Southern African Women’s Struggle to both Uphold Tradition and Promote Women’s Equality in the Family

A woman in modern Limpopo, South Africa explained traditional marital expectations by re-telling what her aunt once said to her: “Lady, you must know that this man is your head, you are the neck. Whatever he is telling you, or whatever he is saying, that’s the word, he’s the head, you don’t have to challenge him”.1 This quote shows that unequal familial structures pervade Southern Africa. The traditional structure of marriage in Southern Africa empowers mothers while disparaging wives, consequently minimizing young women’s economic opportunities, while preserving older women’s economic security. Traditional Southern African marital customs have significant influence over the current institution of marriage, as do colonial impositions on marriage. After South Africa established independence, the Recognition of Customary Marriage Act demonstrated the ongoing conflict between upholding tradition and protecting women’s rights. This paper progresses through history from immediately before colonization to the early 2000s, identifying the legal and social sources of conflict for women, as they struggle to maintain traditionalism\u27s empowerment of mothers, while maximizing wives’ equality and opportunities

Schelling, Bob

Bob Schelling served in the Army in Vietnam in 1966. He worked as a weapons repairman for helicopters, spending most of his time in Vietnam at a small village about 18 miles north of Saigon and the last few months at Vung Tau.Date of interview: April 6, 2007Length of interview: 24:2

Inequalities in Heterosexual Sex and How We Can Become Equals

Sexual inequality is well researched in the academic sphere but is absent from the political realm. Previous research has identified that sex is defined for men’s pleasure, that women suffer from an orgasm gap, and that male domination is standard in heterosexual sex. Due to the private nature of sex, sexual inequality is untouched as a personal problem rather than deconstructed as a political injustice. However, the universality of sexual inequality in heterosexual relationships demonstrates that these overlooked personal problems are rooted in widespread cultural misogyny. Sex is one of the primary ways in which we perform gendered socialization, due to the ingrained heteronormative principle that gender differences are central to sex. Achieving sexual equality will rid society of the predominant performance of gender roles, therefore diminishing social inequality in the broader sphere. To improve sexual equality, I urge expedient adoption of interpersonal solutions of self-love and relationship communication; and the political solution of sex-positive, communication centered sex-education. This paper uses feminist, political, sociological, and queer perspectives to shift academic discussions on sexual inequality into political actions

Terminal-occupation community patterns at Lyon\u27s Bluff (22OK520) in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi:sedimentological, molluscan, artifactual, and geophysical evidence

Prehistoric cultures are often studied by intrasite artifact variation and quantity without much consideration of how prehistoric populations interacted locally and regionally. Archaeologists can identify and study patterns associated with activities within a specified radius in order to gain an understanding of cultural operations. Identifying a social framework for a prehistoric society allows the investigation of group organization such as status differentiation, shared rituals, and the construction and maintenance of earthworks and living areas. That facilities were constructed for specialized use within a community is evidenced by the presence of earthworks and mounds at many sites (Lewis et al. 1998:16-17). Less well understood is how community patterns reflect social organization. The purpose of this thesis is to better document the number and distribution of structures at Lyon’s Bluff, a Mississippian to Protohistoric-period mound site in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. The focus will be on the last part of the occupation at the site, i.e., on materials recovered from the plowzone. A method employing molluscan remains and sedimentological evidence is used that allows for the delineation of structure locales using plowzone samples. Additional evidence is provided by artifact distributions and geophysical (magnetic gradiometer) data

Interview with Lottie and Willard N. Mills, Edward Dodge, and Raymond Bower

An interview with Lottie and Willard N. Mills, Edward Dodge, and Raymond Bower containing various songs, stories, and reminiscences. 00:00:25 - Lottie Mills, Song, Only Common Bill 00:01:39 - Willard Mills, Song, Only Common Bill (alternate tune) 00:02:52 - Lottie Mills, Song, I\u27ll Make a Cake For Charlie 00:03:19 - Song, My Mother Will Buy Me A Rubber Dolly 00:04:21 - Song, The Baggage Coach 00:07:23 - Song, Samson and the mule 00:08:13 - Willard Mills, song, Grandfather\u27s Clock 00:08:45 - Lottie Mills, childhood games 00:10:33 - Willard Mills, song, Oh How He Lied 00:12:00 - Edward Dodge, introduction. This interview is transcribed. 00:12:13 - Murder of the Haufmaster girl south of Great Bend and subsequent hanging of the killer 00:16:19 - Lynching and dragging of a Black man in Great Bend 00:19:11 - Brothers and sisters 00:20:03 - Early Great Bend 00:22:55 - First home in Great Bend 00:24:29 - Working cattle 00:25:47 - Christmas customs 00:27:38 - Experience with Indigenous Americans 00:29:04 - Mouse in the molasses 00:31:09 - Oxen collared like horses 00:33:07 - Unknown man, recitation, the story of the farmer 00:34:50 - Recitation, The Little Boy\u27s Soliloquy 00:35:39 - Recitation, Three Boys Arguing 00:36:15 - Recitation, The 500-word Theme 00:37:06 - Song, The Old Armchair 00:38:20 - Song, Why I Love and Adore Jesus 00:41:15 - Raymond Bower, introduction. This interview is transcribed 00:41:34 - Biographical information 00:42:35 - Stories told to Mr. Bower by Jules Van Meter 00:43:10 - Experience with the Pawnee Bob in about 1874 00:44:47 - Shooting a mouse off a shelf in 1875 00:45:45 - Haunting at Gray\u27s Draw 00:48:46 - Story of William Gibbon 00:49:36 - Story of Squire Hankie Oliver, Justice of the Peace for Norton County 00:50:39 - Story of Grose Page, Norton cattle buyerhttps://scholars.fhsu.edu/sackett/1043/thumbnail.jp

Diversification into Long-Term Care : A New Opportunity for Hospitals?

By Michael J. Bierly and Ann S. Altmeyer, former College at Brockport faculty member.https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/bookshelf/1254/thumbnail.jp

The World Climate Program: Collaboration and Communication on a Global Scale

This article discusses the rationale and history of the World Climate Program (WCP) as a prime example of gains in scientific knowledge achievable only through collaboration and communication on a worldwide basis. The WCP is managed jointly by the World Meteorologi cal Organization and the United Nations Environmental Program, both of which are specialized agencies of the United Nations, and by the International Council of Scientific Unions. This unique arrangement has both given strength and presented problems in getting governments and scientists from all over the world to work together in the pursuit of program goals. Vital to this work are the tools made available by contemporary communications technology, particularly supercomputers and satellites. Nevertheless, the availability and usefulness of those tools does not supplant the more basic groundwork that has to be laid and maintained in order to conduct global research. The necessary groundwork requires intra- and intergovernmental collaboration, and also continued progress in the underlying science base. The WCP is composed of the World Climate Data Program, the World Climate Applications Program, the World Climate Impact Program, and the World Climate Research Program.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68047/2/10.1177_000271628849500110.pd

Parks and recreation master plan : City of Eugene

195 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Maps, charts, tables, illus. Published May, 1983. Scanned by UO from item SB483 .E8P37 1983, May, 2009.The main purpose of the study is to develop guides and recommendations that the EPRD can use in providing parks and recreational services and facilities for the next 20 years. The Master Plan includes: I} an analysis of existing and projected recreational demands; 2) a description of potential opportunities; 3) a set of goals and policies; and 4) a list of proposals. [From the Plan

The Disconnect Between CAMA, CRC, Local Governments, and the Protection of North Carolina's Coastal Waters

The North Carolina Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) requires coastal counties to prepare land use plans every five years as a means of protecting the health of our coastal environment while guiding economic development. A primary role of the Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) is to assist local governments in understanding the requirements for these plans and to approve them when submitted. Some members of the Coastal Resources Advisory Council (CRAC) also participate in this review process. To offset the expense of this planning effort, the Division of Coastal Management (DCM) awards grants of up to $500,000 annually. The beauty of the concept is that it allows local governments to set their own priorities, identify local problems and challenges and to take steps to cope with them as they guide economic growth in their jurisdictions