research, and embodiment in an Amerindian village in Guyana
(University of St Andrews, 2018) - ThesisEthnography of how people in Surama—a mostly Makushi, Amerindian Village in the North Rupununi of Region 9 in Guyana—conceive of “work” as social formation, “development” as a local manifestation, and knowledge tied to ... -
The nature and causes of allomorphy in Cuzco Quechua : with special reference to the marking of person and the 'empty morph' ni-
(University of St Andrews, 1994) - ThesisIt is the purpose of this thesis to examine the reasons why Cuzco Quechua, an Amerindian language of Latin America, uses allomorphs, or multiple forms, to represent the minimal semantic units of the language (or morphemes). ... -
Sexual violence : dynamics, aftermath and intervention
(University of St Andrews, 1997) - ThesisThis thesis examines the nature of sexual violence, the trauma experienced by survivors, how report rate for this type of crime can be increased, and how secondary victimisation of survivors can be prevented. Laboratory ... -
Emotional state, event-related impact and blame cognitions : a study of secondary victims of murder
(University of St Andrews, 1998) - ThesisPrevious studies have found a relationship between attributions of blame and traumatic events such as crime, illness, and accidents/disasters, albeit inconclusive as to the benefits or detriments of self- and other-blame ...