Ambyr Hardy
Member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
From Lakewood, Calif.
From Lakewood, Calif.
Through exploring the social support networks that people create, with an anthropological perspective and ethnographic toolkit, I strive to make a positive difference in the world and empower all whom I meet.
As Margaret Mead told us, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
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Ambyr Hardy Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Ambyr Hardy of Lakewood, Calif., was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Hardy...
May, 27 2015 - Verified by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Graduate Student at California State University, Long Beach
Working towards my Master's Degree in Applied Anthropology.
My focus is on peer social support networks in Urban America.
How and why do urban parents and families come together in peer social support networks?
Are they increasing their social capital (and that of their children)?
Is that increased social capital increasing important in today's socio-political and economic climate?
How do small these quasi-formal organizations play a role in social change and adaptation?
And, is parenting a form of activism?
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September 2013 - Present
