According to Barara Miller, Cultural anthropology is defined as the study of contemporary people and their cultures worldwide. This includes the changes that many cultures and societies undergo. To better understand how and why the people are living the way their cultures and society says is adequate, anthropologist must make assumptions about how their ancestors lived. Where the groups of hunter and gatherer humans settle may directly impact why some countries are rich and some are poor but are still surviving. Referring back to Miller’s work on page 5, cultures and societies are carefully studied to compare the similarities and contrast the differences.
A noticeable difference is that people in the western world view third world countries …show more content…
Culture is also human achievements throughout time, and the way other cultures behave was paved by the predecessor. Moreover, some societies behave in a matter that will help their families grow. As discussed in class, people who live in areas where the size of the family can depend on the success of the land, the men are married several times and many children are born. As soon as they are able to work, they help out and the larger the family, the amount of work that will be done will …show more content…
Violence is inevitable and there is a monumental amount of reasons why it progresses. Some of that reason may be the fact that it is a way to control others and influence them to take actions according to you. According to Miller on page 75, one of the dangers of anthropology is going to a foreign place and being attached. These attacks may be verbal or even sexual harassment. Though these actions do not actually answer why so many people are committing it, a better sense of knowledge is given as to how widespread it actually is.
Gender, much like race, is determined by biological, physical genitals that one has when they are born. For many, many years, the basics were as so: penis for a man and a vagina for women, distinguishing it from sex, which is a hormonal marker which further determines heather one is a man or woman. Anthropologists are trying to understand why sometimes this third gender is accepted by many groups. My understanding is that accepting a third gender is not necessary, but this change may progress people within different groups to move
A noticeable difference is that people in the western world view third world countries …show more content…
Culture is also human achievements throughout time, and the way other cultures behave was paved by the predecessor. Moreover, some societies behave in a matter that will help their families grow. As discussed in class, people who live in areas where the size of the family can depend on the success of the land, the men are married several times and many children are born. As soon as they are able to work, they help out and the larger the family, the amount of work that will be done will …show more content…
Violence is inevitable and there is a monumental amount of reasons why it progresses. Some of that reason may be the fact that it is a way to control others and influence them to take actions according to you. According to Miller on page 75, one of the dangers of anthropology is going to a foreign place and being attached. These attacks may be verbal or even sexual harassment. Though these actions do not actually answer why so many people are committing it, a better sense of knowledge is given as to how widespread it actually is.
Gender, much like race, is determined by biological, physical genitals that one has when they are born. For many, many years, the basics were as so: penis for a man and a vagina for women, distinguishing it from sex, which is a hormonal marker which further determines heather one is a man or woman. Anthropologists are trying to understand why sometimes this third gender is accepted by many groups. My understanding is that accepting a third gender is not necessary, but this change may progress people within different groups to move