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  • Choosing resistance : social power and alternative birth care in Sonoma County, California 
    Dailey, Jessica Lee (San Francisco State University, 2019)
    Childbirth in Western societies is subject to near-total medical surveillance and control. The power of the dominant medical institution is such that alternative forms of pregnancy, birth, and neonatal care, such as ...
  • Nationalism and the development of archaeology in Iran 
    Ashrafi, Sheyda (San Francisco State University, 2019)
    In the last few decades, archaeologists have become concerned with the relationship between nationalism and archaeology. Promoting nationalism needs the remote past (Kohl 1998: 223). This paper looks at the relationship ...
  • Examining the relationship between loneliness and trauma through ecological momentary assessment 
    Gonzalez, Rachel Melissa (San Francisco State University, 2018)
    Loneliness and trauma are more common in college student populations than previously thought. Research indicates that experiencing traumatic events may make one more susceptible to feelings of loneliness, and this can ...
  • The archaeology of Zoroastrianism 
    Hall, Megan Elizabeth (2019)
    My thesis compiles a list of attributes that can be used to archaeologically identify the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism. To do so, I reviewed literature written on the archaeology of religion and what factors indicate ...
  • Entheseal changes in an ancient Egyptian skeletal collection 
    Minnig, Sophie (San Francisco State University, 2018)
    The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of age and sex on entheseal changes, as well as test for asymmetry in an ancient Egyptian skeletal collection. Entheseal changes refer to the morphological changes that ...