Amberlee Deauseault Anthropology 104 TA: Adriana People all over the world have different rituals. A ritual is a repetitive act that symbolizes events that have taken place in the past. Many times it can be religious‚ but it can also be a ceremony having to do with social customs. Rituals are repeated yearly or every couple years‚ it is not a ritual if it is only done once and never again. A pilgrimage physically takes someone from one place to another‚ whereas a ritual could be performed
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Applied Anthropology is the use of anthropological knowledge and skills to solve practical problems; the application of anthropological expertise to the needs of society. It is also referred to as the fifth subfiled of anthropology‚ which works within physical‚ cultural‚ archeological and linguistic anthropology‚ to faciliate positive outcomes in troubled araeas of human need. The work of Dr. Mikel Hogan interested me the most; I have never before given a thought as to how applied anthropology can
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between the citizens. You would see the upper class citizens holding all of the power positions within the society and there most likely would be no middle class. In turn‚ the ones with power‚ the upper class‚ would make all of the decisions. One big example that you will see in our society today is public education. Public education is funded in through state and local taxes. This acts as a leveling mechanism that allows all of the tax monies to be collected into an education fund that is spread
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of choosing a job in that field for my project. I was browsing through jobs though that had a high job outlook and stumbled upon Social Anthropology. I had never heard of this career and didn’t really know what it meant. After doing more research and “googling”‚ I realized that this job consisted of all the things I had always been curious about. I never really understood other societies or why people behaved the way they did. I know now that anthropology has so many more components to it than
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Lesson 1 Notes archaeological anthropology | The study of human behavior and cultural patterns and processes through the culture’s material remains. | ascribed status | Social status (e.g.‚ race or gender) that people have little or no choice about occupying. | cultural anthropology | The study of human society and culture; describes‚ analyzes‚ interprets‚ and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. | cultural relativism | The position that the values and standards
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“My butt is big”. This is a quote from what seems to look like an average size celebrity woman with fitness clothes and running shoes on. The celebrity in this Nike advertisement is reality television star Kim Kardashian who is making a statement about how proud she is about her rear end and that she doesn’t need to be super skinny when compared to other models. The background in this advertisement is an all white canvas with Kim standing up with her hip and butt sticking out in one
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apart. 2) The termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal). 3) The social act of separating or parting company. h. Job Enlargement: Job enlargement is considered a horizontal restructuring method in that the job is enlarged by adding related tasks. Job enlargement may also result in greater workforce flexibility. i. Job Enrichment: Job enrichment adds new sources of job satisfaction by increasing the level of responsibility of the employee. j. Job Specification: A
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love about Britain" David Cameron said. Catherine Middleton went into Westminster Abbey at 11am and came out an hour later‚ holding the hand of the second in line to the throne as her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. At the moment of their wedding‚ the Queen gave a title to Prince William as Prince William of Wales. The couple couldn’t stop smiling at each other. Later‚ appearing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to give each other the required kiss to please the watching crowd and the
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The four fields of anthropology are physical anthropology‚ archaeology‚ linguistic and cultural anthropology. In the lecture notes These are very important aspects to study and are known as the Boasian Approach. Biological or physical anthropologists study inherited traits that are passed down within a culture. They use fossils and compare anatomies of other species like our own to understand the evolution of the human mind‚ body and behavior. The subfield archaeology studies past ways of life by
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References: Functionalism. (n.d.). Retrieved June 30‚ 2015‚ from http://anthrotheory.pbworks.com/w/page/29531810/Functionalism#KeyTermsandDefinitions Boasian Anthropology: Historical Particularism and Cultural Relativism
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