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    Lindsay Deegan Seinor year at Barnard took from Dr. franz boas in the departent of anthropology she always liked anthropology and now she knew its what she wanted to do. Anthropology studies man’s place in nature. Like in the beginings of growths and the difference between people all around the world. 3 things people who want to be an anthropologeist can do is exavate th remains of past civilizations‚ study the varrying phisical characteristics of races among man kind some anthropologiests trace

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    Forensic Anthropology Theme: A forensic anthropologist examines the skeletal remains which makes significant contributions to an investigation. Forensic anthropology is the application of the science of physical anthropology to the legal process. The identification of skeletal‚ badly decomposed‚ or otherwise unidentified human remains is important for both legal and humanitarian reasons. Forensic anthropologists apply standard scientific techniques developed in physical anthropology to identify

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    Introduction to Anthropology: Human Beginnings 2013 LEC30 Professor Genevieve Dewar Courses: Tuesdays 18:00 to 20:00 AC223 Email: gdewar@utsc.utoronto.ca Office: MW342 Office Hour: Tuesday 14:00 to 15:00 (or by appointment) Course website: Blackboard Social media: Twitter @ProfDewar Facebook page: ANTA01 Description This is a first year class that exposes students to Archaeology and Biological Anthropology within the broader field of Anthropology. Archaeological

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    self-awareness. This anthropology shows that people who does drugs and such should be aware on how their actions could affect them. They should know that these bad actions leads to nothing good‚ in fact it can make your life worse. Yes we have free will but we should know how to use them right. Another is historical reality where in we exercise our freedom in order to improve ourselves since we do have a task given by God that we should do with God’s grace. This anthropology teaches us that we have

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    Medical anthropology is an important sub-field within anthropology. Medical anthropology includes global health‚ medical systems‚ and cross-cultural issues and ideas in health and wellness. Health systems Medical anthropologists often research different health systems around the world‚ offering a comparative outlook. A health system is the course of treatment given to an individual. This involves how an illness is experienced and perceived by an individual‚ what an individual does about their illness

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    Forensic anthropology is a form of anthropology that can be described as the study of humans. These types of anthropologists focus mainly on identifying and constructing a biological profile based off of old/ancient remains. They do this by estimating age‚ sex‚ body type‚ and ancestry as well as identifying certain characteristics like diseases and injuries that could help in identifying the cause of death. To determine these things they start off by asking themselves a number of questions such as

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    As a beginning of this film‚ a myth is told by the Nyinba people of Nepal: a story of fearsome spirits thought to kill children and the weak. Their crime was adulterous passionate love and it was this that had condemned them to live eternally between life and death. In this film‚ we learn about and explore marriages in tribal societies. We can clearly identify the differences that challenge both side’s ideas and sensibilities about marriage bonds. As we enter the Wodaabe of Niger‚ we begin to hear

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    FLASHCARD DATA FOR NATURE OF KINSHIP Topic 1: Overview | 1. |The term for culturally defined relationships between individuals who are commonly thought of as having |kinship | | |family ties. | | | 2. |The general term for socially recognized links between ancestors and descendants.

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    12:00 Section September 16‚ 2012 Grasping Different Life Anthropologists are consistently trying to understand different cultures and the way people think‚ act‚ and feel. Some experience the different cultures through filed studies‚ living amongst the people allowing them to study and act like one of them. For others‚ this involves studying historical content and observing the people from a higher vantage point. This technique allows them to study their actions from a distance‚ but Clifford

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    Aaron Walker AC0316332 AN310 Cultural Anthropology Assignment 05 Cultural Anthropology May 1‚ 2011 The extreme increase in the use of technology has drastically changed the lives of many families across the world. From a computer that would take up an entire room and weighed tons of pounds and cost as much as $450‚000‚ to a home computer that could handle a range of activities. Even though technology has positively contributed to our standard of living‚ families have realized the

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