Anthropology Class Notes We/They dichotomy Western / Non-Western Rational / Mystic Scientific population / Non Understand the holistic "whole" approach Edward Tylor - Father of anthropology Franz Boas - Father of American anthropology Hominids - Bipedal Primates Chapter 1: Anthropology and human diversity Relevant Questions: 1) What is anthropology? The study of peoples (Anthropos-man / Logos-study of) 2)What are the goals of anthropology? To understand the biological evoltion of the human species
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your understanding of subsistence modes and its impact on a culture and why a culture acts as it does‚ your final research paper will require you to: 1. Select a specific culture from the following list: * The Batek of Malaysia * Mbuti * Enga * Semai * Huaorani of Ecuador * Nayar of India * Singapore * Tikopia of Melanesia * Basseri of Iran 2. Use a minimum of three scholarly research journals‚ ethnographies and ethnologies
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Betrayed and nearly killed by his closely related tribe members and was saved by a family which he had no kinship tie with‚ Genghis Khan dismissed the traditional kinship bonds in the steppe society and relied on alliances with loyal and trusted associates as his essential supporters and followers. He treated people based on merit instead of the kinship‚ or their positions in the family or tribe‚ and honored faithful followers with political power‚ military authority‚ and his unbreakable trust. This
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Although in most developed countries around the world cannibalism is strictly prohibited there are still a few countries and tribes found around the world where cannibalism is still practiced and is morally accepted. To talk about how John Stuart Mills would feel about cannibalism we must first talk about his ideology and the meaning behind Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism was founded by Jeremy Bentham then later taught by John Stuart Mills. The idea of Utilitarianism is simple enough yet complex at
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Research Paper will require you to: 1. Select a specific culture from the following list: a. Basseri of Iran b. The Batek of Malaysia c. Enga d. The Amish e. Huaorani of Ecuador f. Bedouin g. Zulu h. Kurds i. Maori j. Mbuti k. Nayar of India l. Semai m. Navajo n. Tikopia of Melanesia 2. Research this culture using the Ashford University Online Library. Please identify and use a minimum of three scholarly articles from the library in addition to the
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tantalum – a metallic element used in components for cell phones etc Mbuti recruited to mine coltan (worth $80 a kg in 2001) Result: environmental damage: deforestation Increase in indigenous population = poaching of gorillas The Mbuti Pygmies Protected their way of life from outside influence Introduction of coltan mining: coltan is refined into tantalum – a metallic element used in components for cell phones etc Mbuti recruited to mine coltan (worth $80 a kg in 2001) Result: environmental
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Anthropology 101 April 22‚ 2013 Instructor Dr Mario Tovar The Basseri of Iran Throughout different cultures there are many things that seem to be similar but at the same thing can be very different. For instance every culture has a concept of kinship‚ gender‚ beliefs and values as well as sociopolitical organizations which includes political organizations‚ social change and social organization. Even though all cultures have things like this all cultures look at these aspects in different light
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The San Kinship System of the San Culture The San is foragers who reside in the Kalahari Desert in Africa. The San people have survived and flourished here for thousands of years. In a foraging culture the people live in mobile groups called Bands (Nowak & Laird‚ 2010). Typically‚ they move every few weeks to location were food and water is thriving. In foraging cultures continuous movement and the sharing of food and water are part of what builds kinship ties. These kinship ties build a greater
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reasons why animals are poached‚ food‚ the Ivory of their tusks‚ Witchcraft and‚ Medicinal purposes‚ and just for their skins or furs. Some animals such as the Gorilla and other primates in Africa are being hunted for their meat‚ so that families and tribes can eat. These same animals along with the wild cats‚ such as Lions and Leopards‚ Elephants‚ hyena‚ and buffalo are considered to be sources of what is called bush meat. These animals are killed‚ skinned and striped of their meat to be smoked and
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The Canela have a kinship system that holds their society together‚ and how the unusual sex practices create satisfying bonds among the people. The Web of Kinship Consanguine and affinal kinship. In tribal worlds‚ Kinship is crucially important‚ far more than in in most expressions of Western Culture. The kinship shop system determines what kin and affine call each other and furnishes most of the social structure of a tribe. Kinship crates expectations of behavior that are
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