Rituals and Rites of Passage A rite of passage is any life cycle rite that marks a person’s or group’s transition from one social state to another. Rituals are often part of these rites and they carry unique symbolism and meaning. Think about a rite of passage that have either witnessed first hand or participated […]
Hello, please find the following detailed instructions. Please read carefully as there are many details. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS ASSIGNMENT HAS TWO DIFFERENT PARAGPRAPHS, 1) Writing a letter to the editor (400 words) + Writing the analysis of the newspapers articles (min 1500words) PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK FOR EACH ARTICLE IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY […]
Primatologists, as the name implies, deal with the study of primates, also known as, ourselves, and our closest living relatives. The main method they use comes in the form of observation. A primatologist will go out and closely observe the species they are studying, similar to cultural anthropologists who use ethnography, primatologists use these same […]
For the research assignment for this module, you will have to write a short essay on the topic of: Tattooing in Polynesia and Canada: How tattooing has different meaning to me than it has for a Polynesian What I would like you to write about how the reasons why you put a tattoo on your […]
Last Train Home https://thoughtmaybe.com/last-train-home/ (Links to an external site.) Last Train Home is a 2009 documentary by Lixin Fan which chronicles the human face of the largest mass migration from the countryside to the city in human history. Farming families in China provide the human labor power behind the Chinese economic transformation. From an anthropological […]
Questions: Choose a healthcare provider to study (you can just highlight your option): health insurance companies hospitals physicians pharmaceuticals Next, you will need to specify the kind of provider. See PowerPoint: “Guide: Writing the Research Statement.” What will be your narrowly defined provider of focus? (This should not be longer than one sentence). Next, you […]
Follow these instructions/complete these steps, failure to do so will result in point deductions. Number each essay with the corresponding question number. Every essay should be in complete sentences and paragraphs, and they should fully and accurately respond to all elements of the prompt. Every essay must include the name of at least one anthropologist/theorist […]
There are many ways in which religious systems reflect the societies in which they are found. Why is this the case? Discuss this in reference to at least two specific examples (e.g., gods, witchcraft, sorcery, rituals, worldview).
Culture Paper Due Monday by 11:59pm Points 100 Submitting an external tool Culture Paper: 25%- Each student will select a specific culture and write a minimum 5-page paper (double spaced, 12pt., Times New Roman) describing it utilizing an anthropological perspective. You may select any culture or subculture to write your paper on as long as […]
The selection of readings this week will expose you to several types of archaeology: bioarchaeology, forensic archaeology, historical archaeology, experimental archaeology, and archaeology combined with ethnography. I find all of these articles fascinating because they each explain how the methods of archaeology have helped to bring a different perspective foward, or have been used to […]