Student: Zhakypbek Yerkinbek ARM Tutor: William McMutrie Body ritual among the Nacirema A well-known anthropologist Horace Miner has conducted a research on the community called the Nacirema‚ which was originated in North America. The main focus of the research was made on the body rituals of the Nacirema‚ which then becomes the title of his work. According to Horace (1956) fundamental belief of the Nacirema is that a human body is weak and imperfect‚ irresistant to many diseases
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310 11/04/2007 Analysis of Anthropology Methodologies Culture is an abstract term used by anthropologists to describe a people’s way of life. The book defines culture as "the sum total of the knowledge‚ ideas‚ behaviors‚ and material creations that are learned‚ shared‚ and transmitted primarily through the symbolic system of language" (Lenkeit 26). Culture is such an important topic that anthropologists have devoted a whole subfield to its study. This subfield‚ cultural anthropology‚ sets out
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What contributions did historical particularism make to anthropological thought and method? Historical particularism appeared in response of 19th century evolutionism. It was an attack on nineteenth century evolutionism by an American Anthropologist Franz Boas (1858-1942) who is also called father of American anthropology. Boas argued that each culture has its unique historical background and it is not necessary for each culture to pass through same three stages (savagery‚ barbarism and civilization)
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was very interested in the study of anthropology‚ but Miner disagreed with the way that other cultures were represented. He thought American anthropologists believed that the American culture was "normal" and‚ that the other studied cultures were misrepresented (Hoogland). Miner was convinced to prove otherwise. He wanted to prove to other anthropologists that to other cultures the American culture could be viewed as unusual. In Miner ’s document‚ "Body Rituals among the Nacirema‚" he spoke
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identifying the remains of a missing person. Specialists called forensic anthropologists are trained to analyze the secrets locked in a bone’s shape and structure and can use this information to help solve crimes‚ trace human origins‚ or identify those who have gone missing. In this project‚ you will assume the role of a forensic anthropologist and complete a detailed examination of skeletal remains. Forensic anthropologists use a combination of quantitative and qualitative measures to predict traits
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particular time. They speak of how they observe him‚ reading pages and pages of material and ask for him to convey the story he so often reads‚ the story that so many have read‚ especially throughout American societies. Due to the language barriers the anthropologist must think of special ways to articulate the story of Hamlet to the tribe member’s. When something doesn’t quite match the tribe quickly makes in known. That is the special aspect of this story. Throughout the tribe the act of storytelling is
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anthropology in the forensic field at Harvard University therefore earning himself the nickname “Father of Forensic Anthropology.” This is the time many federal agencies began hiring professional anthropologists to find cause and / or time of death. To determine cause‚ time‚ age‚ sex‚ and ancestry anthropologists
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Adrian Simons-Wilson Working in the field as a cultural anthropologist requires participant observation‚ interviews‚ and observation. (Knight) The etic and emic-orientated styles are two different styles that applied anthropologists use in their field work. The etic-orientated approach is a perspective that in ethnography uses concepts and categories for the anthropologists culture to describe another culture. (Ferraro/Andretta) The emic-orientated approach is a viewpoint in ethnography that uses
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missionaries‚ explorers‚ and colonists who had sustained contact with non-Western peoples. Armchair anthropologists used these documents to make comparisons and generalisations about the ways of life of various groups. Participant Observation: An element of fieldwork that can involve participating in daily tasks‚ and observing daily interactions among a particular group. Fieldwork: Anthropologists engage in long-term interactions (usually a year or more) with various groups of people. This often
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would have never thought such a feeling of family and “brotherhood” could be established between multiple people and genders‚ and how different gender relations can be how experiences can differ between people of the opposite sex. Nothing the anthropologist did really contradicted what I read as it actually made me understand even more what I was learning in class reinforcing the facts about family and gender relations. Reading the ethnography was as if experiencing what these homeless youth went
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