Question 3: Applications of Applied Anthropology The direction of this paper will be discussed in sections according to objective description. Each section will analyze and discuss the following objective via personal experience‚ class discussion‚ or referenced by textbook. Objective 1: At the end of the course you will better understand the role of the clinical anthropologist in the workplace and how the discipline of anthropology contributes to the real world. The course well-addressed
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Alyssa B. Sociology 10/20/2011 Class C In Kenya‚ the children from poor familes have to resort to having sex with men that they meet on tourist beaches. They do this so they have money to feed their families and themselves. A lot of people view this as an issue because the girls start doing this when they are younger than the age of 18. Many organizations have been put together to create awareness and are trying to prevent as much of the child sex tourism as they can. A majority of the men
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Masculinities in colonial Kenya. The subject of masculinity or masculinities is the one that has drawn attention to gender scholars around the world. Through interactions with Robert Morel’s writings about Gender and Masculinity‚ I have come to understand that masculinities differ depending in the context which they are in. This essay will analyse how and why did the production of masculinities change among the Maasai as a result of colonisation in Kenya. Many factors including environmental change
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Energy captured‚ production‚ population‚ and exchange are all evident in various cultures and societies throughout time. Because these factors affect all humans and societies equally‚ they must all equally be accounted for within that particular culture/society’s methods of sustainability. The first example I will use to illustrate this point will be Britain’s empire during the 16th-18th centuries. Britain at the time had its scope of influence include over 1/5th of the world’s entire population
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Abstract In this paper‚ we will define and discuss acculturation and provide examples of original culture and the acculturation process. We will also describe the adaptive strategies for economic changes and describe the meaning of art. We will also look at the changes in concepts associated with marriage and family. We will first define acculturation and culture and discuss how acculturation came about. We will see how acculturation has impacted various aspects of life for communities. We
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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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In her study Manning (2000) summarized the literature of ritual and identified seven categories of ritual “highlighted due to their prevalence or importance on college campuses” (Manning‚ 2000‚ p. 5). Her studies were based on observations at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley‚ Massachusetts‚ and Saint Michael’s College in Colchester‚ Vermont‚ both liberal arts colleges similar to Wilkinson College in mission and organization. Manning’s (2000) study developed non-mutually exclusive categories
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Cultural Anthropology September 9th‚ 2013 The Four Main Subfields of Anthropology Anthropology is the study of humankind. “It first emerged in the nineteenth century‚ and it consists of four subfields”(Bonvillain 2006:8) In the United States‚ anthropology is divided into four main subfields: cultural or social anthropology; linguistic anthropology; archaeology; and physical or biological anthropology. Each of these is divided into several specialized areas of interest. This four field
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Jinq Kok Jessie Borgman ENG 1050 July 31‚ 2011 Benefits of studying abroad Education is a part of learning that has always been a part of our life and it is a never ending process. As education is a building block in our lives‚ we are willing to invest deeply into our education. Good education will bring us far with what they have to offer for our very own future. Currently in this modern day society‚ many of our universities and colleges in our own home country have grown tremendously and
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Disadvantages of studying abroad Posted on 21. Apr‚ 2010 by Marie M. in Study Abroad Yes‚ studying abroad has not only advantages! It would have been too simple: you go to a foreign country and everything is wonderful‚ people are nice‚ your home is beautiful and so on. Lies!!! Studying abroad is not (always) so nice. You might have to face one or even more problems while living abroad and see some of the disadvantages of studying abroad. #1 Disadvantage of studying abroad: You are not a genius
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