Anthro 201-Intro to Social Anthropology Prof. Ward‚ Fall 2013 Study Questions: Anthropology & Contemporary Human Problems 6th Edition by John H. Bodley Chapter 1: Anthropological Perspectives on Contemporary Human Problems 1. Who is Franz Boas? What does this quote mean? What problems confront us today? 2. What do we mean by ‘progress’? Is human cultural evolution progress? 3. What human system of adaptation do we live in today? 4. What changes in our society have dramatically
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Stephanie Saintyl Personal Anthropology April 23‚2013 At the beginning of the semester‚ I was not aware of what certain things I would be learning about in Intro to Anthropology. I didn’t even know what anthropology was and was just taking it to fill my pre-requisites requirement. Now that the class is coming to an end‚ I realized that I learned so much about my culture‚ self‚ and my community that I was unaware of before. There were …topics that I thought deeply about and realized that I
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Horace Miner writes about the Nacirema‚ a culture steeped in magic and superstition. Their ways of life are portrayed as uncivilized and barbaric. The Nacirema perform rituals and rites that are strange to us here in the civilized world. The description and portrayal of this tribe make it very hard for the reader to connect or even begin to understand such a strange people. Miner starts of the article creating an atmosphere of wonderment; “if all of the logically possible combinations of behavior
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authoritarian paradigm‚ interpretive‚ anti-establishment; Positivism vs. interpretive SELF-CRITIQUE – discrupts common sens‚ remise en question of assumptions 1. First predicament : sensitivity to cultural difference 2. Second predicament : status of anthropology as a cultural critique (reflection of self through studying alien culture). DUALITY-Palestinian and American‚ Said 50s linguistics‚ 70-80s literature and interpretation CRISIS OF REPRESENTATION ‘New criticism’ - internal criticism of
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Pam: Is Anthropology a Good Degree to Become a Social Worker? In a nutshell‚ becoming a social worker will require knowledge and skills that are not available with an anthropology degree. However‚ an anthropology degree does lay the foundation for understanding human behaviors and cultures. < h3>What are the Differences Between Anthropology and Social Work? Anthropology is the study of the human race from a historical and biological perspective. Anthropology focuses on understanding human development
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When one thinks about anthropology‚ they typically imagine someone going to a far off land with indigenous people that have stark differences to their culture. This idea of studying the “other” brings up several issues such as ethnocentrism or tunnel vision in which the anthropologist must learn to set aside their own culture to accept others. In recent years‚ a dichotomy of this traditional method has emerged‚ called native anthropology. Native anthropologists study cultures and communities they
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the breadth of cultural anthropology. Anthropology and the vast fields that are included in the study cannot be summarized in one paper. I will attempt to cover as much as I can in the following pages. I will also relate Anthropology to college students today and explain the importance of understanding other cultures. Finally I will elaborate on some of the presentations that I liked the most and offer helpful hints and comments on those groups. The discipline of anthropology studies humankind in the
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the Naciremas? Why or why not? After reading Horace Miner’s Body Ritual Among the Nacirema I cannot say that I would want to be part of the tribe. A huge reason would be that I could never go from my own Christian faith to the religious practices of the Nacirema. My second reason for not wanting to be part of the tribe is that I could never be subjected to the horrific medical practices and “magical potions” used on every citizen in the tribe. One of the fundamental beliefs of the Nacirema is that
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histories‚ and cultures (19). o Why Anthropology for the study of globalization: “There is no such thing as a passive response to globalization. People protest‚ adapt‚ invent‚ accommodate‚ assimilate‚ make alliances‚ whatever. Specific responses will be constrained—not determined—by the global system‚ but only in conjunction with local history‚ culture‚ the physical and social enviroment‚ leadership‚ and individual decision making. This is why anthropology is so important to the study of globalization…
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open" point of view‚ to see all different types of religions‚ cultures‚ practices across the world that way they don’t have an ethnocentrism point of view of things. This ties in with forensic anthropology‚ physical anthropology‚ paleoanthropology‚ primatology‚ cultural anthropology‚ linguistic anthropology‚ and archaeology‚ all to answer some of the simple questions where did we come from? Why do we act in certain ways? Using the holistic approach to these simple question allows us to not be narrow
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