television series‚ I have always been a fan of the series Bones which is about forensic archaeology and forensic anthropology. In the show‚ the main character Dr Temperance Brennan is a forensic anthropologist who not only helps the FBI to crack murder cases‚ but also studies human remains of ancient times or victims of genocide. This show had deepened my understanding of the profession of anthropology and its strong connection to narrative. In Season 8 Episode 11 “The Archaeologist in the Cocoon”‚ other
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Anthropology proves to be satisfying and intellectually fulfilling to many in the field. However‚ there are also many challenges and bumps in the road along the way. Napolean A. Chagnon and Claire Sterk faced many of these challenges themselves. During his fieldwork with the Yanomamo‚ Chagnon faced many challenges interacting with the natives. Chagnon could not practically communicate with the people until about six months after he arrived. He notes ? the hardest thing to live with was
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Scientific Racism is several types of science techniques and hypothesis that was used to prove a belief in a racial superiority for Whites. They used anthropology (human physical characteristics)‚ anthropometry (measurements of the body)‚ and craniometry (measurements of the head) to explain the makeup Black people. Black shame is when Blacks feel shame for their selves or other Blacks. They feel like they are not good enough or want to be a different race because they are not happy with being Black
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ANTH 1002: Introducing Anthropology Week 11 Lecture Plan 1. What is naturalisation? · Social stratification or inequality is invariably maintained by a process which anthropologists (and others) term naturalisation. By naturalisation we mean that hierarchy comes to be seen as ‘natural’ and therefore as being beyond question. · In other words‚ naturalisation results in inequality being seen as emanating from something outside society or social/political processes
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Anthropology 2A Concepts & Terms Final Exam Macro & Local Levels of Social Analysis Imperialism - Scientific Racism - Unilinear Social Evolutionism - Social Darwinism Colonialism Imperialism & the Postcolonial World 3 Waves of European Colonial Expansion (& Japan) “Development” Intervention Philosophies Profit and the Colonies Power & Representations Slave Trade Blackbirding Conscription Capitalist World System - Core‚ Semiperiphery‚ Periphery Colonial Strategies
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Anthropology – Study of Human Diversity - the four subfields of anthropology Cultural anthropologists: ethnography… based on field work Archaeologists: material remains Biological: diversity thru time and space Language: now language to learn past Earnest Hooton: Physical anthropologist Black racist… said closer to primates than whites. caucazoid‚ mongloid‚ negroid Culture Traditions and customs that govern behavior and beliefs; distinctly human; transmitted through learning. |
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This paper seeks to examine the cultural aspects of health and why medical anthropologists emphasize the need for local knowledge of culture to critically tackle human health. Medical anthropology is one of the major subfields of anthropology. It aims to understand the factors that influences health including biological and socio-cultural factors. The job of medical anthropologist is to determine the cultural aspects of diagnosis and disease treatment. In essence‚ there are three major arguments
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Ethnographic showcases are a way of collecting and displaying the world "for amusement and edification" (Corbey‚ 342). Human beings were actually being collected and were "presented as ’different’ and forced to behave that way" (Corbey‚ 344). These people who were put on show were wrongfully taken out of their homes and moved into a place where they were seen as savages. The viewers were practicing ethnocentrism‚ probably unknowingly‚ by being centered around their own ethnicity and culture and thinking
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Schools of Thought in Anthropology What is a school of thought? A perspective‚ a viewpoint‚ or a certain way of interpreting a discipline’s subject matter that has become widely credible Functionalism Society must have a set of standard laws and practices to provide stability. These are called institutions Society is a logical institution and functions in the best interest and by the needs of the majority; every practice‚ custom serves a purpose to provide stability All cultures are set
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Forensic anthropology has been a key art and dependable skill to help identify lost loved ones and missing family members for many generations. The concept of forensic anthropology has enticed many people throughout the field of science and visual arts. The process of breaking down bones and deciphering clues at a crime scene to come to a conclusion and unmasking the killer has attracted many mystery loving and suspense seeking spectators throughout its works. There have been many television serials
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