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    African-Americans who oppose gay marriage will become the new Ku Klux Klan?” (Forman‚ 2011) I disagree with this‚ there is no such thing as traditional marriage. Given the prevalence of modern and ancient examples of family arrangements based on polygamy‚ communal child-rearing‚ the use of concubines and mistresses and the commonality of prostitution‚ heterosexual monogamy can be considered "unnatural” in evolutionary terms. (Pro & Con Arguments: "Should gay marriage be legal?" 2011) The second

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    Afghan Woman Prisoner Ethnocentrism is the practice of judging another culture by the standards of ones own culture (pg. 54). Ethnocentrism is also the belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture. There are different levels of ethnocentrism such as: equality‚ sensitivity‚ indifference‚ avoidance and disparagement. Ethnocentrism leads to conflict‚ cultural shock‚ stereotyping‚ discrimination‚ and prejudice that lead negative attitude towards a person because of a group

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    Joan of Arc The Inquisitor speech towards Saint Joan is one of persuasion that uses rhetorical appeals such as ethos‚ logos and pathos to create the image of a damned vile creature in place of Joan‚ while convincing the clerics themselves to “feel” it is acceptable to condemn her soul. Knowing that the jury might look upon Joan with sympathy‚ he finds a way to create a pre-emptive attack to manipulate the way in which jury members will first look upon Joan.

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    [This article is part of a longer article. Download the whole article in its original format.] George Murdock advanced the thesis in Social Structure that the family was a universal social institution found in all societies. His claim was based on his study of 250 societies of all kinds - from small hunting communities to industrial societies. He definition of a family indicates that it is a social group that lives together‚ shares resources‚ works as a unit and rears children. In a family there

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    Yanomami Indians Summary

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    INTRODUCTION Over the years‚ there has been increasing concerns among Anthropologists about how their fieldwork has been impacting the lives of the people they are studying. This has led the American Association of Anthropologists (AAA) to develop what is known as a Code of Ethics which involves guidelines that should be observed by Anthropologists when doing their fieldwork. Cassell & Jacobs (n.d.) stated that ‘Anthropologist’s perceive ethics as an abstract and‚ on occasion‚ intimidating set

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    questions wolf arise such as how they live and in particularly why do they only have intercourse for up to 10 seconds. One interesting finding in the video was how it stated that bonobos have more that one sex partners which is similar to humans and polygamy‚ for example the television show Sister Wives. However‚ the consequences are different in both bonobo and Human world and

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    Divorce (or the dissolution of marriage) is the termination of a marital union‚ the canceling of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and the dissolving of the bonds of matrimony between a married couple. Divorce is unlike annulment which declares the marriage null and void. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world‚ but in most countries it requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process. The legal process of divorce may also involve issues of alimony (spousal

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    cousin or younger sister of Nefertiti. Nefertari lived in Egypt from the year 1295-1255 BC and during her lifetime she had at least five children. One of which was Ramses first child. According to Egyptian tradition‚ Ramses II most likely practiced Polygamy. This would allow him to marry numerous women at the same time. However‚ Nefertari was known as the “King’s Principal Wife”. This meant she had the highest status among the wives. Additionally‚ as the Principal Wife she was given special symbols

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    South of the slot‚ by Jack London The slot is a metaphor of the "class cleavage of society". There was a contrast between the North and South of the Slot in terms of building types: in the North were the higher-class centers of diversion‚ lodging‚ and business; and in the South were the lower-class centers of lodging‚ unskilled work/business. The buildings are figures of two contrasting classes that were segregated (?). In order to study the southern people (the working class) a sociology professor

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    logical framework

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    iii)Survey of the enrolled girl-child iv) Record of progress for each girl-child. Assumptions linking purpose to goal. i) No significant increase in poverty will drive families in betrothing school going girls. ii) The cultural set up of polygamy does not set up an encouragement of early marriages. Results (Output) Awareness and change of attitude towards education of the girl-child. The targeted community sensitized on the prudence of education to every child. a) -Percentage of rescued

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