Research Project Proposal Topic: Abortion Psychology 101 Jasmine Payne Summary of Background Research Abortion is a controversial topic that has plagued the country for decades. Even after the 7-2 Supreme Court trial (Roe vs. Wade) made it legal for women to choose to get abortions. This decision was based off the right of privacy coupled with the agreement between the woman and the state. Due to this decision abortion rights vary from state to state‚ in fact‚ about 85% of United States
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describe the meaning of anthropology and its scope. And closer examine principles that govern production‚ distribution and consumption in horticultural and peasant communities. Anthropology is the study of man. But economic anthropology corresponds to one of fields of anthropology which is known as ‘cultural anthropology’ – the study of human culture and behavior across cultures. It describes and explains human condition across all cultures and times. Economic anthropology is the study of the economic
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Research Proposal on Obesity About one in five American kids is overweight enough to be considered obese (Parr 45). Obesity being 20% or more overweight‚ is considered a disease because it is associated with so many health problems‚ like heart disease and diabetes. Being obese as a child usually leads into being obese through adulthood. “One third of adults are obese‚ and a third of these got that way in childhood” (Parr 53). That is why it is so important to keep kids from becoming overweight
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Worksheet # 2 – INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY Name: ___Platero‚ Alfhonso Jose San Juan_______ Date: ____June 5‚ 2012____ Score: ________ Student #:____11304685_____ Course: ___AB-ISE_____ Schedule: __MW‚ 0800-0900_ Room: M310 Contact Details: e-mail address ___palfhonso1678@yahoo.com_ mobile phone _____09353778295________ • Identify one interesting anthropologist (local or international). • Explore the life of the anthropologist and present a short biographical sketch
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Ryan Casey Anthropology in the News Contagious Yawning Contagious yawning is something you can’t control. Infants after 11 weeks after birth start yawning and study’s say that around the age of four‚ children start to develop “contagious yawning”. Doctors use this to see if the child has a disorder such as autism. What the doctors would do is see if the child response to someone else’s yawn. If the child does respond then they would know if the child’s brain is functioning right. This is a
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Biological Anthropology What is researched within Biological Anthropology? Biological Anthropology studies the behaviours and biological variations of human beings‚ other primates‚ and extinct hominin ancestors. This subfield of anthropology provides us with a biological perspective on the variation of humans as a whole. What are some Biological Anthropology Research Methods? Since it is such a broad sub-discipline‚ the research methods tend to vary. Some biological anthropologists
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Generally speaking‚ forensic anthropology is the examination of human skeletal remains for law enforcement agencies to help recover human remains‚ determine the identity of unidentified human remains‚ interpret trauma‚ and estimate time since death. Anthropology is the study of man. Anthropologists are interested in many fields like culture (cultural anthropologists)‚ language (linguistic anthropologists)‚ the physical remains or artifacts left behind by human occupation (archaeologists)‚ and human
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material‚ which led no further into the understanding of real native mentality or behavior…” (Malinowski‚ B. 1922) • Verandah anthropologist • Malinowski is saying in order to do real anthropological research‚ we need to be in the environment • Participant-observation • “Social anthropology began in the Trobriand Islands in 1914” o Leach‚ Edmund R. • Armchair (at home) → Verandah (in a distant country – Rivers) → Participant Observation (observing and participating in everyday field settings
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FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY A. The Science of Sociology and Anthropology Sociology is the scientific study of human society and its origins‚ development‚ organizations‚ and institutions.] It is a social science which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity‚ structures‚ and functions. A goal for many sociologists is to conduct research which may be applied directly to social policy and welfare
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Anthro. 3: Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology x. liu Fall 2013: MWF: 1-2pm‚ 155 Dwinelle Office Hours: Weds.‚ 2-5pm; 301 Kroeber Hall (Tel.: 2-0705) E-mail: xinliu@berkeley.edu This course introduces anthropological topics in the subfield of social/cultural anthropology‚ with a particular aim for students to learn a lesson about the idea of culture and its relevance for our global struggles today. For such a goal to be achieved‚ there is no way for us to avoid a historical perspective
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