Anthropology

Nancy Gill has been working for the American Postal office for almost 23 years but unlike other employees who can provide health benefits for their families, she cannot provide the same for her spouse because of one reason   she is married to a woman. Gill and her spouse, Marcelle Letourneau were married in Massachusetts in 2004 and now, they are challenging the federal law Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA that  defines marriage as a being between a man and a woman  (Seelye)....

The setting of the video is in Africa.  It is hosted by the late Walter Cronkite, with appearances from many esteemed scientists from all over the world, and is about the history of man.  The video covers why early hominids began to walk upright and other ways in which early hominid species can be compared and contrasted to human beings.  The scientists explain that although humans have sacrificed in order to be able to walk upright, that it was worth the transformation.Walking upright...

Durkheim tells that social facts means nothing but sociological data. These facts are normal ways of thoughts and acting each member of society feels forced to conform. In these facts personal qualities of individuals are irrelevant. These facts belong to the whole of thoughts, sentiments and actions these cannot be reduced for the individuals in whose behavior they manifest themselves. In terms of individual psychology, collective believes and behavior cant be explained by some tokens. Durkheim...

A)THE RISE OF COMPLEX CIVILIZATION IN EGYPTThe rise of the ancient Egyptian civilization can be attributed to the seasonal flooding of the Nile river. At a certain time each year the Nile river rises flooding the agricultural plains of the ancient Egyptians. After the waters recede what is left behind is a rich mud filled with nutrients ideal for growing crops. Combined with their knowledge of agriculture and the creation of water ways for irrigation the Egyptians were able to have a thriving agricultural...

Neanderthal valley was a small valley (about 700metres long) of river Dssel in the German country of European continent. The valley was named in memory of a German Calvinist, poet and teacher, Joachim Neander who lived between 1650 and 1680 and wrote his hymns as he walked through the valley (Jestice 2009 2). Archaeological archives of the 19th century indicate that before the 1850s the Neander valley was composed of cave shelters of different sizes. In August of 1856, at the Feldhofer cave shelter...

Linguistic anthropology is defined as an interdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice (Duranti, 2001) or investigate the relationship between communication and culture (Sociology and Anthropology Website, 2010). It is also the study the role language plays in culturally patterned behavior (Stanton, 2000). This branch of anthropology utilizes detailed documentation of peoples communicative interaction with each other in any...

The article thoroughly discusses the theories that guide the Ifaluk in describing and explaining human nature in terms of behavior, consciousness, differences and similarities of their concepts of self and others. The author broadly describes how the Ifaluk speak of themselves as persons who are relatively undivided internally and socially. The Ifaluk can, according to the author, be described further as having an emotional mind that understands evens in a way that is simultaneously cognitive and...

Model minority   This may be defined as the minority of a racial or ethnic group which has received a higher degree of success as compared to the general average of population. Asian American diversity  Asian American diversity refers to the diverse backgrounds of Asians who have become American over the years such as Chinese Americans, Filipinos, Indians, and Vietnamese etc.Hmong people  Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of Burma, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam are...

Society has always looked for a way to honor its dead.  This has been the case since the earliest of times.  There are rituals in all populations that mark the various passages each travel through in life.  For instance, we mark an individuals accomplishments in graduating from college, or getting married.  It is no different in death.  Death is the final passage that civilizations throughout history have found ways to honor.        Burials...

Supports that bipedalism was more efficient compared to quadripedalism for long distance terrestrial locomotion. This type of locomotion was favored by the scarcity of resources caused by the drying of African forests in the Miocene. In this case evolution to bipedalism is based on the principles of behavioral ecology of extant primates. Every day travel or movement is not only subject to resource scarcity but also heavily dependent on the group size brought about by intergroup scramble competition...

Cultural anthropology, which is also known as social or sociocultural anthropology, is defined as the study of customary patterns in human behavior, thought and feelings (Haviland, Walrath and Prins, 2006). In order to understand the work of cultural anthropologists, culture should be clarified and basically understood since it is the societys shared and socially transmitted ideas, values and perceptions (Haviland, Walrath and Prins, 2006). Various aspects of culture are thus used to make sense...

Cultural anthropology, which is also known as social or sociocultural anthropology, is defined as the study of customary patterns in human behavior, thought and feelings (Haviland, Walrath and Prins, 2006). In order to understand the work of cultural anthropologists, culture should be clarified and basically understood since it is the societys shared and socially transmitted ideas, values and perceptions (Haviland, Walrath and Prins, 2006). Various aspects of culture are thus used to make sense...

Question 1. Business Anthropologist Ann Jordan argues that anthropologist studies reveal that in the GLOBALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY, CULTURE is a strong indicator of the movement of 1) Labor, 2) movement of Capital, and 3) the success of joint ventures. Identify the key findings of three studies she reports that support her claims.         Culture is a strong indicator of movement or changes in labor or labor management.  All countries have different cultures...

1) I did not perform well in this exercise as my answers were wrong on three questions, that is numbers 1,5 and 7. I thought that skin color determined race, that one could also determine race if they knew the gene structure of the person and that experiencing racism could not affect ones health. Otherwise I was pleased that I answered correctly as many questions as I did.2).During this exercise at first I felt confident that I would  answer all the questions correctly. Then I was shocked...

Written by the famous Sapolsky , the book is about primates and is classified as a non-fiction book. As one of the finest natural history writers around, Sapolsky has authored another book that includes many crazy things that Sapolsky did in his young age involving baboons. This book not only keeps the reputation of the author as a witty writer with humor involved in most of the write-ups, but also offers more to the readers. The book flows with largely from the youth of Sapolsky who throws himself...