Ancient Cyprus
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the ancient civilization and culture of the island of Cyprus. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Ancient Egypt: Upper And Lower
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5 pages in length. For most of the prehistoric period, two distinct cultures emerged in ancient Egypt: Upper and Lower Egypt. When the student compares and contrasts social evolution in each of the two areas, he or she will find pertinence to primary environmental factors and how those factors might be considered both limiting and enabling in terms of socioeconomic development, as well as the importance of critical factors that contribute to the development of complex societies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Anthropological Concepts and Definitions
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A 5 page discussion of social anthropological concepts. Provides definitions for the concepts of language as a relational system, total social fact as suggested by Mauss, reciprocity, binary opposition, oppositional thought, deep and surface structure in relation to non linguistic phenomena as entailed by the field of Marxist Anthropology (social formation and production). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Anthropological Theory
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This 7 page paper provides an examination of functionalism, based on the ideas of Emile Durkheim; cultural anthropology as first introduced by Julian Steward and psychological anthropology as introduced by Franz Boas and elaborated on by Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Anthropology of the Body
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This 11 page report discusses anthropology of the body and the ways in which every culture constructs a symbolic system of meanings which includes a representation of the body and a theory of the body’s physical existence. In western society the body is viewed as a symbol of individualism and separation. In traditional societies the body connects the individual to the society and nature. Such an anthropologically-constructed body can be analyzed in terms of form, content, knowing and value. In the study of the anthropology of the body, it is important to consider the body as the subject and object of social processes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Approaches and Limitations of Research in Anthropological Study According to Rosaldo and Scheper-Hughes
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the differences and limitations in approaches to the study of cultures in anthropology using research theories by Renato Rosaldo and Nancy Scheper-Hughes. Rosaldo’s approach based on cultural citizenship allows him to study cultures and their groups but is somewhat subjective while Scheper-Hughes’ sociocentric concept of self relies heavily on conclusions based on her studies of individual’s excluded from groups within cultures. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Archaeotourism
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A 12 page overview of archaeotourism, its effects on indigenous populations and archaeologically important sites. Compares archaeotourism to ecotourism and points out its benefits as well as its downfalls. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Around The World In Thirty Years
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Barbara Gallatin Anderson is an anthropologist. She has written a book that tells about her travels, the people and cultures she has encountered over the thirty years she was working as an anthropologist. This 5 page paper provides a tutorial on how to write a critique of the book, Around The World In Thirty Years. No additional sources are listed.
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Balinese Culture: A Holistic View
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A 5 page discussion of the interconnectivity of many aspects of Balinese culture and lifeways. Provides numerous examples of this interconnectivity ranging from daily life ways to elaborate ritual. Explains that Balinese religion is one of the primary examples of this interconnectivity but even aspects such as a child’s play has deep cultural meanings and an interconnectivity and relationship with seemingly unrelated aspects of that culture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Behavioral Evolution and the Formation of Culture
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An 8 page discussion of behavioral evolution and the role of behavioral science in that evolution. Notes that behavioral changes occur over time on both an individual level and a cultural level. Compares these changes with biological evolution through the process of natural selection. Warns that while the intervention of behavioral science may be of positive use in correcting truly aberrant individual behavior, it could be of tremendous adverse impact to cultural evolution as a whole. Encourages cultural self-control and warns against the approach of Westernization and deliberate cultural design and intervention. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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