Enculturation term anthropologists and psychologists use to descrive the deveopement‚ through the direct and indirect influence of parents and others‚ of children;s patterns of begavior socialization same as enculturation compatibility-‐with-‐child-‐ care theory Womens tasks have traditionally been those that do not remove the woman from the household due to taks only woman can perform for children (breast feeding for 2 or more years) economy of effort theory if effort is expended
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World Religion Early Religions Unit Test Study Sheet Angela Sun Definitions Monotheism- The belief in one god Polytheism- The belief in more than one god Ritual- A prescribed religious procedure or performance Pilgrimage- A long journey to a sacred place or shrine Swastika- The Jainism symbol that summarizes the principles of Jainism Myth- A traditional story‚ usually involving supernatural or imaginary persons‚ that serves to reveal the worldview of a people on natural or social phenomena
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On Key Symbols Author(s): Sherry B. Ortner Reviewed work(s): Source: American Anthropologist‚ New Series‚ Vol. 75‚ No. 5 (Oct.‚ 1973)‚ pp. 1338-1346 Published by: Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Anthropological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/674036 . Accessed: 05/09/2012 09:42 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service
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Anthropology notes Main theme: Gender vs. sexuality Gender- role based‚ identity‚ subjective depriving on culture‚ fluid‚ appearances‚ speech‚ identities and role‚ status‚ schema: collection of ideas that influence perception‚ essentialism: nurturing vs fighting differences in intimacy (what men do‚ what women do) Sex- biological‚ psychological‚ anatomy‚ binary‚ applications‚ names‚ color (blue and pink)‚ and biological differences (build‚ hormones‚ and hair)‚ transition: sex change‚ forms “The
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EXAM TIME: WEDNESDAY APRIL 30TH‚ FROM 2-5 PM IN THIS ROOM Second Exam Review Sheet Think about the two ethnographies we have read: Unity of Heart and In Search of Respect. How does each author go about writing their ethnography? How do they present the people they are studying? How do they place themselves into the ethnography? How does the cognatic descent system of the Nanumea reinforce their egalitarian culture? The cognatic system is an inheritance system that encourages people
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Case: Dividend Policy GEORGIA ATLANTIC COMPANY During the depression of the 1930s‚ Ben Jenkins‚ Sr.‚ a wealthy‚ expansion-oriented lumberman whose family had been in the lumber business in the southeastern United States for several generations‚ began to acquire small‚ depressed sawmills and wholesale lumber companies. These businesses prospered during World War II. After the war‚ Jenkins anticipated that the demand for lumber would surge‚ so he aggressively sought new timberlands to supply
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River is not just a stream of water flowing into the sea. As an important part of an ecosystem‚ it is a natural habitat for wildlife and a provider of food and other resources for humans. Furthermore‚ for communities living by the river‚ it plays dramatic role in constructing their culture and defines the social life of the community. Therefore‚ altering river`s natural flow and seasonal patterns can have a dramatic consequences for both the ecosystem as well as river-side communities. During the
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Solving Conflicts through Agreements: The Indian Act and Canadian Treaties In modern society the question of why the aboriginal population receives benefits often arises. Much of today’s youth does not understand that the Native American people were often stripped of their rights in the past in order to gain these advantages. Two main incidents were established in the Aboriginal history‚ the first was the treaties that spread across Canada and the second incident was the Indian Act of 1876
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Reflection Paper On: Alienated Labour by Karl Marx The 19th century German‚ Karl Marx presents the alienation of labour in one of his many works. He explains aspects such as the man from the product of man’s labor‚ in the process of production‚ of man as species-being and of man and man. When I think of alienation‚ I think of when First Nations people first were alienated by the residential school system and the affects its caused to the labor abilities of Aboriginal peoples of Canada. All these
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Human Observation Project General Psychology Psyc 2301 Jazmin Rolon 20 August 2012 I. Problem: Prosocial behavior refers to "voluntary actions that are intended to help or benefit another individual or group of individuals" (Eisenberg and Mussen 1989). This definition refers to consequences of the people who do the actions rather than the motivations behind those actions. These behaviors include a broad range of activities: sharing‚ comforting‚ rescuing‚ and helping. Though
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