The Amish Culture Valerie Lewis ANT 101 Michael King 03/18/2013 The Amish Culture The Amish culture is one of fascination and attracts tourist. “The Amish family is the foundation of the Amish way of life. The family structure and traditions that seem to be taken from a page out of history have
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Btsisi Kinship Trevan Davis Ashford University Anthropology 101 Instructor Jorge Garcia-Herreros April 12‚ 2013 Btsisi Kinship The society I have decided to write about are the Btsisi people. The Btsisi way of life and Kinship system is very similar to modern society worldwide. Btsisi are Horticultural people meaning they cultivate and produce their own food and they typically live close to water to provide them with another food source besides what’s cultivated. For this assignment‚
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provide support for people in all stages of their life. Address the following in a two- to three-page paper: a. Identify and describe the kinship system of one of the cultures listed below. These cultures are found in Chapters 3 and 4 of Cultural Anthropology. o Australian Aborigines o Btsisi o Inuit of the Artic o Iroquois o San o Yanomamo b. Briefly describe the culture and identify three specific examples of how the kinship system
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Kyle Rzucidlo 10/2/2012 ANTH 207 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Summary Notes 1. Summarize what you consider to be the main points of the assigned readings and the arguments that are being offered in each text. - Richard Robbins began Chapter 4 by asking how it is that people can believe in things that cannot be proven. The answer to his question requires examining the role of language‚ ritual‚ myth‚ and other features of social life that persuade people of the correctness of
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pm) Anthropology 101‚ Fall 2013 Lecture 1 (Intro/What is Anthro) Kottak ch. 1 (TWO QUESTIONS) – what anthropologist do‚ 4 fields‚ diversity Festival Formatting- (foods they eat‚ how they dress‚ religious beliefs etc) prove that you’re this or that‚ usually identifies that you are secular. Have an identity and display it‚ marketed in English to present yourself to a larger society with no class differences. If you represent mainstream you can’t be in a festival formatting. Anthropology- The
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Basseri ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Introduction The Basseri are a nomadic‚ pastoral tribe of the Fars region of present-day Iran. They have formerly been part of the so-called Khamseh confederation. The area that the Basseri migrate in is the steep mountains of South‚ East and North Shiraz. The "tent" is the basic unit of social organization among the Basseri. All tents have a recognized head that deals with the formal officers of the tribe‚ villagers‚ and
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ANT 101‚ Fall 2012 Exam 4 Study Guide Exam 4 Time and location Section 1 (10am section): Monday‚ December 17 @ 12:15pm‚ Neville 101 Section 2 (11am section): Monday‚ December 17 @ 9:30am‚ Neville 101 Textbook: Chapters 14-15. Review all reading assignments‚ and pay special attention to the list of “key terms” at the end of each chapter. Additional readings: Zaro and Houk (2012). The growth and decline of the ancient Maya city of La Milpa‚ Belize. Ancient Mesoamerica 23:143-159. Videos:
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Student Answer: True False Instructor Explanation: This material is covered in section 2.3 of Cultural Anthropology. 2. Question : Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is the idea that our language determines the way we see the world. Student Answer: True False Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: 3. Question : Cultural relativism holds that anthropologists should never make value judgments about particular practices in other cultures
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The Navajo of Yesterday and Today Your name ANT 101 INSTRUCTOR DATE Sample Outline I. Intro II. Beliefs and Values A. Religion B. Rituals C. Earth and Holy People III. Social Organizations D. Social Obligations E. Witchcraft F. Navajo Tribal Courts IV. Sickness and Healing G. Herbalist H. Shamans I. Medicine Man V. Conclusion The Navajo of Yesterday and Today The Navajo
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Embarking on a new chapter in my life‚ Anthropology 101 will be the next hurdle in my scholastic journey. This will be the second class that I have enrolled in with Ashford University. Successfully completing my first online class and enjoying the distance education experience‚ I have decided to pursue my Bachelors degree program in Organizational Management. With 59 credits towards my degree program‚ I will be entering my junior year. The decision to complete my degree has been a mental battle
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