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An Examination of Gerard Hendrik Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension Theory (745 words, 3 pages)
MANAGEMENT 102 Geert Hofstede Gerard Hendrik (Geert) Hofstede was born on October 2nd 1928. He is aDutch social psychologist, former IBM employee, and Professor "Emeritus" ofOrganizational Anthropology and International Management at the Universityof Maastricht in the Netherlands. He is most well known for his extensiveresearch of cross-cultural groups and organizations ... Read More
The Social Drama of My Life According to Victor Turner’s Five Stage Process (952 words, 3 pages)
Victor Turner describes a social drama as a four to five stage process. Stage one states that a problem arises that threatens the collective life. Stage two indicates that many people get engaged and the problem becomes a crisis. Stage three is when the problem is resolved and stage four ... Read More
A History of Changes in Games of Different Cultures (967 words, 3 pages)
In the United States and well before, there has been a history of games that have been played throughout North America. The textbook Seeing Anthropology Cultural Anthropology Through Film written by Karl G. Heider, helps show the change in games through different cultures that involves stimulus diffusion the ideas from ... Read More
The Origins and Success of Civilizations According to Diamond, Sahlin, and the Beer Theorists (588 words, 2 pages)
1) The origins of civilization are some of the most debated historical references. Diamond, Sahlin, and the "Beer Theorists" all have different ideas for the origin and success of civilizations, and they are all credible perspectives presented, but there is a difference in focus. Diamonds argument is that the location ... Read More
The Similarities and Differences of Fertility God Te Rongo and Fertility Goddess Venus of Willendorf (587 words, 3 pages)
Similarities and Differences of Fertility god Te Rongo and fertility goddess Venus of Willendorf The ideas about nurturing and reproduction are mostly depicted through the Willendorf prehistoric fertility goddess Venus and the Te Rongo Polynesian god who tend to share some similarities, as well as some differences.In discussing their similarities, ... Read More
The Effects of Technology on Oral and Written Culture (3859 words, 16 pages)
The Effects of Technology on Oral and Written CultureThe concept of "culture" has a lot of ambiguity. In the wider sense, culture can be defined as quality that exist for a person or within a society that erupts as a result of the concern towards what is considered to be ... Read More
The Origins of Homo Sapiens: Multiregional Theory vs. Out of Africa Theory (1087 words, 4 pages)
Homo sapiens originated in Africa because there are several examples of evidence to support this theory. There is archaeological, climatic, and genetic evidence that proves Homo sapiens originated in Africa. Homo sapiens are also known by the term modern humans. There are two different theories for how the modern human ... Read More
The Phenomenon of Human Nature: The Ever-Changing Species of Our Planet (791 words, 3 pages)
Human nature is a phenomenon impossible to discern when faced with such a complex and seemingly ever-changing species. While it might be easy to describe the behavior of, say a bird, in a natural environment from simple observation, humans are in contrast extraordinarily complex creatures that scientists still, to this ... Read More
A History of the Research of Charles Darwin and Why His Ideas Were Widely Accepted in the Victorian Era (2196 words, 7 pages)
Opposed to popular belief, Darwin did not create the theories of evolution. The idea of life evolving from non-life was actually made known by Herbert Spencer. All that Darwin had done was researched evolution more, and made the theories easier to understand. He did this by explaining the theory in ... Read More
The Meaning of Music for Children According to Dr. Patricia Campbell (886 words, 4 pages)
Ethnography ReviewIntroductionSongs in their heads is a book that critically enhances and facilitates the musical interest and its meaning in children especially in their daily lives. Further, it bridges the gap between various fields of musicology, ethnomusicology, and folklore and music education. Consequently, Dr. Campbell explains how music is socially ... Read More
Propaganda and China’s Representation of Tibet in Tibet Museums in Dharamsala and Lhasa (541 words, 2 pages)
Writing Assignment 6Tibet museums in both Dharamsala and Lhasa offer the general public (and Tibetans) the opportunity to learn more about Tibet and its culture. However, each location uses the museum in a different manner and has different agendas. The Tibet museum in Dharamsala was, designed to address both local ... Read More
An Argument for Heavy Restrictions Against Illegal Immigration to the United States (478 words, 2 pages)
The United States of America is brimming with people from seemingly endless origins. Many of these populations are indeed immigrants, and they contribute to our industries, economy, and society. Upon further research, reports have shown that millions of illegal immigrants work labor-intensive jobs in the agriculture industry for wages lower ... Read More
A Biography and Scientific Influence of Charles Darwin (893 words, 4 pages)
Charles Darwin was best known for his theory of evolution, which explains biological change over time. Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. He was the second youngest of six children of Robert and Susannah Darwin. Darwin came from a long line of scientists. His ... Read More
A History of Magic and Illusion (3939 words, 14 pages)
The Origin of Illusion Essay For many centuries, humans have witnessed mystifying acts of illusionthat have left their jaws open and their minds blown. Whether they areperformed on a large-scale stage or in the hands of a volunteer, magictricks have always been able to leave crowds flabbergasted. The sheerthought of ... Read More
The Fate of the Indigenous Populations in the Different Regions of the World (739 words, 3 pages)
Fate of the Indigenous Populations Essay The native inhabitants in the United States, Canada, and LatinAmerica, known as the indigenous people, were all displaced and affected indifferent ways when determined migrants settled in their homelands. In theUnited States, European settlers developed a slightly religious goal thatthey felt needed to be ... Read More
Daniel Gross Studies the Relation of Protein Availability to a Society’s Development (1999 words, 7 pages)
Protein and PopulationHistorians and anthropologists alike have wondered why the cultural development of the native peoples of the Americas lagged so far behind that of their European counterparts. Some have speculated that the reason for this was that the wilderness in the Americas was far harder to master than the ... Read More
A Comparison of Hugh Raffles and Darell Posey’s Explanation on Nature versus Culture (1626 words, 7 pages)
Nature vs. Culture Erasing a Fault LineWestern culture has characterized nature and culture as two distinct frames of reference. Whether this dichotomy is an accurate classification remains to be seen. This relationship between nature and culture has been studied and examined by Anthropologists for many generations and remains the foundation ... Read More
An Analysis of the Sexual Reproduction Practices of the Ache People (1160 words, 5 pages)
Almost every species has a main concern reproducing as quickly as possible to make sure that their genome survives and lives on in their offspring. In modern civilization many humans are making the decision to have very few children, or no children at all. Imagine if the human race were ... Read More
The Significance and Important Contribution of Anthropology to Society (973 words, 3 pages)
Anthropology has been an enlightening and captivating course. Before taking the class, I had delightfully anticipated a myth-busting attitude from the teacher and course material, as I had a couple of close friends who attended the class last semester and spoke highly of it. I have a deep interest in ... Read More
A Review of the Bollywood Exhibit in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (702 words, 3 pages)
On October 25th, we were taken to the Smithsonian museum of natural history to see the Bollywood exhibit with our ECU and Theta line brothers. The purpose of this trip to see the exhibit was to gain more knowledge of where we are originally from and to learn about the ... Read More
An Analysis of the Problem of Altruism in On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (1258 words, 4 pages)
Darwins On the Origin of Species outlines his theory of evolution and natural selection, which he provides to the reader both with strong confidence but also a keen eye to what he thought would be potential criticisms of his theory. For this reason, Darwin discusses the comb making skills of ... Read More
The Importance of Water for the Development of a Civilization (1327 words, 4 pages)
Water is essential for human survival. As a result, the need for a steady supply of water was critical in the development of successful early civilizations, most of which began on or near rivers. Ancient artifacts, text, and even recent images depicting ancient irrigation pathways demonstrate that the need for ... Read More
A Reflection on Personal Ancestry after Visiting the Tenement Museum (1257 words, 4 pages)
America is unique, in that almost the entire population was at one point animmigrant to the nation. History has dictated more electrifying times thanothers for immigration surges. After visiting the Tenement Museum andlearning more about the localized history of immigrants, I have a moreaccurate representation of what it would have ... Read More
The Themes of Sexuality and Fertility Depicted in the Tomb of Nebamun (907 words, 3 pages)
Women in ancient Egypt possessed a greater power in the revitalization of the soul than in most other aspects of their lives. Their female generative principle worked equally with the male principle to allow for the continuation of the soul into the next life. Since men were more commonly depicted ... Read More
A Comparison of No Aging in India by Lawrence Cohen and Turning 32 by Robbie Hart (673 words, 3 pages)
The main thesis of No Aging in India Alzheimers, the Bad Family, and Other Modern Things seems to be about discussing the effects of aging both in the context of Indian society and in human society. As Pigg describes in her review of the book-length ethnography, it is a cultural ... Read More
A Reflection on Gaining an Anthropological Perspective Towards Culture (680 words, 2 pages)
In reading about culture in the Ember book many things struck me both about having an anthropological perspective towards culture and about what culture itself truly is. Before this class, I never really thought about culture being as complex as it is. I always just looked at is as another ... Read More
People’s Future Is Shaped by Their Environment and Social Structures in Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg’s Ethnography Righteous Doppefiend (970 words, 3 pages)
One may argue that ones life is based on their independent decisions, but to assume this is a great fallacy. The flip of a coin is a better explanation of how ones life will play out. In addition to the flip of a coin, ones life is shaped by ones ... Read More
The Similarities Between the Samoan Culture, Hawaiian Culture and the Stereotypical American Culture (667 words, 2 pages)
In reading about the Samoans there were quite a few things that stuck me as similarities between their culture, my culture, and the stereotypical American culture. My culture because in some ways I grew up in a culture similar to the Samoans, and American culture for both belief similarities and ... Read More
An Understanding of the Effects of the Alzheimer’s Disease on Society iin the Book No Aging in India: Alzheimer’s, the Family, and Other Modern Things (1311 words, 5 pages)
Alzheimers is a degenerative brain disease that impairs cognitive functions in older adults. In his book, No Aging in India Alzheimers, the family, and other modern things, Cohen discusses Alzheimers disease in India in relation to the aging process and the general implications of senility. He makes the point that ... Read More
Evolution of the Genus Homo: The Modern Synthesis (830 words, 3 pages)
There are a number of factors that shaped the growth and evolution of the genus homo. Among these factors are speciation and adaptations. The Modern Synthesis concept that microevolutionary forces lead to macroevolutionary patterns structures the rise of hominids since the emergence of the genus homo. First, the discussion of ... Read More
Published: Monday 28th of October 2013
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