he aftermath of Globalization leaves the anthropological-cultural world not merely in pieces‚ as one of the most accepted anthropological analysts of the time‚ Clifford Geertz‚ postulates‚ but in dust: A seemingly atomized‚ incoherent mesh of individuals‚ who can’t be attributed to a specific ethnic background anymore‚ and who are barely representative members of the nation-states which issue their passports. By all traditional measurements‚ this conglomeration of individualized humans should not
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The chapter 2 in the textbook “Cultural Anthropology” mentions about the reflection in culture of nonhuman primates onto human’s one. In this chapter‚ I really impress about the idea “natural selection”. “Natural selection is the process by which organism better adapt to the environment reproduce more effectively compared with less well-adapted forms”(“The evolution of humanity and culture”) The “natural selection”‚ for me‚ is the best explanation for the difference between our modern humans and
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Aaron Walker AC0316332 AN310 Cultural Anthropology Assignment 05 Cultural Anthropology May 1‚ 2011 The extreme increase in the use of technology has drastically changed the lives of many families across the world. From a computer that would take up an entire room and weighed tons of pounds and cost as much as $450‚000‚ to a home computer that could handle a range of activities. Even though technology has positively contributed to our standard of living‚ families have realized the
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Christina Martinez HCS 3102 Cultural Anthropology Horowitz Observing Hayes Valley in San Francisco I sat along the west wide of the Hayes Valley Park in San Francisco‚ on a cold damp cement park bench‚ around four-thirty on a Friday afternoon. The day was bright‚ with lingering clouds over head; a chilly breeze was passing through in mild to quick bursts. There were approximately twenty-five people who stayed at the park during the entire observation; a bit difficult to track everyone coming
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Kyle Rzucidlo 10/2/2012 ANTH 207 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Summary Notes 1. Summarize what you consider to be the main points of the assigned readings and the arguments that are being offered in each text. - Richard Robbins began Chapter 4 by asking how it is that people can believe in things that cannot be proven. The answer to his question requires examining the role of language‚ ritual‚ myth‚ and other features of social life that persuade people of the correctness of
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Anthropology 2 Midterm Study Guide: Professor Li Zhang Midterm Date: October 30‚ 2012 Week 1 What is the scope of cultural anthropology? Discuss its focus of inquiry‚ approach‚ and major changes over time. ● Cultural anthropology is concerned with the nature and extent of social and cultural differences among different societies. Focus on Inquiry: Why there are different cultures and how they came about and are affected or changing. Focus on Approach: Approaches could be urban
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them to succeed. However‚ the United States is an exemption to this as its religious beliefs and practices remain strong. They have found a way to incorporate religion to the public and political life of its people‚ for example‚ prayers are said before sporting events and the U.S. military singing “God Bless America”. 2. George Gmelch uses Bronislaw Malanowski’s hypothesis to define the term magic. According to Malanowski‚ magic and religion are in a way similar but very different. They both
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Christmas decorations shouldn’t be put out before Thanksgiving. The weekend after Thanksgiving should be the most popular time for Christmas and winter holiday decorating for most people. To get the train rolling‚ most people just go from Halloween to Christmas. Others go from Halloween to thanksgiving then to Christmas because they like to celebrate all of the holidays and because it could be a tradition to celebrate the time of pilgrims and Indians came together in peace. But as for most
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shelter‚ arts‚ and recreation. Culture-The body of beliefs (values)‚ social forms‚ and material traits that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people. Folk Culture-Cultural traditions practiced by a small‚ homogeneous‚ rural group living in relative isolation. Popular Culture-Cultural elements found in large‚ heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in personal characteristics. Globalization-Actions or processes that involve the entire world
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of Sino-indigenous unions in Melaka‚ Penang‚ and Indonesia. It was not uncommon for early Chinese traders to take Malay/Indonesian women of Peninsular Malay/Sumatera/Javanese as wives or concubines Consequently the Baba Nyonya possessed a mix of cultural traits. Written records from the 19th and early 20th centuries show that Peranakan men usually took brides from within the local Peranakan community. Peranakan families occasionally imported brides from
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