reading the article “Body Ritual among the Nacirema”‚ I can’t help but notice blatantly obvious similarities between our culture and theirs. Their rituals‚ rites‚ and customs are bizarre in nature and seem to illustrate a nearly obsessive fascination with the human body. The main focus of their culture appears to be shaming people based on their appearance and forcing them to conform to the societal norms. Upon further reading‚ I noted that while the Nacirema put a high value on the upkeep of their
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Clifford 2005[1997]:207 Clifford de Certeau 2009[1990]:171 1 2 James Clifford Anthropological Locations 1997 6 Lévi-Strauss Lévi-Strauss Lévi-Strauss 1950 Lévi-Strauss Lévi-Strauss James Boon 1982 Horace Miner American Nacirema … 1956:505 Renato Rosaldo 1993 Rosaldo Lévi-Strauss Malinowski 1991 Malinowski Rosaldo 1986 7 E.Evants-Pritchard Foucault being there Clifford Geertz being there 1988:4 : � �being there �ibid.:4-5 — de Certeau de
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ANTH 102: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology FINAL PAPER ASSIGNMENT: Anthropological Research/Analysis DUE: December 12‚ 2009 (Graduating Seniors Paper’s due December 5) This paper should be 1‚800 – 3‚000 words (6-10 pages double spaced)‚ not including “Works Cited” sections or appendices. Your paper should be clearly written‚ use short declarative sentences‚ and avoid redundant statements‚ rhetorical flourishes‚ and excess verbiage. DO NOT pad the word count! Papers will be graded
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Aboriginal Kinship Systems ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Aboriginal Kinship Systems Kinship is one of the main principles of a foraging culture’s social organization. The way they interact with each other relies on the relationship they have together. If one member wanted to marry another member of the society‚ they would not behave in the same manner as they would with a blood relative such as a mother or father.
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References: Kansas State University. (2010). Inuit society. Retrieved from http://ksuanth.wetpaint.com/page/Inuit%2BSociety Nada‚ S.‚ & Warms‚ R. L. (2011). Cultural anthropology (10th ed.). Belmont‚ CA: Cengage Learning. Nowak‚ B.‚ & Laird‚ P. (2010). Cultural Anthropology. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUANT101.10.2
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own. Horace Miner‚ mastermind of the work‚ Body Ritual Among the Nacirema illustrates this notion and reveals the truth behind understanding cultures beyond one’s own. Furthermore‚ Miner’s work explores deep into the twentieth century American culture and how it’s
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What is culture? Culture includes knowledge‚ beliefs‚ morals‚ arts‚ customs‚ law‚ and various other elements needed by man as a member of a group. People acquire the elements of their culture through enculturation. When analyzing culture one can study a group’s symbols‚ language‚ and kinesics. Moreover‚ the environment influences how people interact in their culture. In order to study how the environment influences people‚ we will be analyzing how men and women behave in particular environments and
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Abstract In this paper‚ we will define and discuss acculturation and provide examples of original culture and the acculturation process. We will also describe the adaptive strategies for economic changes and describe the meaning of art. We will also look at the changes in concepts associated with marriage and family. We will first define acculturation and culture and discuss how acculturation came about. We will see how acculturation has impacted various aspects of life for communities. We
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González‚ Aurea March 6‚ 2013 Question #1 For many years biological anthropologists have been trying to identify race through genetics but race is not determined biologically. The closest aspect to a biological feature in grouping people is cline; geography making people of the same area in the world similar. Human variation‚ however‚ is classification of skin color‚ eye color; characteristics that are genetic and unchanging genes. Genetic traits have nothing to do with race; it influences
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Food and Economy Canadian cuisine is best characterized as eclectic rather than consistent in content. Food in Daily Life. The agricultural and ethnic richness of Canada has led to two distinctive characteristics of everyday food consumption. The first is its scale. Canadians are "big eaters‚" with meat portions in particular dominating the Canadian meal. There are generally three regular meals in a given day. Breakfast‚ often large and important in rural areas‚ but less so in urban areas‚ is most
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