Ham hocks on your cornflakes

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The part played by food in African American identity is discussed. The symbolism of food and racism toward blacks may have been the reason for African Americans preferred pork and limited themselves to fish which they could catch.

author: Warner, Mark R.
African Americans, Food and nutrition

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Habitus, ethnomimesis: a note on the logic of practice

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The author discusses the origins of habitus and ethnomimesis, focusing on their societal impact. An analysis of how ethnomimesis incorporates habits within social systems is presented.

author: Cantwell, Robert Emmett
Social aspects, Research, Analysis, Folklore, Social change, Imitation, Social exchange, Habit, Habits (Human behavior)

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Written in bone

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The use of radioactive isotopes to learn about the migration of ancient people is discussed.

author: Fowler, Brenda
Usage, Radioisotopes

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