FACULTY OF ART DEPARTMENT OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA STUDIES FIRST SEMESTER 2013 Title: | Introduction To Cultural Anthropology | Code: | PG 151 | Credit points: | 8 | Contact Hours: | 3 | Lecturer : | Sibona Nega KOPI (PhD) | UNIT DESCRIPTION This course covers the similarities and differences in human societies‚ from hunting and gathering to industrialized societies. It compares and contrasts Papua New Guinean beliefs and practices with those of other societies. Students are introduced
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Early Irish kingship ideology and history Early medieval Irish literature thoroughly discusses the ideology of kingship; the tales about kingship both acted as exemplum literature for early Irish kings and‚ for modern scholars‚ elaborate on early Irish society ’s values. Although there is no specific evidence which indicates that the tales were used as exemplum‚ it seems fairly clear. Certainly there was literature designed to educate king ’s about their responsibilities. Audacht Morainn‚ a letter
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with the military over the years has been wrought with controversy. Where do you stand on the issue regarding the use of anthropologists in intelligence gathering for the military? I realize that anthropologist where needed to help understand the culture‚ the personalities‚ the cultural landscapes and exactly where we could get strategic strongholds of who we were in conflict with. An anthropologist name Montgomery McFate felt as though “If you understand how to frustrate or satisfy the population’s
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Energy captured‚ production‚ population‚ and exchange are all evident in various cultures and societies throughout time. Because these factors affect all humans and societies equally‚ they must all equally be accounted for within that particular culture/society’s methods of sustainability. The first example I will use to illustrate this point will be Britain’s empire during the 16th-18th centuries. Britain at the time had its scope of influence include over 1/5th of the world’s entire population
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Why do cultures change? Much change is unforeseen‚ unplanned‚ and undirected Changes in existing values and behaviors may also come about due to contact with other people’s who introduce new ideas or tool This may even involve the massive imposition of foreign ideas and practices through conquest of one group by another. What is modernization? Process of change by which traditional‚ nonindustrial societies acquire characteristics of technological complex society Causes of cultural change
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Anthropology Exam Review Anthropology: The scientific study of humans‚ including their origins‚ behaviour and physical‚ cultural and social development. Cultural Anthropology: Explore how culture has shaped people in the past and present day. Physical Anthropology: Explore where human species came from‚ how our bodies developed in the present form‚ and what makes us unique. Psychology: The scientific study of the human mind‚ mental states‚ and human behaviour. Sociology: The scientific study
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Culture and Society ANTHRO 9 Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-10:45 A.M. Room: Haines 39 (in basement-A level) Final Exam date: March 18 (Tuesday): 3-6P.M. Instructor Prof. Mariko Tamanoi Email: mtamanoi@anthro.ucla.edu Office: Haines 325 Phone: 310-206-8399 Office hours: Tuesdays 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT: READ THIS SYLLABUS CAREFULLY TO THE END! Section Leaders Bradley Cardozo: bcardozo@ucla.edu Camille Frazier: c.frazier@ucla.edu Emily
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Forensic anthropology complements humans rights work in many ways‚ as summarized in Burns’ article. Burns breaks apart forensic anthropology and human rights work‚ by describing what the fields are fundamentally as well as‚ describing the history of forensic anthropology and the steps a forensic scientist takes. Burns also shows how each discipline promotes each other‚ differ from one another‚ are enacted simultaneously and what they can accomplish. Altogether‚ Burns argues that human rights crimes
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main fields of anthropology: biological anthropology‚ cultural anthropology‚ archaeology‚ and linguistics. Anthropologists tend to specialize in one of the four main fields but must be familiar with the other fields because they are all closely related to one another. First‚ biological anthropology deals with the study of humans as living organisms. In other words‚ people on this field might study human growth‚ anatomy‚ human ancestors‚ and genetics. Second is cultural anthropology. This field studies
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