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    page intentionally left blank History and Theory in Anthropology Anthropology is a discipline very conscious of its history‚ and Alan Barnard has written a clear‚ balanced‚ and judicious textbook that surveys the historical contexts of the great debates in the discipline‚ tracing the genealogies of theories and schools of thought and considering the problems involved in assessing these theories. The book covers the precursors of anthropology; evolutionism in all its guises; diVusionism and culture

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    Question 3: Applications of Applied Anthropology The direction of this paper will be discussed in sections according to objective description. Each section will analyze and discuss the following objective via personal experience‚ class discussion‚ or referenced by textbook. Objective 1: At the end of the course you will better understand the role of the clinical anthropologist in the workplace and how the discipline of anthropology contributes to the real world.                The course well-addressed

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    Abstract In this paper‚ we will define and discuss acculturation and provide examples of original culture and the acculturation process. We will also describe the adaptive strategies for economic changes and describe the meaning of art. We will also look at the changes in concepts associated with marriage and family. We will first define acculturation and culture and discuss how acculturation came about. We will see how acculturation has impacted various aspects of life for communities. We

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    González‚ Aurea March 6‚ 2013 Question #1 For many years biological anthropologists have been trying to identify race through genetics but race is not determined biologically. The closest aspect to a biological feature in grouping people is cline; geography making people of the same area in the world similar. Human variation‚ however‚ is classification of skin color‚ eye color; characteristics that are genetic and unchanging genes. Genetic traits have nothing to do with race; it influences

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    Food and Economy Canadian cuisine is best characterized as eclectic rather than consistent in content. Food in Daily Life. The agricultural and ethnic richness of Canada has led to two distinctive characteristics of everyday food consumption. The first is its scale. Canadians are "big eaters‚" with meat portions in particular dominating the Canadian meal. There are generally three regular meals in a given day. Breakfast‚ often large and important in rural areas‚ but less so in urban areas‚ is most

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    VSI chapter 1 Ethnography is to a cultural or social anthropologist to what lab research is to a biologist. Anthropoligist study all kinds of culture and societies. However‚ it is a sense of popularity for anthropologist to study the smaller isolated societies since most don’t have a writing record and their culture is in danger due to western influences. Without an ethnographer there‚ there would be no one to observe and record the case. Ina Mone’s support for betrothal mariage is the cause

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    Anthropology is becoming more known even though its been around for several years. ¨Anthropology is the study of humans‚ and in this forensic discipline physical or biological anthropologist focus their studies on the human body as it relates to explaining the circumstances of an accident or solving a crime- often homicide¨ (¨Forensic¨). Forensic anthropologist are people who inspect the deaths of humans. They can solve cases by inspecting crime scenes or looking at human remains. The main task of

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    Cultural Anthropology September 9th‚ 2013 The Four Main Subfields of Anthropology Anthropology is the study of humankind. “It first emerged in the nineteenth century‚ and it consists of four subfields”(Bonvillain 2006:8) In the United States‚ anthropology is divided into four main subfields: cultural or social anthropology; linguistic anthropology; archaeology; and physical or biological anthropology. Each of these is divided into several specialized areas of interest. This four field

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    Embarking on a new chapter in my life‚ Anthropology 101 will be the next hurdle in my scholastic journey. This will be the second class that I have enrolled in with Ashford University. Successfully completing my first online class and enjoying the distance education experience‚ I have decided to pursue my Bachelors degree program in Organizational Management. With 59 credits towards my degree program‚ I will be entering my junior year. The decision to complete my degree has been a mental battle

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    Anthropology studies humans in every place and time-past or present. Loosely speaking‚ it studies their way of life which encompasses their language‚ political systems‚ and socio-cultural ways. With this‚ we can easily conclude that Anthropology studies archaeological findings‚ dialects‚ indigenous ways of living and the like. But through the film we watched‚ I realized that Anthropology is more than just studying the ancient cultures and whatnot. Anthropology’s application to the rest of the world

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