senior thesis

It Will Always Be There
Ethnography of an Imagined Community

Anthropology Thesis Project · University of Southern California
        by Myshele Goldberg · Spring 2002
Table of Contents

Home/Disclaimers
Background
My Purpose
Research Methods
The Setting: Life in Deans Halls
The Summer Before
First Memories
Early Bonding: Fountain Hopping and the Birthday Party
Ritual Behavior: Meals, Movies, and Hanging Out
Program Events and the RHP Paradox
The RHP Family: Group Structure
Core Group Roles
Unraveling
The Second Semester Split
Sophomore & Junior Years
Senior Year
The RHP Reunion
The Future of Our Family
Conclusions and Anthropological Significance
References

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