Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Humanities/2021 March 25

= March 25 =

Student parietal
I came upon that term while re-reading The Body and didn't know what it meant. Our DAB page doesn't cover it, but Wiktionary does (adj third sense and noun fourth sense): topics concerning the regulation of college living, especially with regards to the visiting privileges of the opposite sex to dorms. I was thinking I should add something to our page, but I'm not sure what the best target would be. Mixed-sex education, to which co-education redirects, is close, but not really the right thing. Likewise cohabitation. I guess I could create a more targeted link to Wikt in the "Other" section, but it seems likely that there's a proper article here and I'm just not thinking of the right term to look for. Any suggestions? The closest match I've found is actually here, but it's a little too specific. Matt Deres (talk) 12:37, 25 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Parietals are mentioned (for some reason written with an upper-case P) in the section . I think that in this sense, which is US English AFAIK, the term is usually a plural-only noun. --Lambiam 23:01, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * "Parietal hours" as an adjective, though. Rmhermen (talk) 21:58, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

Symptoms of schizophrenia
I'm writing a book about a man who becomes schizophrenic and does murderous deeds. What are the symptoms of it? xdude (talk) 13:22, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Has it occurred to you to look at schizophrenia? Has it occurred to you that people with schizophrenia are far more likely to be victims of crime than the reverse? --jpgordon&#x1d122;&#x1d106; &#x1D110;&#x1d107; 14:07, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * (E/C) We have an article on schizophrenia, complete with a section on signs and symptoms, as well as an entire article on basic symptoms of schizophrenia. Could you elaborate on what you're looking for if those aren't sufficient? Matt Deres (talk) 14:10, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

How to access microfilm
Hello, I am wondering about how to open microfilm M382 ROLL 28 for PVT. Alexander Hunter. I would very much like to view it. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=566312AB-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gandalf the Groovy (talk • contribs) 17:58, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Did you try the Contact Us button and see if they can answer your question? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:02, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

1879 Virginia General Assembly Members
Is there a record of members of the 1879 Virginia General Assembly Members. I am specifically looking for the name Alexander Hunter. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gandalf the Groovy (talk • contribs) 21:30, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Maybe this guy: ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:38, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

gulf coastal cities considered geography of coastal elites in US
Are the cities located near the Gulf of Mexico, like Houston, New Orleans, Biloxi, Mobile, Alabama; and Tampa considered as geography of places where you would find coastal elites? or is it that cities on the East Coast and West Coast are considered as the place of coastal elites? Donmust90 (talk) 21:56, 25 March 2021 (UTC)Donmust90Donmust90 (talk) 21:56, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't think so, see Educational attainment in the United States. Not all areas of "coastal elites" aka concentrations of the educated class, are on the Northeast or West coast, they are also in Colorado and some cities like Austin, Texas. Of 19 (talk) 22:15, 25 March 2021 (UTC)


 * The term "elite" is relative. New Orleans definitely has its own elite and is a coastal city, so under one possible definition of the term "coastal elite" they would classify. Cambridge Dictionary defines the term as "the group of educated, professional people living mainly in cities on the western or northeastern coasts of the US who have liberal political views and are often considered to have advantages that most ordinary Americans do not have". With this definition, the New Orleans elite is not a coastal elite. The characters in the film Coastal Elites fit the Cambridge definition. The term has also been applied outside of the current US context, so the Cambridge definition does not work for all uses. --Lambiam 12:11, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

DonMust90 -- maybe you should learn the phrase "flyover country", in addition to "coastal elite". AnonMoos (talk) 21:55, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Often referred to as the Third Coast. Abductive  (reasoning) 06:15, 1 April 2021 (UTC)