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An Anthropological and Sociological Approach to the Value of Money (1030 words, 4 pages)
Anthropology of MoneyMonetary transactions are unique and varied parts of human culture. The integral nature of money to culture has caused it to be linked with a variety of other social interactions. Marcel Mausss The Origins of the Concept of Money, he examine the complex systems of exchange and the ... Read More
A Comparison of Anthropological and Sociological Ideas of Franz Boas and Emile Durkheim (816 words, 4 pages)
Culture and SocietyFranz Boas and Emile Durkheim are both founding fathers of the social sciences in their own right, for lack of a better term. These figures present a particular conundrum in the usage of the word social, as Durkheim certainly studied society, but by comparison the same cannot be ... Read More
A Sociological View of the Rising Impact of Globalization on the Shrimping Industry in Louisiana (1596 words, 5 pages)
Jill Ann Harrisons Buoyancy on the Bayou Shrimpers Face the Rising Tide of Globalization provides a fascinating sociological view of the growing impact of globalization on the shrimping industry in Louisiana. Harrison uses sociological theories and ethnography to explain, and narrative format to present, the lives and livelihoods of cajun ... Read More
Reorganization and Categorization in the Field of Anthropology (1177 words, 4 pages)
Reorganizing AnthropologyAnthropologists, like most other scholars, are categorized according to their thought process and interpretation of the subject matter that they are studying. In the case of Anthropology that subject matter is human culture. Anthropologists have frequently been categorized according to what they think is the best way to interpret ... Read More
Anthropological Theory in the Views of Franz Boas and A.R. Radcliffe-Brown (914 words, 3 pages)
In My Personal OpinionAnthropology is an odd field of study, in that most people are aware of its existence, but only those who have spent time studying it have a clear understanding of the full range of subjects that anthropologists actually study. I feel that there is a certain inaccuracy ... Read More
The Issues of Migrants and Terrorism in the Middle East (1755 words, 6 pages)
Writing Assignment 3While the Middle East has always been a hotbed of conflict, the situation has escalated greatly in recent years due to the Arab Spring. Conflict has especially escalated in Syria from the Syrian civil war which has caused the rise of the Islamic State, or IS, to gain ... Read More
The immigration Motives of the New World (674 words, 3 pages)
Many of the immigration motives facing the world today is what played a part in the mass immigration to the British colonies, especially the Chesapeake Bay, in the 1600s. They too were the impoverished young looking for a better life and funds to send home. This motive provided a major ... Read More
The Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Hill Tribes in Thailand (838 words, 3 pages)
The hill tribes in northern Thailand live a very different life from an average city goer. They will have access to different materials and sometimes they dont have access to running water or electricity, however most hill tribes in todays times have access to running water and electricity. However, the ... Read More
Evolutionary Explanations for Humans’ Eating Preferences (913 words, 3 pages)
The environment of evolutionary adaptation (EEA) refers to the environment in which our ancestors lived and evolved, over 2 million years ago in the African savannah. Humans originate from hunter-gatherers and their diet would have consisted of whatever was available in their environment. Our preference for meat developing could be ... Read More
Understanding Cultures: Lila Abu-Lughod’s Writing Women’s World: Bedouin Stories (1245 words, 4 pages)
Lila Abu-Lughods ethnography Writing Womens Worlds Bedouin Stories escapes the format of traditional ethnographies, and for a reason. Abu-Lughod wrote her ethnography in the form of a collection of stories from Bedouin men and women in Egypt in order to show the differences from person to person, even when under ... Read More
An Essay Arguing the Points of Charles Darwin On the Origin of Species (1471 words, 5 pages)
On the Origin of Species Why are we here? is a reoccurring question that keeps many awake at night and has sparked bloodbaths between disagreeing groups. Some turn to the existence of a higher power, while others resort to scientific evidence to ease their mind. While neither of these things ... Read More
The Challenges Faced by Immigrants When Settling in America (1014 words, 5 pages)
Enthymeme EssayWhen immigrants come from all over the world to the United States they sometimes bring with them their cultural values from their homeland, or they decide to abandon their prior values and decide upon adopting the popular values of United States society. These cultural values are the most important ... Read More
A History of the Gobekli Tepe an Archaeological Site (720 words, 2 pages)
Long ago, over 12,000 years, a small society of hunter-gatherers were doing what they did best hunting and gathering food for their nomadic group. Suddenly, out of a bush jumped a menacing tiger, and one of their hunting party was killed. The others felt something strange, that perhaps they needed ... Read More
Why Migrant Workers Don’t Trust Doctors in Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies by Seth Holmes (627 words, 1 pages)
Response 6 "Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies Migrant Farmworkers in the UnitedStates" was written by Seth Holmes and published in 2013. As it waspublished as a book and not as an article in an anthropological or medicaljournal, it can be inferred to be meant both for readers interested insubjects of medical ... Read More
A Critique of Traditional Data Reporting Techniques (569 words, 1 pages)
Response 3 "On Suffering and Structural Violence A View from Below" was writtenby Paul Farmer and published in Daedalus in 1996. The intended audienceseems to be both other anthropologists, but also statisticians and otherdata reporters as the primary argument presented is a critique oftraditional data reporting techniques. Decause of this, ... Read More
A Review of “The Activist State: Global Pharmaceuticals, AIDS, and Citizenship in Brazil” by Joao Biehl (590 words, 1 pages)
Response 4 "The Activist State Global Pharmaceuticals, AIDS, and Citizenship inBrazil" was written in 2004 by Joao Biehl for Social Text. The text isprimarily a historical analysis of how changes in politics and socialactivism changed both the practicalities of medical care in Brazil andaffected the visibility and citizenship of minorities ... Read More
An Analysis of Migrants in Translation: Caring and the Logics of Difference in Contemporary Italy by Christiana Giordano (705 words, 2 pages)
Response 11 "Migrants in Translation Caring and the Logics of Difference inContemporary Italy" was written by Christiana Giordano and published in2014 by University of California Press. Due to the publisher, subjectmatter, and heavy use of references to other anthropological andsociological researchers it can be assumed the intended audience arestudents, peers ... Read More
The Immigration Laws and Politics in France (757 words, 3 pages)
"Where ethics and politics meet the violence of humanitarianism inFrance" was written by Miriam Ticktin and published in American Ethnologistin 2006. Due to its subject matter and the fact that it was published in ananthropological journal it can be surmised that the audience was primarilypeers in the field of anthropology ... Read More
An Analysis of the Ecuadorean Concepts of Nuestra Realidad, Assisted Living, and Racial Optimist (560 words, 1 pages)
Response 7 "Assisted existence an ethnography of being in Ecuador" was writtenby Elizabeth Roberts and published in the Journal of the RoyalAnthropological Institute in 2013. Being published in an anthropologyjournal, it can be assumed the audience is primarily peers and fellowanthropologists. In it, he analyzes the Ecuadorean concepts of nuestrarealidad ... Read More
The Changing Perceptions of AIDS in Haiti and What Medical Anthropology Can Do to Assist With Outbreaks of AIDS and Other Diseases (824 words, 2 pages)
Response 2 "Sending Sickness Sorcery, Politics, and Changing Conecepts of AIDSin Rural Haiti" was written by Paul Farmer in 1990 for (and published in)Medical Anthropology Quarterly. The article mainly aims to make clear howperceptions of AIDS existed and changed in Haiti over time, but also posesquestions to anthropologists about what ... Read More
An Analysis of Somatization: The Interconnections in Chinese Society Among Culture, Depressive Experiences, and the Meanings of Pain (605 words, 3 pages)
"Somatization The interconnections in Chinese Society Among Culture,Depressive Experiences, and the Meanings of Pain" Was written in 2007 byArthur Kleinman and Joan Kleinman for "Beyond the Body Proper, and isprimarily aimed at medical anthropologists. In the introduction of thepaper, Kleinman states his intention to explore the relationship betweendepression and neurasthenia ... Read More
An Excavation of a Synagogue Relating to a Scene with Samson in the Bible (409 words, 1 pages)
Archeologists are a people who goes out into the field as a team, they are not those who stay in their offices and look at achieves or books. Professor Magness starts off by giving credit to those who support her and her team. She starts by talking about Huqoq and ... Read More
The Traditions and Practices of Immigration in the United States (1771 words, 7 pages)
The American of today fancies himself an intellectual fully capable of understanding concepts and forming ideas and opinions as a result of this understanding. Americans of today are also encouraged to be independent to value and hold tightly said independence as if it were a valuable treasure. Moving away from ... Read More
Civilization as a Mixture of Nature and Nurture (575 words, 2 pages)
No matter how you look at it, civilization was going to be formed eventually. However, certain variables determined how quickly and effectively they developed over time. Would civilization have formed differently if the earliest recorded human beings did not come up with the ideas of gods and goddesses? This we ... Read More
The Concept of Evolution as a Religion in Evolutionaries, a Book by Carter Phipps (687 words, 3 pages)
It seems that throughout history, religion and evolution have been fighting a never-ending war. Creationists reject the concept of evolution because it refutes the idea of intelligent design. Evolution, as a biological concept, brings humanity down to the same level as the rest of the world. However, evolution is far ... Read More
Evolutionary Cooperation in the Book Evolution, Games, and God: The Principle of Cooperation by Martin A. Nowak and Sarah Coakley (659 words, 3 pages)
Martin A. Nowak and Sarah Coakley define cooperation as a form of working together in which one individual pays a cost (in terms of fitness, whether genetic or cultural) and another gains a benefit" in their book, Evolution, Games, and God The Principle of Cooperation. Nowak and Coakley attempt to ... Read More
The Exploitation of Migrant Workers in the Agricultural Industry in America (3449 words, 12 pages)
Mexican Migrant Laborers and MaladyField labor, arguably one of the most arduous tasks in the workforce, has been exploited since the beginning of civilization. From slavery to indentured servitude to the establishment of crop liens to low-wage field labor, physical has always been associated with the underprivileged demographic of society. ... Read More
Morality in the Book Evolution, Games, and God: The Principle of Cooperation by Martin A. Nowak and Sarah Coakley (1407 words, 5 pages)
Throughout history, humanity has tried to define the good, the bad, and the ugly. Morality appeals to our psyche because it provides a purposea reason to do good. But why have we tried so hard to define morality? Why must there be a prescribed set of rules that dictate how ... Read More
The Denial of Opportunity for Immigrants During the Late Reconstruction Era (790 words, 3 pages)
The Spurious Ideal Direct Denial of Opportunity for ImmigrantsOpportunity is one of our founding ideals, that everyone receives the same chance opportunities, yet why does it not apply to immigrants, both legal and illegal? Such questions were left mostly unanswered from the time of late reconstruction to the early stages ... Read More
A Discussion on the Issues Related to the Control of Immigration in the United States (1378 words, 5 pages)
Since its foundation until today, the United States has long been a proud nation of immigrants. This country is diverse in culture, religion, race, and ethnic groups. There are people of different countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. However, not everything seems to be perfect. Despite the ... Read More
Published: Monday 28th of October 2013
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