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Cultural Concepts from an Anthropological Perspective

a unclouded awareness of that specific anthropologists viewpoint and his or her own cultural indoctrination. The Last of the Yahi ...

Urban Environment and Segregation

urban setting is critical to American life. The recent clashes between blacks and whites have gone unnoticed as time erases memori...

U.S. Society, Success, Human Social and Cultural Capital

In thirty pages American society is examined in terms of what it regards as success in a discussion of theories by Becker, Bourdie...

'Uneasy Bedfellows' of the U.S. and Canada

In seven pages the uneasy alliance between Canada and the United States is examined in terms of the independence Canada has in ter...

Academic Performance and the Acculturation of Native Americans

In nine pages this paper examines how Native American educational achievement is affected by cultural barriers. Six sources are c...

Health Care and Native Americans

In five pages this paper examines the health care of Native Americans and considers the impact of their cultural traditions. Six...

Short Stories and Cultural Attitudes

In five pages the cultural attitudes reflected in John McMurtry's 'Kill'em, Crush ‘em, Eat ‘em Raw' and Roland Barthes...

A Review of the Films, The Godfather, and Mi Familia

There, Nava utilizes the mysticism that stamped his previously acclaimed -2- film El Norte. Maria, determined to get ...

Madonna As A Cultural Icon

This paper examines Madonna's role as a cultural icon and not just a pop sensation. This ten page paper has nine sources listed i...

Survival of Native Americans and the Importance of Memory

In five pages this paper examines the importance of memory to the Native American cultural experience in a consideration of memory...

Chairman Mao's Views and How They Were Shaped by Culture and History

In five pages this paper examines the 'Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art' and what they reveal about the political, ...

Incompatibilities of European and Native American Cultures

many tribes and it was this same clan system which provided guidelines in areas of political and social organization. Clans serve...

Cultural Identity and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent by Julia Alvarez

level best to blend as quickly as possible into the melting pot of American culture. When this happens, it is very difficult for t...

Overseas Human Resource Management

In ten pages this paper examines how U.S. business practices can be applied overseas in an India case study that discusses cultura...

Lost in Translation by Eva Hoffman

of such culture has been credited with bringing societies closer together and allowing people to understand and accept other lifes...

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon and the Postal System

In five pages this text examines how the author portrays his view of the postal service and its cultural impact. Three sources ar...

'Milton's Imperial Epic' by J. Martin Evans and 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton

intent of colonialism as an example of divinely inspired imperialistic politics and unabashed expansionism. Arguing with Evans "Im...

M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang and Cultural Illusions

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the ways in which this play reflects Eastern and Western philosophical conflict are examined in a...

Uncertain Reduction Communication Theory of Berger and Calabrese

In ten pages this theory that was applied to anxieties accompanying human interactions is examined in terms of its various element...

A Historical World View of Female Genital Mutilation

an exclusively Islamic practice. FGM is a cross-cultural and cross-religious ritual and is in most cultures primarily a social pra...

American Daughters and Asian Mothers

In eight pages the complex relationships between Asian mothers and their American daughters as described in Maxine Hong Kingston's...

Senior Citizens of Puerto Rico

In seven pages this paper examines social and cultural differentiations as they apply to Puerto Rican senior citizens. Ten source...

From One to Two, Croatia and Serbia Form New Nations

With the disintegration of communist Yugoslavia, two new nations, Serbia and Croatia, emerged. This paper examines the social and ...

Pedro Pietri's Poetry

that this crisis of space and language has been most deeply problematized, and yet where a possible alternative lies for these wri...

Questions on Juvenile Delinquency

In nine pages this research paper examines juvenile delinquency questions in a compilation of 4 brief essays that include such the...

Cheyenne Culture's Sacred Pipe

In five pages this paper examines the cultural significance of the return of the Sacred Pipe to the Cheyenne. Three sources are c...

Hospitals and Multicultural Diversity

In five pages the hospital setting is examined in a discussion of the importance of multicultural diversity in care with various i...

Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Cultural Reorganization from a Woman's Perspective

reader is able to reconsider a number of suppositions as related to the era and the characters that inhabit it. Details, Details, ...

Overview of the Ancient City Ephesus

In five pages this ancient Asia Minor commercial and cultural center is examined in an informational overview. Six sources are ci...

The Film Smoke Signals, Native America, and Alcoholism

In eight pages the effects of alcoholism on Native Americans and the therapeutic impact of the film Smoke Signals are examined in ...