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    Juang Girls

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    In Dalton’s Descriptive Ethnology of Bengal‚ there is an image labelled “Juang Girls.” This image portrays two young Juang females. They were described as “wild timid creatures” and the photographer‚ Tosco Peppe‚ stated that they were difficult to take pictures of. The two females

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    Acculturation-cultural modification of an individual‚ group‚ or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture Adaptation- the process of changing to fit some purpose or situation Agriculture- the science or occupation of farming American Anthropological Association- a professional organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology Anthropologist- the science of human beings; especially :  the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and

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    Exam 1 study guide PEOPLE * EB Tylor- the father of modern anthropology‚ supported evolutionism/uni-lineal evolution * Franz Boaz- the father of American anthropology‚ supported empiricism * Margaret Mead- Boaz’s student‚ wrote about the sexual revolution * Borshay Lee- studied the !Kung San from Africa * Zora Neal Hurston- one of Boaz’s students‚ an African-American folklorist * Bronislaw Malinowski- the father of fieldwork‚ said anthropologists need to learn the language

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    tourism planning‚ Journal of Travel Research‚ 37(1)‚ 3-11. THE ROLE OF ETHNOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES IN TOURISM PLANNING ABSTRACT This paper discusses ethnography and its application as a tool for tourism planning. It is suggested that different methodologies can complement each other in complex planning situations‚ and that ethnography offers advantages at particular stages of the planning process. Furthermore‚ planners can better understand planning issues by using ethnographic techniques

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    Introduction Chapter 1 ( Introduction to Sociology & Anthropology by Dr. Victorio Saquilayan) Discussant: Prof. Ferdinand Dupaya Salagan‚ BSEd‚ MA‚MPA‚PhD(c.) Associate Professor V Sociology • Is also concerned with repetitive and recurrent forms of behavior‚ attitudes‚ beliefs‚ values‚ norms and social institutions that make up the social order ( Panopio & Rolda‚ 2000) Social Interactions: • The responses between individuals are perhaps the basic sociological concepts because such interactions

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    Navajo Indians Survival of an Adaptive Society Kemi McBeth Anthropology 101 Instructor Steven Sager 4 February 2013 One of the fastest growing ethnic populations in the United States is said to be the Navajo Indians. They are the second largest American Indian group in the United States‚ according to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2008‚ and they are known to be an adaptive type of society. As a pastoral society who utilized

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    Definition & Scopes of Anthropology Presented to RAR Presented by Arafat Islam 111-12-0106 Sitangshu Adhikary 111-12-0109 Farhana Akter 111-12-0113 Ruhe Bente Amin 111-12-0122 Ashraful Huda 111-12-0123 Masudul Islam 111-12-0129 2012 Contents Sl. NO. | Topic Name | Page No. | 1. | Definition of Anthropology | 03-03 | 2. | Key concepts of Anthropology | 04-04 | 3. | Scopes of Anthropology | 05-05 | 4. | Fields of Anthropology | 06-07 | Definition

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    Eng 102 Chapter 2 Summary

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    Ant. 102 Study Guide Anthropology: the systematic and comparative study of humankind in all its cultural and biological diversity—past‚ present‚ and future.  In short‚ anthropology is the study of all things human. Enculturation: The process of learning ones culture from those around us. Acculturation: learning from another culture (through the process of diffusion). Animism: A religious system based on the belief that every living thing possesses a spirit‚ or soul‚ that animates it. 

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    Ethnic identity is the identification with the ethnic group‚ they share the same heritage and culture. Ethnicity refers to a group of people with the same heritage and culture. They share the common culture passed on through generations. Ethnography is the direct observation of customary behavior of a culture. Heroes are a real or imaginary persons who are the role model for the culture. Myths are stories representing a culture’s values‚ told from one generation to the next as a guide

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    Powell served as second director of the US Geological Survey from 1881 to 1894 and proposed policies for development of the arid West‚ which were perceptive for his accurate evaluation of conditions (Stegner 6). He was director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution‚ where he supported linguistic and sociological research and publications. He was one of the foremost explorers in American history‚ and his first descent down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon is one of

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