Priscilla Weeks
Biographic Data
| ID | 3693301 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Priscilla Weeks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Priscilla |
| FAMILY NAME | Weeks |
| SIGNATURE | WEEKS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Houston Advanced Research Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Testing Cognitive Ethnography
Research was initiated in 2008 with the objective of developing social indicators for well-being of fishing communities. Initial steps included development and testing indicators for the concepts of dependence, gentrification, vulnerability, and resiliency in relation to nine fishing communities on the Texas Gulf Coast. Procedurally, a mixed methods design was employed, using quantitative analyses of large secondary data sets to rank coastal comm…
A Cultural Model of Farmer Land Conservation
In this paper, we present a cultural model of farmer land conservation. Based on interviews with farmers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, we identified a set of interrelated knowledge and values that cognitively frames farmer understanding of how best to conserve rural lands. The knowledge represented by this cultural model includes many beliefs and values held by environmentalists and conservationists working on the Eastern Shore to conserve la…
Feral Hogs
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 into their culture and economy. Previously managed by local stockmen as free-ranging livestock, feral hogs are now perceived by conservation professionals…
What Anthropology Can Contribute to the Construction of Nanotechnology Policy and Regulations
This paper arose from the primary author's participation on the Nanotechnology and Society panel hosted by John Stone and Amy Wolfe at the 2005 SfAA meetings in Santa Fe. The issues brought up by both panelists and audience served as a catalyst for further thought by the authors of the role that anthropology can play in the design of regulations for nanotechnology
Guest Editor's Comment
Cyber‐activism
Fisher Scientists
Scientific models of resource management underpin laws and regulations designed to protect animal and plant species by restricting potentially harmful human activities. The relationship between science and policy problematizes the scientific models on which regulations are based, making them the focal point for political controversies. This article studies the reconstruction and mobilization of research science by Texas oyster fishers to fight re…
Fish and people
The contributions of sociology, political economy, and anthropology to the development of aquaculture are examined. These disciplines have approached aqua‐culture from two perspectives. There is a body of literature that explores aquaculture's impact on rural communities, treating aquaculture as agriculture and focusing on issues of equity, labor patterns, nutrition, and health. Another approach stresses what aquaculture has in common with fisher…
Post-Colonial Challenges to Grand Theory
Two post-colonial critiques of social scientific theory are discussed. One arises primarily out of the academies of the third world and uses a modified dependency theory to explore the relationship between first and third world academies. The author calls this
Post-Colonial Challenges to Grand Theory
Two post-colonial critiques of social scientific theory are discussed. One arises primarily out of the academies of the third world and uses a modified dependency theory to explore the relationship between first and third world academies. The author calls this
Fish and people
The contributions of sociology, political economy, and anthropology to the development of aquaculture are examined. These disciplines have approached aqua‐culture from two perspectives. There is a body of literature that explores aquaculture's impact on rural communities, treating aquaculture as agriculture and focusing on issues of equity, labor patterns, nutrition, and health. Another approach stresses what aquaculture has in common with fisher…
Post-Colonial Challenges to Grand Theory
Two post-colonial critiques of social scientific theory are discussed. One arises primarily out of the academies of the third world and uses a modified dependency theory to explore the relationship between first and third world academies. The author calls this
Fish and people
The contributions of sociology, political economy, and anthropology to the development of aquaculture are examined. These disciplines have approached aqua‐culture from two perspectives. There is a body of literature that explores aquaculture's impact on rural communities, treating aquaculture as agriculture and focusing on issues of equity, labor patterns, nutrition, and health. Another approach stresses what aquaculture has in common with fisher…
Fisher Scientists
Scientific models of resource management underpin laws and regulations designed to protect animal and plant species by restricting potentially harmful human activities. The relationship between science and policy problematizes the scientific models on which regulations are based, making them the focal point for political controversies. This article studies the reconstruction and mobilization of research science by Texas oyster fishers to fight re…
Guest Editor's Comment
Cyber‐activism
What Anthropology Can Contribute to the Construction of Nanotechnology Policy and Regulations
This paper arose from the primary author's participation on the Nanotechnology and Society panel hosted by John Stone and Amy Wolfe at the 2005 SfAA meetings in Santa Fe. The issues brought up by both panelists and audience served as a catalyst for further thought by the authors of the role that anthropology can play in the design of regulations for nanotechnology
Feral Hogs
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 into their culture and economy. Previously managed by local stockmen as free-ranging livestock, feral hogs are now perceived by conservation professionals…
A Cultural Model of Farmer Land Conservation
In this paper, we present a cultural model of farmer land conservation. Based on interviews with farmers on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, we identified a set of interrelated knowledge and values that cognitively frames farmer understanding of how best to conserve rural lands. The knowledge represented by this cultural model includes many beliefs and values held by environmentalists and conservationists working on the Eastern Shore to conserve la…
Testing Cognitive Ethnography
Research was initiated in 2008 with the objective of developing social indicators for well-being of fishing communities. Initial steps included development and testing indicators for the concepts of dependence, gentrification, vulnerability, and resiliency in relation to nine fishing communities on the Texas Gulf Coast. Procedurally, a mixed methods design was employed, using quantitative analyses of large secondary data sets to rank coastal comm…
Sociology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Agroforestry (2 works)