Physical anthropology

Final Writing Anthropology 103 3. What kinds of work would applied anthropologists pursue? Provide one example of applied work for each of the subfields of anthropology. What aspects of anthropology make it uniquely valuable in application to social problems? Anthropology and its different applications made the quantum leap, by comparing and contrasting crucial social issues around the globe. For instance, due to some anthropologists due diligence we can learn about the rites of passage,…

& The Anthropology of Development In the last few decades the political geography of the globe has been completely transformed as some of the vast areas that were once known as “colonies” turned into “less developed countries” (Cooper, Packard…

Every culture is different, with its own symbols, traditions and practices. When studying other cultures researchers have to keep cultural relativism as a priority. Cultural relativism is an important idea that all scholars use. In anthropology, it is used when researchers look at different groups of people like the Yanomamo. When Napoleon Chagnon went and studied one of the most violent group he could not judge their traditions, customs or religious believes with his modern views. Cultural…

the age, sex, gender, race and cause of death all by examining the skeletal remains of a deceased individual? Well, it’s true! Forensic Anthropology may be a field that is relatively new to the criminal justice world, but new or not, it sure does add significant value to any investigation having to do with unidentifiable remains. The world of forensic anthropology is known by few, but the community is a very well educated and close-knit community dedicated to their work in all government and…

For instance, in the first video culture and anthropology, the author stated our personality is shaped in early childhood by observation. Furthermore, while watching Alejandro Mamani: A case study in culture and personality, Alejandro’s temperament toward the evil spirits was something he had learned from the generation before him, who as he mentioned also went to the cliffs. In Umanitoba’s online book of anthropology, the author implies that “The replacement of genetic transmission…

What is race? Race is used in governmental offices and forms. An example would be during the yearly Census when Americans take note of a number of which races they belong to. Other definitions of the term “race” are added as when a biologist talks about different races of a particular species of plants or animals. Although, the meanings attached to the word “race” are different in contexts, people continually blur the differences between the meanings in every day conversations. There is a…

For example, museum practice helps conserving, promoting Indigenous art to the world and stimulating Indigenous artists’ creativity. In Australian museums in first half of the 20th century, anthropology largely contributed to the historical documentation and archive of Indigenous art despite its limited presence and consideration as “primitive art”. Government’s support to collections and exhibitions in the 1950s helped the extensive acquisition…

In Between: An examination of three anthropologists’ moments of liminality Liminality is a term used in anthropology to describe a period of transition concerning social structure and understanding. Liminality consists of a pre-liminal state, a liminal period, and a communitas state. The pre-liminal state is characteristically defined as a time when events occur under specific conditions that start to press against an individual’s normal social structure and thought process. The liminal period…

and linguistic anthropology,…

campaigns where we have seen a lot of ethnocentric comments from certain candidates. However, as Brassard (2010) states, “the fact remains that anthropology is largely left out of or otherwise obscured in public high school curricula in the United States” (p. 10). Popson and Selig (2012) elaborate that “Today, junior high and high schools with a separate anthropology course appear to be primarily private or independent schools, charter/magnet schools, or public schools in wealthy school…