An Ethnology of the Kurdish People The Kurds are a Sunni Muslim people of Indo-European origin and speech who inhabit the mountainous region where the frontiers of Iraq‚ Iran‚ Russia‚ Syria and Turkey come together. Kurdish communities can also be found in Lebanon‚ Armenia‚ and Azerbaijan (Etheridge 2009). It is difficult to conclusively determine the exact number of Kurdish people in the world‚ however‚ it is estimated that 30-35 million live in various countries around the world (Houston 2009)
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Mini-ethnology Paper ANT 201-201 Kelsi Shawver 4/18/2014 “Something old‚ something new‚ something borrowed‚ something blue.” This is something that most Americans are familiar with‚ or at least they are if they’ve been involved in a wedding. When Americans think wedding‚ they think big‚ white dresses‚ tiered cakes‚ being surrounded by family and friends‚ dancing‚ and of course the big kiss at the end of the ceremony to seal the deal. It’s the start of a new life for the bride and
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anthropology. Since the work of Franz Boas and Bronisław Malinowski in the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ social anthropology and cultural anthropology has been distinguished from ethnologyRELATION BETWEEN ETHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY: According to Evens Pritchard ethnology classifies peoples on the basis of their distribution irrespective of any time scale and explains their distribution at present and past by the movement distribution and diffusion of cultures. While sociocultural
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meaning “human beings” or “humankind‚” and logia‚ translated as “knowledge of” or “the study of.”1 Likewise‚ it is a study which comprises four subfields: the physical anthropology‚ archaeology‚ linguistic anthropology and cultural anthropology or ethnology‚ which constitutes a broad approach to the study of humanity.2 Furthermore‚ “Anthropology is the exploration of human diversity in time and space.”3 Consequently‚ anthropology is a study or discourse of human being which deals human condition in
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Research Methods Kelli Willett WGU Research is an important part of both anthropology and sociology. There are 5 main methods of research used by sociologists including participant observation‚ conducting experiments‚ conducting surveys‚ secondary analysis and conducting case studies. In case study research‚ the surveyor studies an individual or small group
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minimum of three scholarly articles from the library in addition to the text your rese arch. Keep in mind that most anthropological research‚ whether article length or book length‚ is either an ethnography or an ethnology. You may use any combination of ethnographies or ethnologies in your paper. 3. W rite a seven to eight page long research paper that does the following: a. Identifies and classifies the selected culture’s primary mode of subsistence. ( Foragers‚ Horticulturalists‚ Pastoralists
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* Mbuti * Enga * Semai * Huaorani of Ecuador * Nayar of India * Singapore * Tikopia of Melanesia * Basseri of Iran 2. Use a minimum of three scholarly research journals‚ ethnographies and ethnologies as the primary sources of information. 3. Identify and classify the selected culture’s primary mode of subsistence. ( Foragers‚ Horticulturalists‚ Pastoralists‚ Emerging Agriculturalists‚ Agrarian States or Industrialists) 4. Analyze
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3. Investigating Hierarchy from Below During my dissertation fieldwork‚ staying in two villages of different ranks broadened my experience with hierarchy and knowledge. As Traube (1989) argued‚ the form of cosmogonic knowledge is encompassing‚ rooted‚ comprehensive at the “trunk‚” or the source of hierarchy‚ but remains fragmented‚ partial and shallow at the tips. In Yap‚ the sociology of knowledge takes a slightly different form. Indeed‚ those who grew up in higher-ranking tabinaw are savvier with
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subdisciplines (four fields) of anthropology? A. Medical anthropology‚ ethnography‚ ethnology‚ and cultural anthropology B. Archaeology‚ biological anthropology‚ applied linguistics‚ and applied anthropology C. Biological anthropology‚ linguistic anthropology‚ cultural anthropology‚ and archaeology D. Genetic anthropology‚ physical anthropology‚ psychological anthropology‚ linguistic anthropology E. Primatology‚ ethnology‚ cultural anthropology‚ and paleopathology 5. Which of the following expresses
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CHAP 1 – What is Anthropology 1. Which of the following is not true about Franz Boas? A. He was a German-born‚ Jewish person until the Hitler regime 2. The American Anthropological Association (or AAA) acknowledges the public service role provided by anthropology by recognition of which of the following dimensions of the field? B. cultural anthropology or allied 3. What is the most critical element of cultural traditions? C. Their transmission through learning
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