Running head: FINAL EXAM Anthropology of Healing Final Exam Each society has their own medical systems and practices for diagnosing and treating illness and disease. There is a direct relationship between healing beliefs and practices and cultures. Ethno medical inquiry is defined as “the study of how members of different cultures think about disease and organize themselves toward medical treatment and the social organization of treatment itself” (Fabrega 1975:969). Each ethno medical
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Linguistic Anthropology Ever since I was seven years old‚ I’ve wanted to be a writer; more specifically‚ a poet. I think for my chosen profession‚ linguistic anthropology would benefit me better than any other field of anthropology. According to the Department of Anthropology of California State University‚ “Linguistic anthropologists are interested in how many languages there are‚ how those languages are distributed across the world‚ and their contemporary and historical relationships. We
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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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Psychological anthropology is the study of individuals and their personalities and identities‚ within particular cultural contexts. In this paper I will identify two different cultures in the world which are the American and Japanese. Then‚ I will examine their traditions through various life cycles. Based on the behaviors‚ customs‚ and beliefs of each of the two cultures‚ I will discuss how personalities and identities are formed and shaped within the two different cultures. Finally‚ I will be giving
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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 – Malinowski‚ Evans-Pritchard) •
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Anth 68 Day 12 Animals and Anthropology Anthropology consists of a vast area of expertise. This expertise is categorized in four main categories biological anthropology‚ social anthropology‚ archeology‚ and linguistics. Containing in this 4 main field of studies is a limitless classification of different types of studies such as primatology or historical anthropology. With this immeasurable field of studies‚ anthropology invites another subject: animals. The study of animals can increase the vast
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CHAP 1 – What is Anthropology 1. Which of the following is not true about Franz Boas? A. He was a German-born‚ Jewish person until the Hitler regime 2. The American Anthropological Association (or AAA) acknowledges the public service role provided by anthropology by recognition of which of the following dimensions of the field? B. cultural anthropology or allied 3. What is the most critical element of cultural traditions? C. Their transmission through learning
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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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Readings # 2 Conrad Kottak (2000). Anthropology: the exploration of human diversity It is the coverage of physical anthropology and archaeology‚ which serves to make Kottak one of the most balanced introductions to the four fields of anthropology. This text offers an introduction to the five subdisciplines of anthropology: cultural‚ physical‚ archaeological‚ anthropological linguistics and applied anthropology. To reflect the role of anthropology in today’s world‚ Professor Kottak has revised both
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Anthropology notes Main theme: Gender vs. sexuality Gender- role based‚ identity‚ subjective depriving on culture‚ fluid‚ appearances‚ speech‚ identities and role‚ status‚ schema: collection of ideas that influence perception‚ essentialism: nurturing vs fighting differences in intimacy (what men do‚ what women do) Sex- biological‚ psychological‚ anatomy‚ binary‚ applications‚ names‚ color (blue and pink)‚ and biological differences (build‚ hormones‚ and hair)‚ transition: sex change‚ forms “The
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