Jacqueline Comito
Biographic Data
| ID | 664658 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacqueline Comito |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacqueline |
| FAMILY NAME | Comito |
| SIGNATURE | COMITO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Performance, Linguistic and Communicative
Scholars tend to study two types of performance. One is performances of theater, dance, and other art forms as social interactions that are highly prominent and set apart from daily life, both of which rely on the patterned use of language. This entry surveys the other, the scholarship of linguistic and communicative performance – individual and social behavior in everyday interactions as performances where social actors create and recreate their…
Cooperative Extension and Practicing Anthropology: A Natural Fit
The Cooperative Extension System's mission to “put scientific knowledge into practice” is a natural fit for practicing anthropologists. Two extension anthropologists present their work with the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach programs, Iowa Learning Farms and Water Rocks!, as a case study for how anthropological practice can be used to develop and implement successful extension programs. Added to the conversation is the element of ad…
Stewards, Businessmen, and Heroes: Role Conflict and Contradiction Among Row-Crop Farmers in an Age of Environmental Uncertainty
This paper addresses the ways in which farmers' social roles reveal complex and contradictory beliefs and attitudes about conservation. Drawing on qualitative data from Iowa corn and soybean farmers, local government officials, and conservation agencies, analysis of 28 listening sessions finds an overriding tension between two conflicting components of farmer roles: farmers as stewards or custodians of the land and farmers as shrewd businessmen n…
The State's Role in Water Quality: Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners and the Agricultural Status Quo
The continued transformation of farmland in Iowa is intimately linked to the state—a collection of policies, bureaucracies, and procedures—which has offered concessions and subsidies to those that farm the land. These initiatives are designed to encourage farmers to alter their farming methods and the landscape to develop better conservation ethics, prevent soil erosion, and improve water quality. Local-level nominally elected politicians, Soil a…
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Stewards, Businessmen, and Heroes: Role Conflict and Contradiction Among Row-Crop Farmers in an Age of Environmental Uncertainty
This paper addresses the ways in which farmers' social roles reveal complex and contradictory beliefs and attitudes about conservation. Drawing on qualitative data from Iowa corn and soybean farmers, local government officials, and conservation agencies, analysis of 28 listening sessions finds an overriding tension between two conflicting components of farmer roles: farmers as stewards or custodians of the land and farmers as shrewd businessmen n…
The State's Role in Water Quality: Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners and the Agricultural Status Quo
The continued transformation of farmland in Iowa is intimately linked to the state—a collection of policies, bureaucracies, and procedures—which has offered concessions and subsidies to those that farm the land. These initiatives are designed to encourage farmers to alter their farming methods and the landscape to develop better conservation ethics, prevent soil erosion, and improve water quality. Local-level nominally elected politicians, Soil a…
Cooperative Extension and Practicing Anthropology: A Natural Fit
The Cooperative Extension System's mission to “put scientific knowledge into practice” is a natural fit for practicing anthropologists. Two extension anthropologists present their work with the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach programs, Iowa Learning Farms and Water Rocks!, as a case study for how anthropological practice can be used to develop and implement successful extension programs. Added to the conversation is the element of ad…
Performance, Linguistic and Communicative
Scholars tend to study two types of performance. One is performances of theater, dance, and other art forms as social interactions that are highly prominent and set apart from daily life, both of which rely on the patterned use of language. This entry surveys the other, the scholarship of linguistic and communicative performance – individual and social behavior in everyday interactions as performances where social actors create and recreate their…
Political science (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works)