The Burakumin: Japanese Outcasts The Burakumin: Japanese Outcasts Racism and discrimination is a common, but not accepted, practice in most societies. The thing that makes the discrimination of the Japanese Burakumin so different is the fact that they are racially the same as all other Japanese. Discrimination of Burakumin has been going on for centuries. In feudal Japan, th

The Plight Of The North American Indians The Plight of The North American Indians The history and culture of the American Indian is sadly misrepresented because of culture biases and inaccurate reports. In order to give a more accurate report of the American Indian one must look at period before the Europeans, the invasion of the Europeans and fina

Concept of Culture Assignment B—Concept of Culture Essay ASB 245-7531 Anthropology is the field of inquiry that studies human culture and evolutionary aspects of human biology. Anthropology is derived from the Greek words, anthropos, meaning “human,” and logos, meaning “word” or “study of.” Anthropologists examine such topics as how people live, what they think, what they produce

The Political Economy Of Pets Nearly every normal family has one, and why not' They’re cute and cuddly, they love you, and people love them. After all, pets are normal commodities, owned by normal people. In this paper I will be examining the political economy of pets. First of all you may be thinking “do pets have a political economy'” Well, of course they do. The first article I stum

The Religious Systems Of The Huron And Cheyenne The Religious Systems of the Huron and Cheyenne The price of religion to a human in one of the most important factors in one’s life, as well is their own being. People practice religion for several reasons, throughout the world it is practiced as it being part of their heritage. However many people seek religion for the feeling of security

The Ute Indians The Ute people live in the western part of the United States. They once lived in the mountains and plains of Colorado, Utah and in northern New Mexico. The state of Utah was actually named after the Ute. The name Ute means “the land of the Sun” There were originally seven Ute tribes located in and around the Rocky Mountains. These were the Uintah, Yampa, Grand Rive

Tool Use Of Chimpanzees Tool use of Chimpanzees I chose this topic because of all of the living primates, I would say that chimpanzees are the closest to ourselves. They are the most advanced of the living primates and have the most extensive tool use. I also chose it because I think the tool use of primates is the easiest way to distinguish between their cultures. I believe that thr

Tools And Man Discuss the Significance of Meat eating and Stone Tool making for Human evolution. I cannot imagine a world with no tools,. No Hardware stores or Auto Shops. I am after all a MAN, a member of the armed forces, and a Male, and sometimes I just want to hear the sound of a saw blade cutting wood. If we did not have tools how would we have a house to live in, or cars to dri

Forensic Anthro Madeleine Hinkes: No Bone Unturned: The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Death Investigation On April 16, 2004, I attended a lecture presented by Madeleine Hinkes, a professor of anthropology, on the role of forensic anthropology in death investigation. Professor Hinkes is also the only certified forensic anthropologist in all of southern California. The presentat

Asian Americans Asian Americans Asian neighborhoods attract immigrants as they offer a like community from where the immigrants left. They can live in an area where everyone speaks the same language, they can find restaurants and grocery stores with the foods they’re used to. They can find clothing and jewelry stores offering styles they’re accustomed to, and they can also find newsp

Ancient Futures In a world of constant change and development, it is rare to come across a civilization that still operates in the same fashion as it once did in what is commonly named the “pre-technology” age. Helena Norberg-Hodge did just that as she dedicated a significant portion of her life to examining the main arteries that supported the vivacity of an amazing group of people cal

Ethno-Profile Aztex Cultural Anthropology Ethno profile: The Aztec Aztec Introduction In this ethno profile we will be taking a look at the Aztec people of Central America. I will be taking a look at their physical environment and the size of their great empire. We also focus on their beliefs of their origin, their adopted homeland, a look at a birth to school to marria

Tsembaga: Cultural Introduction, Political Life, And Comparison With Montenegro The book “Pigs For the Ancestors” by Roy A. Rappaport is a study of Tsembaga, a group of approximately two hundred Maring-speaking people living in the Madang District of the Australian-administered Territory of New Guinea. This fieldwork has taken place from October 1962 to December 1963. The amount of conta

Culture Report The Kalapalo Indians of Central Brazil are one of a few surviving indigenous cultures that is uniquely protected by a national reserve in lowland South America. Through no effort of there own, they have been isolated artificially from Brazilian social and economic influences that reach almost every other Indian tribe in Brazil. This unusual situation has made it possible f

Cultures Cultures have been studied and written about for over a century. There are many types of cultures and a technique called ethnography enables us to step into any culture we decide to study. It describes a culture from the natives’ point of view. Anthropology is based on the findings of ethnography fieldwork. It has brought back many important findings. According to Malinowsk

19th Century Anthropologists One of the most difficult concepts to understand in anthropological studies is the view of culture held by the 19th century evolutionary anthropologists. The model was broken up into two categories: Civilized and primitive. The 19th century popular view of the civilized was that of a moral force. The primitive cultures were “brute savages.” The previous c

What Happened To... At one time the North American continent belonged to various forms of enormous, fantastic creatures. By the end of the Ice Age, most of these large animals had become extinct. There has yet to be a consensus among scholars as to what exactly can be blamed for this disappearance. Among the theories that have been debated, two are predominant; they are the climatic c

Hidden Tombs Of Memphis The Hidden Tombs of Memphis is the grandiose story of the internationally acclaimed discovery of the tomb of Maya, the culmination of a painstaking ten year search at Saqqara, the burial ground of Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt. Maya had been Tutankhamun’s treasurer and one of the most powerful men during the boy-king’s short reign. Exploration of his tom

Frank Boas One of the most difficult concepts to understand in anthropological studies is the view of culture held by the 19th century evolutionary anthropologists. The model was broken up into two categories: Civilized and primitive. The 19th century popular view of the civilized was that of a moral force. The primitive cultures were “brute savages.” The previous century had a bit o

Why One When You Can Have Two' A Cross Cultural Perspective of polygyny As an institution, polygyny, the social arrangement that permits a man to have more than one wife at the same time, exists in all parts of the world. From our present knowledge, there are very few primitive tribes in which a man is not allowed to enter into more than one union. In fact, ethnologists now believe tha

Anthropology Anthropology concerns itself with humans as complex social beings with a capacity for language, thought and culture. The study of anthropology is about understanding biological and cultural aspects of life among peoples throughout the world. All humans are born with the same basic physical characteristics but, depending on where they grow up, each individual is exposed to d

Zuni Life Virgil Wyaco and his brother Lee grew up with his aunt and her husband after the death of their mother. His brother was only a couple of months old when their mother died and Virgil took it upon himself to take care of his brother. Virgil went to school at age six and wasn’t happy that he had to go to school. At an early age Virgil knew he did not want spend the rest of his l

The Gods Must Be Crazy In their mythology, God created all of southern Africa for the San (Bushmen). Then he created the San, and then he created the San’s animals for and even from the San. They believe God left them to guard it all, which they did for years, until we (the more advanced people) arrived. The Bushmen are the world’s oldest surviving pragmatic environmentalists. The Bush

Neanderthals Portrayed In The Media There are many movies in popular media that misrepresent Neanderthals. In the movie “Quest For Fire,” there are several aspects of Neanderthals that are accurately and inaccurately portrayed. These aspects include physical dimensions of the body, tool use, the capability of language, and, of course, the use of fire. Regarding the physical makeup of

Subcultures, Tatoo And Body Piercing “SUBCULTURES” Subcultures are made up of people that come together and seek out others that share similar problems, views, and ideas. Groups form and then redefine ideas and challenge general society norms. Subcultures exist because some people find a need to have a distinct identity, the need to rebel, to seek acceptance, and to find som

A Novice Anthropologist A Novice Anthropologist When I was younger, my family and I were able to take a trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee in order to visit my Aunt Becky, Uncle Jim, and my two cousins, Sarah and Amy. While visiting, I realized the many differences that my family in Tennessee lived with, unlike the routine I went through from day to day. Now that I have an idea of what

Adaptation And The Guarani Indians Societies and or small groups of people living together for an extended amount of time begin to acquire similar knowledge, behaviors and materials regarding other members and the environment around them. Societies also have to learn proper ways to interact with their environment to effectively live within it. These societies need to be careful not to ex

A Review of North American Indians North American Indians: A Comprehensive Account by Alice B. Kehoe In her book North American Indians: A Comprehensive Account, Alice Kehoe appears to give a straightforward account of the history of North America from the point of view of the Native Americans. The textbook covers the periods from when humans first inhabited the North American conti

Egocentric America The American school setting is the perfect environment for the egocentric self to be learned by children and is clearly opposed to the development of a sociocentric self. From the first day of nursery or even before that, children are all considered special, in their own way, which sets each one apart from everyone else. Schools particularly reinforce the belief of ind

Guns, Germs, And Steel Introduction “Guns, Germs, and Steel” is a fascinating and enlightening book to read. I enjoyed reading this book, but don’t become confused that I agree with everything that is written in this book. The author, Jared Diamond wrote this book in response to a questioned presented to him by a politician named Yali in New Guinea. The question was, “Why is it that