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    Ch 13: The Rise Of Islam

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    Ch 13: The Rise of Islam 1. Key parts of Muhammad’s life • Early Life: Muhammad was born to a family of merchants in Mecca. Both parents died when he was very young. He married a wealthy widow and became a good merchant. Due to his travels he was familiar with paganism‚ Christianity‚ and Judaism. • Revelations: At the age of 40 he had visions given to him by Allah while he was in a cave called Mt. Hira. These visions given to him through the archangel Gabriel instructed him to share his beliefs

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    Indentured Labor

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    Discuss the negative and positive outcomes of introducing indentured labor between the years 1838-1921. Indentured labor can be defined as contracted workers or laborers from other countries for a specific period of time. Some are seasonal workers‚ whereas others would be on longer-term contracts‚ of a year or more. In 1838‚ indentured labor was introduced to the Caribbean as result of the lack labor in the plantation fields. Most indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean were from India‚ Asia

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    Enculturation term anthropologists and psychologists use to descrive the deveopement‚ through the direct and indirect influence of parents and others‚ of children;s patterns of begavior socialization same as enculturation compatibility-­‐with-­‐child-­‐ care theory Womens tasks have traditionally been those that do not remove the woman from the household due to taks only woman can perform for children (breast feeding for 2 or more years) economy of effort theory if effort is expended

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    A STUDY OF THE ATTITUDES OF THE PEOPLE ON VARIOUS SEXUAL BEHAVIORS ACROSS THE AGE GROUPS BY KAREN CONCEICAO ABSTRACT The present research made a comparative study on attitudes towards sexual behaviors across different age groups and found out which group had unfavorable‚ moderate or favorable attitude towards premarital sex‚ polygamy‚ pornography‚ lesbianism and homosexuality. The null hypothesis was that there will be no significant difference in the means of the three age groups

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    BRIDES FOR……..????? A STUDY OF MARRIAGE PATTERN AMONGST JAISWARS OF VILLAGE CHAND PARA (U.P.) Mentor: Prof. Janaki Abraham Deptt. Of Sociology Delhi School of Economics Submitted by: Anjul Chaudhari Nikita Yadav MA (sociology) AIM: Aim of the study is to understand marriage pattern amongst the JAISWAR sub caste of Kurmi caste of village Chandpara ( Bahraich distt.‚U.P.). OBJECTIVE: 1. To study different form of marriage practices of Jaiswar sub- caste in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh

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    Socialization Socialization can be referred to as the process by where adults and children learn from each other. It is often said that socialization begins at home and this is true because it is the responsibility of the family to teach children from a very early age the norms and values of society. It is the process by which they learn right from wrong. Socialization is done when children follow the footsteps of their parents‚ teachers or older siblings. Socialization never really stops because

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    Gender Structures CCOT Chart

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    was done at home. Also‚ sedentary life introduced sexual double standard of female virginity but male polygamy‚ numerous sexual partners Terms: 1. Matriarchy 2. Patriarchy 3. Patrilineal 4. Matrilineal 5. Patrilocal 6. Matrilocal 7. Polygamy 8. Polyandry 9. Monogamy 10. Extended Family 11. Nuclear Family Society was patriarchal; Hammurabi’s Code favored males but did allow women some protections and rights. Hebrews were matrilineal. Quran introduced rights‚ protections for women inc. right to own

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    Anthropology 101 Final Review Chapter 1: What is Anthropology? * Phenotype: refers to an organism’s evident traits‚ its “manifest biology”—anatomy and physiology. Human display hundreds of evident (detectable) physical traits. They range from skin color‚ hair form‚ eye color‚ and facial features (which are visible ) to blood groups and enzyme production (which become evident through testing) Chapter 2: Culture * Enculturation: is the process by which a child learns his or her culture

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    Polygamy means a system of marriage whereby one person has more than one spouse. Polygamy can be of two types. One is polygyny where a man marries more than one woman‚ and the other is polyandry‚ where a woman marries more than one man. In Islam‚ limited polygyny (up till four wives) is permitted; whereas polyandry is completely prohibited. RESPONSE: I agree with your definitions. ARGUMENTS: ”Qur’an is the only religion on the face of the earth that allows men having up till four wives‚ Allah

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    anthro 2a final

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    Body Eugenia Kaw (Opening Eyes)- plastic surgery as a form of internalized colonialism. Cultural stereotypes on what is beautiful and what is not. Subconscious. Racist stereotypes they’re taking action on. Plastic surgery as form on internalized colonialism- look at Eugenia Kaw. Susan Bordo (The Slender Body) -look at consumption vs. accumulation and capitalist contradiction. Consumption vs. Accumulation -from Bordo’s article. “Tight” Bodies as Cultural Symbols of Morality/Self-Control-

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