Stephanie Saintyl Personal Anthropology April 23‚2013 At the beginning of the semester‚ I was not aware of what certain things I would be learning about in Intro to Anthropology. I didn’t even know what anthropology was and was just taking it to fill my pre-requisites requirement. Now that the class is coming to an end‚ I realized that I learned so much about my culture‚ self‚ and my community that I was unaware of before. There were …topics that I thought deeply about and realized that I
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authoritarian paradigm‚ interpretive‚ anti-establishment; Positivism vs. interpretive SELF-CRITIQUE – discrupts common sens‚ remise en question of assumptions 1. First predicament : sensitivity to cultural difference 2. Second predicament : status of anthropology as a cultural critique (reflection of self through studying alien culture). DUALITY-Palestinian and American‚ Said 50s linguistics‚ 70-80s literature and interpretation CRISIS OF REPRESENTATION ‘New criticism’ - internal criticism of
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Pam: Is Anthropology a Good Degree to Become a Social Worker? In a nutshell‚ becoming a social worker will require knowledge and skills that are not available with an anthropology degree. However‚ an anthropology degree does lay the foundation for understanding human behaviors and cultures. < h3>What are the Differences Between Anthropology and Social Work? Anthropology is the study of the human race from a historical and biological perspective. Anthropology focuses on understanding human development
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the breadth of cultural anthropology. Anthropology and the vast fields that are included in the study cannot be summarized in one paper. I will attempt to cover as much as I can in the following pages. I will also relate Anthropology to college students today and explain the importance of understanding other cultures. Finally I will elaborate on some of the presentations that I liked the most and offer helpful hints and comments on those groups. The discipline of anthropology studies humankind in the
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The author’s purpose in writing this article was not to show the “Nacirema” as an example of how extreme human behavior can become‚ but how an outside perspective can affect your perception of an alien culture. If one were to look at the “Nacirema’s” cultural behaviors regarding physical appearance and health without any insight or knowledge of the specific beliefs or values of that culture‚ they might seem bizarre and even incomprehensible. By showing behaviors and “rituals” performed by this unknown
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histories‚ and cultures (19). o Why Anthropology for the study of globalization: “There is no such thing as a passive response to globalization. People protest‚ adapt‚ invent‚ accommodate‚ assimilate‚ make alliances‚ whatever. Specific responses will be constrained—not determined—by the global system‚ but only in conjunction with local history‚ culture‚ the physical and social enviroment‚ leadership‚ and individual decision making. This is why anthropology is so important to the study of globalization…
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open" point of view‚ to see all different types of religions‚ cultures‚ practices across the world that way they don’t have an ethnocentrism point of view of things. This ties in with forensic anthropology‚ physical anthropology‚ paleoanthropology‚ primatology‚ cultural anthropology‚ linguistic anthropology‚ and archaeology‚ all to answer some of the simple questions where did we come from? Why do we act in certain ways? Using the holistic approach to these simple question allows us to not be narrow
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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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Franz Boas‚ ( 1858 – 1942 ) is a well-known‚ widely respected anthropologist and teacher often referred to as the Founder of American Anthropology. But there were other contri – butions by Boas‚ possibly not as well known‚ but in my opinion‚ equally important and deserving of recognition. Boas did not limit his outspoken opinions to just anthropology‚ he was equally outspoken regarding his opinions on human rights and equality‚ individual liberty and equal opportunity. And he did so
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Question 4: Culture is both a key concept and a contested concept in anthropology. Discuss. I will be discussing how culture is used in anthropology‚ how it has seeped out into other fields of research and also its uses in normal everyday life. I will be looking at why this key concept has been and is still contested by some anthropologists. How it has created problems in the field and how we perceive people through the concept of culture. This done through the understanding of the definition of
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