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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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    The Following are the reasons why I would like to go to college; I would like to further my education‚ I would like to study and eventually start a vocation in the field of Anthropology‚ and I would enjoy being able to put college on the list of things I have prospered in. I would like to go to college in order to further my education. I’m the type of person who would go to school for life if I could afford it. I want to learn‚ and I love to be edified. When I’m not learning something advanced I

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    GAWAD KALINGA A Research Paper Presented to Professor Alex Lazo Department of Social Sciences and Humanities San Beda College In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements in SOCAN Sociology and Anthropology in the Philippine Business Environment Presented by: CALING‚ Michael Allan M. _______ ------ ------- _____ March 2‚ 2011 GAWAD KALINGA Gawad Kalinga (GK)‚ which means to "give care" in Filipino‚ is officially known as the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation

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    throughout the novel is the prejudice that children feel. Due to the fact that Arthur Radley is a recluse and is rarely seen‚ Jean Louise (Scout)‚ her brother Jem‚ and their friend Dill‚ all think of him as something less then themselves. Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca deals with futuristic prejudice. In the movie‚ geneticists have the power to eliminate all of the flaws of mankind‚ making a superior being. The naturally conceived are looked down upon by society as they contain flaws and imperfections; hence they

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    ANTHROPOLOGY---CHAPTER 11 HAND-OUTS ON : “MARITAL RESIDENCE AND STRUCTURE OF KINSHIP “ In this chapter‚ we studied the marital residence explains the newly married couple usually establishes a place of residence apart from parents or relatives( neolocal residence). But about 95% of the world’s societies have some pattern of residence whereby the new couple settles within‚ or very close to‚ the household of the parents or some other close relative of the groom or bride. Neolocal (new-place) residence

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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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    Anthropology 101 Week 1 Discussion (Assimilation) Instructor K. Burke According to the textbook‚ assimilation is the process by which a society experiencing acculturation changes so much that it is hardly distinguishable from a more dominant society (Carpo‚ 2103). This means that a smaller society basically takes on the traits of a bigger one to the point that it is hard to tell the two apart. This film was unlike anything I was prepared to watch in this class. I was surprised to learn that

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    Anthropology 2A Concepts & Terms Final Exam Macro & Local Levels of Social Analysis Local Level: Analyzing relationships of a single society (village) (Trobriand) Macro Level: Analyzing relationships between societies and among global (colonialism‚ globalization‚ trade) Imperialism - The Practice of running an empire; one society subjugating/dominating other societies. -Refers to a policy of extending rule of a country or empire over foreign nations and of taking and holding foreign

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    Jurmain‚ Kilgore‚ & Trevathan Essentials of Physical Anthropology‚ 7th Edition CHAPTER 2: THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVOLUTIONARY THEORY Learning Objectives After reading Chapter 2‚ you should be able to… 1. Trace the development of theories of biological evolution in light of advances in the natural sciences‚ resulting in part from the age of discovery & exploration 2. Understand Western European world views (e.g.‚ the notions of fixity of species & a general sense of stasis) & how these

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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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