Recently added articles from Human Organization:
Feral Hogs: Invasive Species or Nature's Bounty?
Oct 01, 2009; ... Invasive species have been identified as an international conservation crisis. Federal land managers have been mandated to control invasive species on their lands and to restore native species. Such action can have consequences for local communities that have incorporated the non-native species ...
Institutions, Agency, and Illness in the Making of Tourette Syndrome
Oct 01, 2009; ... Medical anthropology has increasingly emphasized the importance of agency in the experience of illness. As sick people rethink and contest social constructions of their symptoms, they influence both the course of their own illnesses and the larger cultural models within which they exist. By ...
Swap Meets and Socioeconomic Alternatives for Mexican Immigrants: The Case of the San Joaquin Valley1
Oct 01, 2009; ... Swap meets have a long tradition in California's San Joaquin Valley. These are markets of different sizes and characteristics that have changed and adapted to demographic changes in the Valley. This article has two interrelated objectives. The first is to describe swap meets' main ...
A Case for Certified Interpreters for Participants in the Canada/Mexico Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program
Oct 01, 2009; ... The rapid growth of Ontario's greenhouse vegetable industry is largely due to a guaranteed supply of Mexicans who participate in the Canada/Mexico Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (C/MSAWP). Agriculture is a dangerous occupation and, although Mexican farm workers have the right to health ...
The Effects of Problem Drinking and Sexual Risk Among Mexican Migrant Workers on Their Community of Origin
Oct 01, 2009; ... Although the financial remittances sent by male Mexican migrant workers residing in the United States can result in higher standards of living for their families and home communities, out-migration may lead to increased migrant problem drinking and sexual risk behaviors, which may in turn impact ...