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    The Concept of Time

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    (2010) "Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity." McGraw Hill. Pg. 64 5 7. Erickson‚ P.A and Murphy‚ L.D (2013). A History of Anthropological Theory. 4th ed. University of Toronto Press. p72-80. 8. Evans-Pritchard‚ E.E (1940). "The Nuer of the Southern Sudan". London: Oxford University Press. 9 10. Goudsmit‚ S (1966). Time. Time inc. 11 12. Kearl‚ M and Gordon‚ C (1991). Social Psychology: Shaping Identity‚ Thought and Conduct. Allyn & Bacon. 13 14. Levine‚ R (2008). A Geography

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    goes so far for water and she is constanly moving because of the fight and low resources. Nya has only one job which is to fetch water to hydrate her family. “Nya’s family did not live by the lake all year round because of the fighting. Her tribe‚ the Nuer‚ often fought with the rival Dinka tribe over the land surrounding the lake. Men and boys were hurt and even killed when two groups clashed.” (Parks 26) This is influenced with place because she has to travel to get water and has to travel a long time

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    A List of African Tribes There are over 500 tribes in Africa‚ some have been identified and the rest of the ’lost’ tribes are yet to be discovered.  Each tribe has its own traditional and social values. Their social background is influenced by language‚ religion and way of life. These tribes have been in existence for thousands of years and therefore have a rich cultural heritage. Therefore their life styles have not changed significantly by western influences. A few changes such as the attire

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    Anthropology 2013 Paper

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    Lesson 1 Notes archaeological anthropology | The study of human behavior and cultural patterns and processes through the culture’s material remains. | ascribed status   | Social status (e.g.‚ race or gender) that people have little or no choice about occupying. | cultural anthropology   | The study of human society and culture; describes‚ analyzes‚ interprets‚ and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. | cultural relativism   | The position that the values and standards

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    Hybrid Theory

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    “Hybrid theory” What is colonialism? Slavery & subordination The roman concept of “Colonia” The colonial Rationale The “Other” as uncivilized Colonial power as superior Subaltern consciousness/ culture is misguided/inferior Colonial power as a civilizing force Subaltern: the “OTHER” Colonial and imperial rule was legitimized by anthropological theories which increasingly portrayed the peoples of the colonized world as inferior‚ feminine‚ childlike‚ incapable of looking after themselves

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    Anthropology Syllabus

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    Anthro. 3: Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology x. liu Fall 2013: MWF: 1-2pm‚ 155 Dwinelle Office Hours: Weds.‚ 2-5pm; 301 Kroeber Hall (Tel.: 2-0705) E-mail: xinliu@berkeley.edu This course introduces anthropological topics in the subfield of social/cultural anthropology‚ with a particular aim for students to learn a lesson about the idea of culture and its relevance for our global struggles today. For such a goal to be achieved‚ there is no way for us to avoid a historical perspective

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    Eng 102 Chapter 2 Summary

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    Ant. 102 Study Guide Anthropology: the systematic and comparative study of humankind in all its cultural and biological diversity—past‚ present‚ and future.  In short‚ anthropology is the study of all things human. Enculturation: The process of learning ones culture from those around us. Acculturation: learning from another culture (through the process of diffusion). Animism: A religious system based on the belief that every living thing possesses a spirit‚ or soul‚ that animates it. 

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    Incest Red

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    of it‚ and that if the law represses it‚ as it represses other natural instincts‚ it does so because civilized men have come to the conclusion that the satisfaction of these natural instincts is detrimental to the general interests of society. "Nuer say that marriage to persons standing in certain relationships is forbidden because it is rual‚ incestuous‚" but E. E. Evans-Pritchard argued that "we may reverse this statement and say that sexual relations with persons standing in these relationships

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    healthcare. It’s important to know where all this is going on and also why these women are getting attacked and how people are helping and how they are recovering. In July government soldiers attacked a residential compound in Juda‚ executed a prominent Nuer journalists‚ beat staff members and raped several women. Knowing what all that happened and knowing what all the soldiers did to everyone is good to

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    Kula exchange

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    In cultural anthropology and sociology‚ reciprocity refers to non-market exchange of goods and labour; that is‚ "gift economic systems". It is the basis of most non-market economies. The concept was key to the debate between early anthropologists Bronislaw Malinowski and Marcel Mauss on the meaning of "Kula exchange" in the Trobriand Islands off Papua New Guinea during the First World War.[1] Malinowski used Kula exchange to demonstrate the apparently random gift-giving was in fact a key political

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