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    different ways. The Greeks used art‚ philosophy‚ and even their system of government to convey their beliefs in the importance of one single man in a society. Greek artists showed value for the individual. All people were portrayed in Greek art‚ from the sagging old woman to the ideal athlete. Although early Greek art focused on the human ideal‚ their later art shows that the Greeks appreciated all forms‚ and found the human body in general to be a beautiful thing. Even the gods in Greek art showed how

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    Anthropology 2 Midterm Study Guide: Professor Li Zhang Midterm Date: October 30‚ 2012 Week 1 What is the scope of cultural anthropology? Discuss its focus of inquiry‚ approach‚ and major changes over time. ● Cultural anthropology is concerned with the nature and extent of social and cultural differences among different societies. Focus on Inquiry: Why there are different cultures and how they came about and are affected or changing. Focus on Approach: Approaches could be urban

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    the reasoning behind my desire of pursuing a PhD in Socio-Cultural Anthropology‚ I will begin by stating the intersubjectivities that have been leading me throughout my academic life. Afterwards I would explain the academic-scientific logic behind my current research and future goals‚ since the both underlie in the passion for social justice that characterizes me‚ both professionally and personally. Since a young age‚ I was intrigued of why there are social asymmetries; due to my own working-class

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    Christy Summary: The war on obesity is a big fat flop According to Margaret Wente("The war on obesity is a big fat flop”‚2012)‚ people‚ who are poorer are fatter than richer people because poorer people do not often physical training‚ health food are expensive‚ and there is no walkable healthy grocery. Conversely‚ rich people choose healthier food. In addition‚ most people prefer spend time on TV and the Internet instead of making nutritious food. Park and school should offer healthy food. Exercise

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    shelter‚ arts‚ and recreation. Culture-The body of beliefs (values)‚ social forms‚ and material traits that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people. Folk Culture-Cultural traditions practiced by a small‚ homogeneous‚ rural group living in relative isolation. Popular Culture-Cultural elements found in large‚ heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in personal characteristics. Globalization-Actions or processes that involve the entire world

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    of Sino-indigenous unions in Melaka‚ Penang‚ and Indonesia. It was not uncommon for early Chinese traders to take Malay/Indonesian women of Peninsular Malay/Sumatera/Javanese as wives or concubines Consequently the Baba Nyonya possessed a mix of cultural traits. Written records from the 19th and early 20th centuries show that Peranakan men usually took brides from within the local Peranakan community. Peranakan families occasionally imported brides from

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    1.  Your textbook describes Weber’s famous secularization thesis in "The Protestant Ethic" (589-591).  What does Weber think about the relationship between religion and political structures? America is presented as an exception to this thesis; why do you think the US does not show the same religious trends as those found in most other industrialized countries? 2. How does Gmelch define the term magic in the article “Baseball Magic” and why does he think people use it? 3. What parts of baseball are

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    Exam 1 study guide PEOPLE * EB Tylor- the father of modern anthropology‚ supported evolutionism/uni-lineal evolution * Franz Boaz- the father of American anthropology‚ supported empiricism * Margaret Mead- Boaz’s student‚ wrote about the sexual revolution * Borshay Lee- studied the !Kung San from Africa * Zora Neal Hurston- one of Boaz’s students‚ an African-American folklorist * Bronislaw Malinowski- the father of fieldwork‚ said anthropologists need to learn the language

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    AND VIOLENCE Politics and power can be thought of as intimate aspects of all subjects that anthropologists investigate‚ as processes of domination‚ resistance and social transformation are inevitably involved in the creation and representation of cultural practices and relationships. Power and violence are not the same. Power is psychological‚ a moral force that makes people want to obey. Violence enforces obedience through physical coercion. Those who use violence may manage to temporarily impose

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    AND ANTHROPOLOGY ZPY 114-HR7A Handout No. 2 Anthrophology- coined from two Greek words anthropos which means “man” or “human being” and logos which means “knowledge”. Four Main Fields of Anthropology 1. Physical or biological anthropology-studies human beings through genetics‚ inherited traits‚ evolution and adaptation. It is called physical anthropology because the data it uses are mainly physical to gather information on the evolutionary development of man. 2. Cultural Anthropology-it examines

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