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    troglodytes‚ or chimpanzees‚ in their natural habitat and to study their social life‚ including topics such as friendship‚ loyalty‚ and social power. During this time‚ Goodall made several crucial discoveries that have not only impacted the field of anthropology but has changed the way we look at ourselves as members of the environment shared with millions of other species. It was in October of 1960 that Goodall would make one of the most important scientific

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    understand the specific beliefs of a culture and to respect their culture when giving them care. This paper discusses the specific customs of Chinese culture in regards to pregnancy with specific information on prenatal‚ labor and delivery‚ and postpartum rituals. Many of the beliefs Chinese people have are based off Yin and Yang. In this belief “Yin is negative‚ dark‚ and feminine and Yang is positive‚ bright‚ and masculine. Their interaction is thought to maintain the harmony of the universe and to influence

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    Bog Bodies Explain what the archaeological and scientific examinations reveal about the life and death of bog bodies Bog bodies are persevered bodies that have been found in the bogs of northern Europe. Bog bodies are well preserved bodies from thousands of years ago‚ and their conditions are well preserved to leave skin tissue‚ hair‚ bones‚ etc and even leave evidence on how their lifestyles where back then. Such as finding what there last meal was from the stomach tissue and how their last meal

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    ANTHROPOLOGY 1200 PEOPLES OF THE WORLD FINAL EXAM Spring 2014 STUDENT NAME: ___Amanda McLaughlin________________ Multiple Choice (2 points each) 1. The Mashpee Wamponoag lost their 1976 lawsuit seeking to reclaim approximately 16‚000 acres that had previously belonged to them on Cape Cod. Which of the following was not true regarding the case? a. They demanded the return of all land‚ including all homes constructed in the past 200 years. b. They never had legal deed to the land. c. The

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    A. Soldiers Bodies Sarah Wagner‚ “The Making and Unmaking of an Unknown Soldier‚” Social Studies of Science‚ 43(5): 631-656‚ 2013. The article describes the military identification technology in the 1990s and the decision to remove the remains from the Vietnam crypt of the Tomb of Unknowns and the subsequent work on the previously unidentified remains in previous wars. It argues that naming the dead soldiers and returning their remains personalize the ideals of sacrifice and honor embodied in the

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    Abstract This research examines how men and women communicate using body language and why does it matter. Studies from various psychological and medical centers have shown that your body moves can tell more about someone than the words he or she speaks. People never realize the movements they make and how the people around him or her would interpret those moves. Lately‚ body language has been a topic very important psychologically and how it affects somebody emotionally and in other areas. Through

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    Exam 1 study guide PEOPLE * EB Tylor- the father of modern anthropology‚ supported evolutionism/uni-lineal evolution * Franz Boaz- the father of American anthropology‚ supported empiricism * Margaret Mead- Boaz’s student‚ wrote about the sexual revolution * Borshay Lee- studied the !Kung San from Africa * Zora Neal Hurston- one of Boaz’s students‚ an African-American folklorist * Bronislaw Malinowski- the father of fieldwork‚ said anthropologists need to learn the language

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    Of Quartz‚ it’s a Crystal Ritual John Berger (n.d.) once said‚ “That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone‚ that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would leave us to believe”. Rituals leave the believer with the undeniable feeling that they are not alone in this world. The act of cleansing and charging crystals is no different. Straightaway‚ when one thinks of crystals they imagine a hippie living in Sedona trying to peddle their

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    By definition philosophical anthropology is a part of philosophy that intends to merge the empirical investigations of human nature for the purpose of understanding human beings as both creatures of their own environment and creators of their own values. This area of study questions the human nature and the human condition in order to answer questions regarding human nature by using the diverse humanistic approaches and scientific methods. There are a few similarities‚ as well as some differences

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    mentioned were the following. To begin‚ the authors argued how social constrictions towards bodies control the appearance and hygiene of a gender‚ especially for females. Additionally‚ another claim being presented was the concept of beauty and how it has dictated societal expectations throughout time and diverse cultures. Finally‚ the discussion of how certain mental illnesses‚ such as eating disorders and body dysmorphia‚ can manifest and dangerously negotiate beauty ideals by influencing those to

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