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    Napoleon Chagnon spent 19 months living among them‚ gathering information about their genealogies and the value they placed on aggression in their societies (such as public wife beatings to assert their manliness). He arrived with visions of being “adopted into their way of life” so he could be listed among “successful anthropologists.” However‚ he was met with intense culture shock in the form of: deception and greed. A few highlights of culture shock include: being met with gnats the bit him

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    Using Anthropology In Everyday Growing up in Canada could be considered a hidden blessing we take for granted. A country that is so multicultural and free that one can emigrate here and continue to practise their traditions and beliefs. I grew up in the summer touristy town of Salmon Arm‚ British Columbia. A town so over-populated‚ during the summer‚ with a mixture of different people‚ that it became very “eye opening” to see the diversity of cultures

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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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    ARCHAEOLOGY/ANCIENT HUMAN REMAINS Archaeology is the scientific study of past cultures and the way people lived based on the things they left behind. Archaeological techniques involve finding the site‚ use of specialists‚ use of technology‚ dating methods‚ and preservation/ conservation. From the techniques used to study the remains of human bodies and the specific locations in which they were found‚ it is possible to learn details of their lives prior to their deaths and then later preservation

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    Fieldwork Plan of Attack At my research site I plan on taking notes my in a small notebook so I could easily jot down notes as I see/hear things occur. On my notes I will make sure to include date‚ time‚ specific facts‚ numbers‚ sensory impressions and summaries of conversations. I will just jot down phrases or words to remember what I saw or something to easily trigger my memory. The elongated notes I will write them as soon as possible

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    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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    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 author’s purpose in writing this article was not to show the “Nacirema” as an example of how extreme human behavior can become‚ but how an outside perspective can affect your perception of an alien culture. If one were to look at the “Nacirema’s” cultural behaviors regarding physical appearance and health without any insight or knowledge of the specific beliefs or values of that culture‚ they might seem bizarre and even incomprehensible. By showing behaviors and “rituals” performed by this unknown

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