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Comparison of the Fieldwork Methodologies of Bronislaw Malinowski and Purnima Mankekar

the development of the functionalist approach in social sciences. When developing his methodology he considered the flaws of the...

Native Tribes of South America

on the average, 2.5 times as many wives and three times as many children as those who have not. (Chagnoy, 1993). "These num...

Narrative Evolution

In seven pages the evolution of narrative are examined in a consideration of Scarlet and Black, Tristram Shandy, Madame Bovary, He...

An Overview of Forensic Anthropology

This paper discusses the field of forensic anthropology. The author addresses occupational requirements, investigations, cooperat...

The New Guinea Highland 'Economics'

In 7 pages, David M. Hayano's ethnography of New Guinea's tribal societies in The Road Through the Rain Forest: Living Anthropolog...

Homosexual Observations and Social Anthropology

In three pages this paper discusses social anthropology from a homosexual context in a consideration of the New York Greenwich Vil...

Cultural Anthropology Observations

figure to a neighborhood who respected his demeanor and longed for the genuine cultural heritage they found at Sals pizzeria. ...

Art, Religion, and Cultural Anthropology

In seven pages this paper considers how cultural anthropology is influenced by religion and art with the argument presented that e...

Argonauts of the Western Pacific and The Nuer

This 5 page essay contrasts these classic anthropological texts by Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard. Ethnographic style vary but ea...

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Dick Van der Elst and Paul Bohannon's introduction to cultural anthropology is analyzed and critiqued in a paper consisting of fiv...

Chinese American Communities and Cultural Anthropology

In nine pages this paper examines U.S. Chinese American communities and their traditions in this discussion of cultural anthropolo...

Cultural Anthropology Study of Japanese Americans and Their American History Influence

In nine pages cultural anthropology is applied to the culture of the Japanese Americans in hopes of understanding their U.S. histo...

2 Perspectives on Hinduism

In six pages An Introduction to Hinduism by Gavin Flood and Hinduism The Anthropology of a Civilization by Madeleine Biardeau are...

Reshaping Gender Thought

In seven pages this paper examines the reshaping of gender thought through feminist anthropology in an overview of theories by bel...

High Tech and High Heels in the Global Economy Women, Work, and Pink-Collar Identities in the Caribbean by Freeman Reviewed

variation of levels of acceptance of the book reflect its difficult subject matter. The Setting There have been volumes bot...

Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism

were Europeans. Hence, the plight of the American Indian is thoroughly ignored. Cultural relativism on the other hand looks at all...

A Cultural Anthropology Overview

his a "holistic" science, taking everything in context as humanity as a whole, rather than one that involves just a portion of som...

Anthropology and Cultural Understanding According to Nancy Scheper Hughes and Renato Rosaldo

power that Scheper-Hughes and the people of Ballybran have in common, as well as how they share these kinds of power, it will be i...

Cultural Anthropology Fieldwork and Methods

seek to find out the opinions of a certain population. Relational studies are those in which questions are used to define r...

Cultural Understanding and Social Anthropology

In five pages this paper discusses how culture and society can be better understood through studying social anthropology. Three s...

Augustine, Plato, and Anthropology

In five pages the ways in which anthropology is reflected in the philosophical works of Augustine and Plato are examined. Five so...

Ruth Benedict's Anthropological Contributions

School for Social Research, and was influenced by Elsie Clews Parsons and Alexander Goldenweiser who sent her to study anthropolog...

Cultural Anthropology and Alzheimer's Disease

readily be argued that the primary component in determining the various contributions rests almost completely upon mans brain size...

Dancing Skeletons

A 5 page essay exploring the ethnographic account by Catherine Dettwyler. Medical anthropology entials precise fieldwork, professi...

The Body and Anthropology

Anthropology of the body and its many cultural constructs form the basis of this report consisting of eleven pages and includes so...

Debate on Evolution vs. Cration

evolution gauntlet and run with it. Nevertheless, it goes without saying that there is a plethora of others who continue to espou...

Relationship Between Military, Economic Power, and World Politics

presented with a list of issues or public concerns, with a pat answer, to allay any doubts you might have. Education I find that ...

'Power' of the Physical Body

of power, in a destructive way as viewed through the conditions of anorexia and bulimia. This discussion will focus on that shift...

New World, European Empires and Sea Power's Importance

Location is not everything. By listing a multitude of items, Mahan makes clear that the idea of capturing other countries by using...

Limited or Absolute Power in the Monarchy

In five pages this paper discusses the absolute power represented by France's Louis the Fourteenth and Thomas Hobbes' limited powe...