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Encounter on a home-delivered raw milk route
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
view them as utopian and fairly innocuous alternatives to an ever encroaching capitalism. Despite a heated debate, few in-depth empirical studies of specific local food initiates exist. This dissertation contributes to these themes through...
The socio-cultural perceptions of food habits, body image and obesity of black-American women in Columbia, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
. But these studies are narrow in approach, lacking cultural constructions and food habits pertinent to the history and biography of Black-Americans. This dissertation explores Black women's perceptions of black culture, food habits, body image and obesity in Columbia...
Value chain integration, cluster cooperation, and sustainable livelihoods : bridging small farmers to high value markets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study explores the conditions for the possibility of an effective participation of small vegetable farmers in the modern value chains and the effects of this participation on the farmers' livelihood sustainability. ...
College freshmen's perception of racism at the University of Missouri-Columbia : do you see what I see?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation examines the perceptions that college freshmen have of racism on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus (UMC). A detailed history of the social interactions that have occurred between Blacks and Whites in the United States...
Transnationalism from below : an exploration of transnational engagement behavior of Nicaraguan immigrant entrepreneurs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study explores the concept of transnationalism through individual experiences of migrants from the community of Villa Sandino, Nicaragua that have become entrepreneurs as immigrants in the United States. Through ...
A case study on the use of focus groups as participatory research
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Participatory approaches to research involve the commitment of a researcher, as well as those supporting the researcher (i.e., academic institutions, funding organizations), to the other people who are also involved in the ...
Modes of reflexivity in community supported agriculture : the case of the people's republic of delicious foods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
As food has become unknowable, untrustworthy, and deleterious to all involved, people have responded with alternatives to the industrial agrifood system. One method in particular is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) ...