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In his vivid, lively account of how Greek Cypriot villagers coped with a thirty-year displacement, Peter Loïzos follows a group of people whom he encountered as prosperous farmers in 1968, yet found as disoriented refugees when revisiting in 1975. By providing a forty year in-depth perspective unusual in the social sciences, this study yields unconventional insights into the deeper meanings of displacement. It focuses on reconstruction of livelihoods, conservation of family, community, social capital, health (both physical and mental), religious and political perceptions. The author argues for a closer collaboration between anthropology and the life sciences, particularly medicine and social epidemiology, but suggests that qualitative life-history data have an important role to play in the understanding of how people cope with collective stress

Long-term study of displaced Cypriots suggests that most have transcended the shock of displacement. Adapted from the source document.

Discusses how post-Ottoman Empire survivors of violent displacements can usually benefit creatively from a variety of forms of assistance -- the granting of citizenship rights, housing aid, provision of land, working capital & jobs -- & compares them with the displaced groups of today. An exploration is made concerning ethnic support groups & intermarriage & how they create communities of trust, shared values, & mutual aid. 60 References. Adapted from the source document.

Although early-20th-century anthropological literature emphasized freedom questions for collectivities, it is contended that contemporary research has devoted more attention to individual struggles for freedom in cultures. It is asserted that Emile Durkheim's & Karl Marx's emphasis on matters of social determinism influenced succeeding generations of anthropologists to focus on issues that affected collectivities rather than individuals. Contemporary literature is credited with addressing various freedom-related issues including individual & group resistance to power structures & ideologies & issues regarding social indoctrination processes. The example of female prisoners' acceptance of lesbian partners while incarcerated illustrates the shortcomings of previous anthropological studies of sexual socialization. It is concluded that future anthropological research must address questions concerning freedom as a form of self-realization. 28 References. J. W. Parker