Anthropology

Whether and how is human occupation forged by the coastal environment of the South-Western Coast during the MIS 5 at the site of pinnacle point 13B and the surrounding environment?

This term paper needs to be placed in an Geoarchaeological context and should use the scientific terms regarding archaeological as well as geological terms. The more recent the cited papers are, the better. Special focus on the Cawthra papers. It is a Term Paper for a Masters seminar on the Introduction to Geoarchaeology. Citation style: […]

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Date: October 12th, 2022

What values inform Lulu Wang’s view that her family is misguided in keeping the grandmother’s diagnosis from her?

Read and analyze the materials. Then, Choose 1 of the following questions for your RR. Reading: Hahn, R.A. & Kleinman, A, 1983. “Belief as Pathogen, Belief as Medicine: “Voodoo Death” and the “Placebo Phenomenon” in Anthropological Perspective”, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Vol.14, No.4, pp.3, 16-19. Podcast: Wang, Lulu. 2017. “In Defense of Ignorance,” Radio Podcast Story […]

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Date: October 12th, 2022

Define sickness, disease, and illness and give examples of each

ANTH 147 Reading Response #1 Fall 2022 Assigned texts: Brown, Peter., R. Barrett, M. Padilla “Medical Anthropology: An Introduction to the Fields,” in Brown, ed. Understanding and Applying Medical Anthropology, New York: Mayfield Publishing Company, pp.1-9. Waxler, Nancy. “Learning to be a Leper,” in Brown, Understanding and Applying Medical Anthropology, New York: Mayfield Publishing Company, […]

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Date: October 12th, 2022

Could you imagine the characteristics and ideals of the warrior as celebrated in the Iliad applying to the drone operator?

Could you imagine the characteristics and ideals of the warrior as celebrated in the Iliad applying to the drone operator? Might they differ and if so, why? Whatever your views, be sure to reference 3 course readings/films. (1 to 1-and-a-half-page double-spaced, about 275-400 words 1. Confession of an American Drone Operator 2. Iliad Ch 22 […]

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Date: October 12th, 2022

How many at girls?

After reading Chapter 7, you should be familiar with the processes by which children are taught gender norms and values. Cultural institutions, including schools, churches, and even governments, all inundate us with messages about gender values throughout our lives, but there is another cultural institution that has far more influence on modern American children: television. […]

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Date: October 11th, 2022

Write a paragraph in which you discuss how anthropologists define religion.

Short Answer Region : Must read : The book is called “essentials of cultural anthropology , third edition “by Kenneth J. Guest Write a paragraph in which you discuss how anthropologists define religion. What are some key features that anthropologists attribute to religion? What might anthropologists pay attention to when they study religion in society? […]

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Date: October 10th, 2022

Doing laundry must mean the primate cares about clean clothes.

Homework 2 Instructions0 This assignment has three parts. First, you will read Explorations Chapter 6. Then, you will watch a video of Baboons from San Diego Zoo and take notes. Lastly, you will answer three questions in paragraph format. Task #1: Read Explorations Chapter 6 found in this week’s module under ‘READ’. Pay special attention […]

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Date: October 10th, 2022

How do gender and identity develop?

Please revie the following articles and answer the questions reffering only to those two articles. How is knowledge about the body gendered; how does language shape this? How do ideas of sex and gender become somatic (relating to the body) facts? How do gender and identity develop? How and why has the intersex body been […]

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Date: October 10th, 2022

When do both events occur?

For this week’s participation task, you will use your textbook (chapter 4) to find examples of the forces of evolution and also the “Why Sex?” film linked in the module. Your book gives several real-world examples/studies of how these forces of evolution are seen in human and non-human populations (see page 99 what the four […]

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Date: October 9th, 2022