Anthropology

casual so they are more likely to tell the truth which will lead to better fieldwork results despite the moral issues and to learn more about a society it is essential to have trustworthy results. Overall, the implications this has on the future of anthropology is the question of whether it is okay for anthropologists to use alcohol as means of a way to carry out fieldwork. This can be a difficult decision for an anthropologist to decide as ‘the boundaries of what is defined as ethical are too…

Cultural anthropology is a clue to realistic problems from the rapidly changes of current society and it contribute to human existence in future. In this essay, “On Ethnographic Sincerity” and “Engaged Anthropology: Diversity and Dilemmas” represent intersubjective condition in ethnographic and reveal anthropological perspectives with nations or peoples in society…

Forensic Anthropology A forensic anthropologist is a person who works with different law enforcement agencies to identify and evaluate skeletal evidence; their job consists of studying bones (the field is known as osteology) and they profile the subjects by accumulating information that can determine the age (at death), the gender, and the physical condition of the remains. Forensic anthropologists have a multitude of benefits and challenges, but the reward of helping give the remains their…

American Military University Prof. Rochette Physical anthropology is also referred to as biological anthropology. This is a systematic study of humans as biological organisms. Anthropology has taken an approach much referred to as a multiple model approach. In order to study the wide scope of the field of Physical anthropology, Physical Anthropologist must examine the physical and biological process of humans. Physical Anthropology has, as stated above, a wide scope withing this…

expedition to Baffin Island in northern Canada to collect ethnographic data on Inuit culture. This expedition rooted Boas into the field of anthropology and his later work granted him the title of “father of American anthropology”. This title is aptly fitting due to the fact that Boas founded the relativistic, culture-centered school of American anthropology that found its way into…

For four years during my undergrad I had the privilege of studying Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities. When I started college, I believed that I would be pursuing a career in the museum world as a curator or in museum administration. However, my interests in the justice system along with my background in Anthropology conflicted with that goal of working in a museum setting until I found that I could have a career involving both of my areas of study. My…

Why Study Anthropology? The study of anthropology is crucial because it enables the public to gain a better understanding of diverse cultures, norms and values. This insight will hopefully, lead to a greater appreciation and respect for an individual’s choices and cultures which differ from one’s own. For instance, instead of westerners viewing hijabs as a restrictive clothing item that women in the Middle East are forced to wear, ethnographic research could help the public realize that women…

stated, “We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” Similarly, in Kenneth Guest’s, “Cultural Anthropology” his quest to blend our understand of the world comes in a masterful variety. Through the first chapter of his book I found his way of describing the early uses of human connection helped set the bar for the rest of the chapter as well as…

My interest in anthropology was spurred during my undergraduate education. Prior to my college education, I had no idea what anthropology was. Growing up as a Mexican-American in a large border city, there is an innate awareness of a subtle separation between one’s self and family and friends who live across the border. While high school courses, media and general discourse may create a narrative that explain away inequalities, it was my sociology courses throughout my undergraduate and graduate…

Throughout my education in anthropology numerous theories and practices have aided in formulating my future endeavors. Knowledge in the four sub-fields of anthropology strengthened my understanding of multidisciplinary concepts. Anthropology, as the study of human beings has contributed to my comprehension on the importance of collaboration. With my degree in cultural anthropology, I hope to work in community outreach. This essay will discuss the anthropological concepts of: cultural relativism,…