Physical anthropology

Every country has a different set of culture, norms, and values. “Culture is the values, norms, and materialist characteristics of a given group” (Giddens, A., Duneier,M. ,Applebaum, R.P., Carr, D.,2015). The ideas of culture is used often in sociology and many other communication and social sciences. Culture is one of the most prominent aspects of human social interaction. Russia has a long and colorful history in paintings, classical music, and dance arts such as ballet. Russian culture…

A hybrid is a mixture of elements that create something new and different. A hybridity is a mixture of separate races or cultures that when combined turn into a mixed race and/or culture that has aspects of both seen throughout. Hybridity was very common during the colonial age when European explorers and settlers mixed with the natives found in areas that they had colonized. This was prevalent in New Spain in the generations following the conquest of the Indians of Peru as seen through both the…

After reading part of Cultural Anthropology by Robert L. Welsch and Luis A. Vivanco, I have improved my comprehension of culture and found a better understanding of what culture truly stands for; yet, like other anthropologists to this day, find it hard to find one concise definition that truly encompasses every aspect of culture. Culture can be defined as broadly as how humans view the world around them, yet it can also be so specific like the food people eat for breakfast every morning.…

Institutional racism happens when an institution such as a school, business or government agency implements policies and procedures that result in different treatment between blacks and whites. Even though there is no intent, the outcome is racist. In other words, institutional racism is the practice of discrimination that is so in the fabric of the institution and its policies that the racism is invisible to that institution. According to Jocelyn Irby “ When we teach Huck Finn and we identify…

Culture is defined as the values, beliefs, attitude and practices accepted by members of a group or community. As a whole, team sports and each individual sport are their own type of culture in America that we all may or may not have taken apart in currently or growing up as kids. As it says in the text book for this class “Culture is learned, not inherited” people cannot inherit skills to play a sport they must be taught how to play the sport. With every sport there are different ways culture…

important part of what makes up social identity because an individual’s groups are often a part of cultural identity. In the article For Many Latinos, Racial Identity Is More Culture Than Color by Mireya Navarro, Latinos are not defined by their physical traits, but rather their shared cultural traits and experiences. Many Latinos in the United States are not counted as being Latino because they feel conflicted about what box should be checked on consensus forms. This influences society because…

Racism Racism: the hatred or intolerance of another race or races. Racism is a big problem in our society. People are very often doing things that are racist. When someone says or does something racist, they hurt more than just the people that the comment or act was aimed at. They hurt the relationship between both races as a whole. The more racism there is, the more different races will not tolerate each other, and the more racism there will be. Racism can apply to all races, it can hurt…

There are a multitude of technologies used by anthropologists to help them gain more knowledge on past populations. Once specific technology, known as stable isotope analysis, is frequently used in archeological investigations. This is because it is not too difficult to operate and the results provide an abundance of information, ready to analyze. Through the use of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis, anthropologists can conduct studies to provide anthropological insight on human…

How Sociological Context Affects Me Physiological, Geographical and Sociological are the three main factors that influence everyone. These factors have a huge impact in our daily lives. Some influence us more than others. Physiological is how you impact yourself without being influenced by anyone around you. Geographical is where you live for example when it is cold out you would choose to wear a jacket. Sociological is when you are impacted by your family and people around you. Sociological…

This essay discusses theories of racial differences put forth by James Beattie, Immanuel Kant, and Josiah Nott. Each of them addressed the issue of whether or not people of African descent were on the same level of development as other ethnic groups. Scientific Racism is a theory that explains the difference between races. In the context of Scientific Racism, James Beattie presented the best argument in support of black equality. In An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth [1771],…