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Three Anthropology Questions

(McGee et al, 2004). Characteristic of humanitys constant quest for the concept of meaning, the journey of understanding ha...

Qualitative, Quantitative, Interpretive Research Methodology

Sociology and anthropology both focus on human behavior and interactions. The two disciplines, however, are quite distinct. Anth...

Analysis of Merriam's Preface

were the focus of their analyses (Merriam "Definitions" 193). Furthermore, as Jaap Kunst pointed out in 1950 text, musicology "doe...

Music as Symbolic Behavior/Alan P. Merriam

"symbols," and their relationship to art and its abstract nature. Having established a basis for discussing symbolism, specific ...

Narrative Evolution

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

Anthropological Genre of Ethnology

four seasons in which there is a planting, harvesting and barren time. MANDALAS AND GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT THE HUMAN CONDITION ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

An Overview of Forensic Anthropology

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

Reshaping Gender Thought

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

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...

Power and Society in Political Anthropology

it relates to the divergent representations these two elements have throughout the world. Inasmuch as the typical global co...

Anthropology and Social Justice

into embarrassing intellectual difficulties. It becomes, most often, a term of art whose operational meaning is, We need a law aga...

Anthropological Perspectives on Marriage

a shift in thinking. I suspect that when someone (in the West at any rate) hears the word "marriage" they automatically see it as...

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...

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...

Three Anthropology Texts Compared and Contrasted

This research report examines three studies in anthropology. The differences between ideas are highlighted. This four page paper h...

7 Anthropology Questions

the last stage, however, the individual fully incorporates into their new role in life. They take on the symbols and responsibili...

Historical Anthropology Questions

A 9 page paper that answers three questions about historical anthropology. Topics include evolution of social cultural change, col...

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...

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...

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in a Consideration of Whether or Not Cultural Anthropology is a Science

to an invalid who is totally dependent on her parents for her care. The tragedy here, as is true in many respects in the cross-cu...

Hinduism and the Anthropological Method

it means "partiality of cultural and historical truths" (1986) because the whole truth cannot be known in anthropological studies ...

Topics on Music

In four term papers of three pages each musical topics such as music and brain function; anthropology and music; memory, learning ...

Anthropology and Linguistics

One of these pioneers was Claude Levi-Strauss, Strauss, an influential man within the fields of social studies, philosophy, relig...

Sociology

(Delaney, 2003). He originally sought to call his newly emerging field "social physics", a term that clearly reflected his belief...

Anthropology and Nursing

There are numerous nursing scholars who utilizing ethnographic techniques in their research; university courses that address both ...