Research Paper

The reading logs, research outline and paper presentation have lead you along the road of my research process, while tying larger themes of gender and health together.  This paper connects many of the gender and health ideas to the Hutterites in a formal way. In this paper, the Hutterites and their notions of health are looked at under the scope of health as a social construction.  It argues that the Hutterite health norms in 1940-1990 were created by their social climate, which was produced from their secluded and Christian lifestyle.

Hutterites and Their Notions of Health History 4250

 

Research Paper Presentation

Part of the research process was getting feedback from fellow classmates and the professor on the topic.  The presentation served as forum to garner feedback and as well, the presentation forced me into summarizing and identifying the main issues and arguments of my research paper.  The presentation informs and gives a basic summary to what my final research paper is to be and is another stepping stone in the research process.  So I have attached my power point presentation, along with my presentation notes from that presentation.

The PowerPoint:

Hutterites and Their Notions of Health

The Presentation Notes:

Hist 4250 Presentation

 

 

 

Research Paper Outline and Process Statement

Prior to writing the paper, I made an an outline and process statement.  Reading this document will help you understand my research process, as you get to see where I started and how the sources adapted my thinking towards a completely different final research paper.  The outline discusses the my research question, the sources and how I would use them, and a basic structure to the paper. The early outline is much different then the final research paper and this will allow you to see the changes and how the research changed my perspective on the Hutterites.  The process statement includes more of the early methodology of where I got sources, why I chose the project and potential knowledge or biases I had leading into the research that could sway my findings. Click on the title to read my Outline and Process Statement!

Derek Walde History 4250 Research Paper Outline

Other History Research Projects on Agrarian Ana-Baptist People Groups

Here are the two related agrarian Ana-Baptist research projects I have done.  Both of these projects aided in my research paper, and set up a framework of how to understand and study these type of people.  Neither deal with Health or Gender, however both can be useful to understand Ana-Baptist people groups better.  Each connects their religious beliefs to a certain aspect of their life or interaction with the outside world.  These papers offer more insight into Ana-Baptist lifestyle and how religion  permeates into all aspects of their life and is the defining feature of their culture.

Hutterites and Religious Prejudice Hist 4250

History 3010 Mennonites and World War II