Lori Watkins Anthropology Primates Primates belong to the biological order “Primates” that include all species related to lemurs‚ monkeys‚ apes‚ and humans. Non-human primates are found all over the world‚ but are primarily centralized in Central and South America‚ Africa‚ and Southern Asia. Primates are divided into three main groups: prosimians‚ Old World and New World monkeys. Prosimians are the most ancestral extant primates and represent forms that were ancestral to monkeys‚ apes
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Diffusionism as an anthropological school of thought was an attempt to understand the nature of culture in terms of the origin of culture traits and their spread from one society to another. Diffusionism refers to the diffusion or transmission of cultural characteristics or traits from the common society to all other societies. The Biblical theory of human social origin was taken for granted in Renaissance thought (14th century-17th century). The role diffusion played in cultural diversity was acknowledged
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 1 points A hominid is an ape-like primate that walks on two legs a non-human animal an example of a "paradigm" none of these A Question 2 Multiple Choice 1 points Biocultural anthropologists study hominid evolution the relationship of the skeleton with its surrounding tissue human variation the interplay of biological and cultural factors D Question 3 Multiple Choice 1 points
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Schools of Thought in Anthropology What is a school of thought? A perspective‚ a viewpoint‚ or a certain way of interpreting a discipline’s subject matter that has become widely credible Functionalism Society must have a set of standard laws and practices to provide stability. These are called institutions Society is a logical institution and functions in the best interest and by the needs of the majority; every practice‚ custom serves a purpose to provide stability All cultures are set
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This paper seeks to examine the cultural aspects of health and why medical anthropologists emphasize the need for local knowledge of culture to critically tackle human health. Medical anthropology is one of the major subfields of anthropology. It aims to understand the factors that influences health including biological and socio-cultural factors. The job of medical anthropologist is to determine the cultural aspects of diagnosis and disease treatment. In essence‚ there are three major arguments
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In Hotel Rwanda‚ a 2004 film directed by Terry George‚ one of the first voices heard is that of a radio broadcaster from the Hutu power radio‚ Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM)‚ claiming‚ “Rwanda is our Hutu land. We are the majority. They are a minority of traitors and invaders. We will squash the infestation.” This was the mentality of many ethnic Hutus that participated in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi minority living in Rwanda. Linked with the autobiography published by Paul
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Ethnographic showcases are a way of collecting and displaying the world "for amusement and edification" (Corbey‚ 342). Human beings were actually being collected and were "presented as ’different’ and forced to behave that way" (Corbey‚ 344). These people who were put on show were wrongfully taken out of their homes and moved into a place where they were seen as savages. The viewers were practicing ethnocentrism‚ probably unknowingly‚ by being centered around their own ethnicity and culture and thinking
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Anthropology considers the food acquisition techniques as factors of great importance to categorize the impressive array of human cultures. First in terms of emergence and importance‚ the subsistence pattern of early or contemporaneous uncivilized societies‚ taken in the literal sense of "non-urbanized societies‚" has been the foraging model‚ which encompasses the hunt and the food gathering. The preponderance of hunting over the gathering‚ or vice versa‚ is not as conspicuous as one could imagine
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Forensic anthropology has been a key art and dependable skill to help identify lost loved ones and missing family members for many generations. The concept of forensic anthropology has enticed many people throughout the field of science and visual arts. The process of breaking down bones and deciphering clues at a crime scene to come to a conclusion and unmasking the killer has attracted many mystery loving and suspense seeking spectators throughout its works. There have been many television serials
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Bill Bass is one of the professionals they might consult. According to William Goodman‚ “There’s an old saying that dead men tell no tales‚ I think Dr. Bass proves that that’s not true” (Kohn‚ 1). A forensic anthropologist might consult Bill Bass because he is famous for his work in identifying the unidentified‚ he also founded
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