Ancient Korean Pottery
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This 5 page paper discusses ancient Korean pottery and the influence China had on this art. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Andamanese Tribal Religion
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A 4 page paper which examines the tribal religion of the Andamanese culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAandar.rtf

Animal Thinking and Language
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In ten pages this paper discusses how animals think and communicate and the correlation that exists between language and thinking, the gestured communications of apes, the shared human and animal capacity for language, and the impact of socialization on language complexity. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGanispeak.rtf

Anthropological Concepts and Definitions
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A 5 page discussion of social anthropological concepts. Provides definitions for the concepts of language as a relational system, total social fact as suggested by Mauss, reciprocity, binary opposition, oppositional thought, deep and surface structure in relation to non linguistic phenomena as entailed by the field of Marxist Anthropology (social formation and production). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Anthropological Crossing Over
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Exploring 3, separate anthropological questions concerning crossing over: (1) the question of crossing over generally; (2) Cheron mestizaje; and (3) Mexican "race." 9 references. jvCrosng.rtf
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Anthropological Exploration of the Trobriander Islanders of the Western Pacific: Male Bias in the Work of Bronislaw Malinowski
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A 6 page examination of the early twentieth century work of Bronislaw Malinowski among the Trobriander Islanders. While Malinowski recognized the importance of women in Trobriander society, he missed key relationships among the sexes which not only allowed the culture to thrive but which illustrated the economic and cultural importance of females. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPtrobr2.rtf

Anthropological Interviewing/Religion
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A 5 page research paper that describes an interview conducted by the writer/tutor with a member of the Moravian church. The paper focuses on the interview as an anthropological process, describing what was learned about the interviewee's religious beliefs and what it means to be a Moravian. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khantmor.rtf

Anthropological Theory
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This 7 page paper provides an examination of functionalism, based on the ideas of Emile Durkheim; cultural anthropology as first introduced by Julian Steward and psychological anthropology as introduced by Franz Boas and elaborated on by Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Anthropology and Comparing Dating Techniques of Artifacts
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A 6 page paper which compares some dating techniques that are used in determining the chronology of artifacts (tephrochronology and thermoluminescence) to determine their accuracy, expected precision, and how an attempt to directly date the artifacts of the features in question could be attempted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGanthrodat.rtf

Anthropology and Nursing
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A 3 page research paper that discusses the connections between anthropology, ethnography and nursing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khantnur.rtf

Anthropology of Rock Music
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This 3 page paper examines rock music in terms of effects on culture as well as its alliance with different cultures. Many examples are provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA708rck.rtf

Anthropology of the Body
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This 11 page report discusses anthropology of the body and the ways in which every culture constructs a symbolic system of meanings which includes a representation of the body and a theory of the body’s physical existence. In western society the body is viewed as a symbol of individualism and separation. In traditional societies the body connects the individual to the society and nature. Such an anthropologically-constructed body can be analyzed in terms of form, content, knowing and value. In the study of the anthropology of the body, it is important to consider the body as the subject and object of social processes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Anthropology: Love
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A 4 page paper which examines 4 different articles pertaining to love from an anthropological perspective. The paper examines whether or not love is actually a natural or universal thing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAaylove.rtf

Anthropology: The Political Functions of Supernatural Rituals; The Misunderstanding of Civilization; and, The Values of American Culture with Comments on the Distribution of Wealth and Public Education
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This is a 4 page paper discussing supernatural rituals and political power, misunderstanding and civilization, and individualism within American culture. Three central ideas within modern day anthropology are discussed, namely: the political functions of supernatural rituals; the misunderstanding of civilization; and, the core values of American culture in relation to the unequal distribution of wealth and the public education system. Supernatural rituals have a political function which can be twofold: those who are influential within the religious structure in society carry that power beyond the ritual itself; and, politically, those who wish the support of a large population within society can align themselves with a religious group. Misunderstanding and illusions for truth are part of the realizations of a young daughter in Barbara Kingsolver’s novel “The Poisonwood Bible” but these ideas are applied to anyone’s idea of his or her own civilization which becomes wholly dependent and built on one society but is inapplicable to another. Finally, the idea of “individualism” within the United States has become so profound that those who are wealthy within the U.S. (including the government itself) have done little for those who are less fortunate. This is well reflected in the high poverty rates in the country and the public school system which is unable to meet the basic needs of its citizens. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Applying Anthropological Concepts
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A 5 page research paper that uses Gregory Reck's text In the Shadow of Tlaloc, Life in a Mexican Village (1978) in order to illustrate principles of cultural anthropology as discussed in Kottak's Mirror for Humanity (1996). No additional sources cited.
Filename: khkotrec.rtf

Approaches and Limitations of Research in Anthropological Study According to Rosaldo and Scheper-Hughes
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the differences and limitations in approaches to the study of cultures in anthropology using research theories by Renato Rosaldo and Nancy Scheper-Hughes. Rosaldo’s approach based on cultural citizenship allows him to study cultures and their groups but is somewhat subjective while Scheper-Hughes’ sociocentric concept of self relies heavily on conclusions based on her studies of individual’s excluded from groups within cultures. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TJRosal1.rtf

Archaeotourism
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A 12 page overview of archaeotourism, its effects on indigenous populations and archaeologically important sites. Compares archaeotourism to ecotourism and points out its benefits as well as its downfalls. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Around The World In Thirty Years
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Barbara Gallatin Anderson is an anthropologist. She has written a book that tells about her travels, the people and cultures she has encountered over the thirty years she was working as an anthropologist. This 5 page paper provides a tutorial on how to write a critique of the book, Around The World In Thirty Years. No additional sources are listed.
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Article Analysis/Evidence-Based Practice
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A 9 page article analysis of a research study, Pravikoff, Tanner and Pierce (2005), that was designed to evaluate the knowledge, computer literacy skills and general readiness of American nurses to implement evidence-based nursing practice. The writer summarizes and evaluates each section of the study, concluding with an evaluation of the research's significance to nursing. No additional sources cited.
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Article Critique/Ann Ketch on Reading and Conversation
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A 3 page summation and critique of an article on teaching literacy. In her informative article, "Conversation: The comprehension connection," author and educator Ann Ketch, a literacy trainer for the Des Moines, Iowa public school system, stresses the importance of conversation in the classroom as a means for aiding students in perfecting cognitive skills and strategies and using these strategies to assimilate knowledge in a constructive manner. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khketch.rtf

Baker’s Sinhalese Village Study
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In A Singhalese Village in Sri Lanka: Coping with Uncertainty, Victoria J. Baker is making a case for how the people of Suduwatura Ara, an agrarian society of homesteaders cope with the uncertainty surrounding their lives. In pursuit of this subject, Baker looks at both the macro and micro environment, not only of the people, but also the researcher. She includes a discussion of her fieldwork in 1984-1985 and her return in 1994-1995, how she had to learn the customs and build a house to live in because of the poverty. Poverty is the main thrust of her argument in the case study concerning this particular group of Sinhalese, though her main thrust is how they cope with the persistent uncertainty of losing their homes and livelihoods. 1 work cited. jvSinhal.rtf
Filename: jvSinhal.rtf

Bali/Colonial & Post-Colonial History
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An 8 page essay that draws heavily on J. Stephen Lansing's anthropological study of Bali entitled "The Balinese" and outlines the history of this island culture during its colonial and post-colonial eras. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbali.rtf

Balinese Culture: A Holistic View
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A 5 page discussion of the interconnectivity of many aspects of Balinese culture and lifeways. Provides numerous examples of this interconnectivity ranging from daily life ways to elaborate ritual. Explains that Balinese religion is one of the primary examples of this interconnectivity but even aspects such as a child’s play has deep cultural meanings and an interconnectivity and relationship with seemingly unrelated aspects of that culture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Band Societies
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A 3 page paper which discusses band societies as it relates to the centrality of the relations of production in shaping the band society’s political, social, and cultural conditions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAbnds.rtf

Barriers to Assimilation: A Study of Black Urban Culture
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This 7 page paper examines Joyce Aschenbrenner's Lifelines. Chicago in the 1970s is discussed as are racial components. This anthropological paper focuses on the culture of the American black community and changes it has endured over the decades. A proposal for this paper is included. The paper maintains that the reason why black culture stands out today is due to the fact that the social constructions are very different from White America's European culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Becoming New Yorkers
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A 3 page book review of the text Becoming New Yorkers, which is a collection of ethnographic essays edited by Philip Kasinitz, John Mollenkopf and Mary Waters, published in 2004. The book reports on the new, contemporary second-generation immigrant population of New York City. In this text, each of the contributing writers offers insightful discussions of their research into the issues affecting the lives of these New Yorkers. The point of the text is to apply ethnographic methods of investigation to goal of determining how the environment of New York City contributes to reshaping the lives of second-generation immigrants. The central orientation of the text is on the various ways in which immigration is resulting in an increasingly diverse population. Bibliography lists 3 sources, which are all essays from this text.
Filename: Khbnyork.rtf

Behavioral Evolution and the Formation of Culture
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An 8 page discussion of behavioral evolution and the role of behavioral science in that evolution. Notes that behavioral changes occur over time on both an individual level and a cultural level. Compares these changes with biological evolution through the process of natural selection. Warns that while the intervention of behavioral science may be of positive use in correcting truly aberrant individual behavior, it could be of tremendous adverse impact to cultural evolution as a whole. Encourages cultural self-control and warns against the approach of Westernization and deliberate cultural design and intervention. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Beliefs and Practices: The Vodou Spirits of Ezili and Shamanistic Healing
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This 6 page paper examines Haitian vodou and Shamanism. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: SA806voo.rtf

Bell Curve
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In 5 pages "This author proposes to discuss, in a critical evaluation, how Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, the authors of "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life", construct their arguments, and how they use claim, facts, opinions, etc., while concentrating on how the authors use language, reasoning, etc. to build there case and then ultimately concentrating on how they contradict one another." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Bias in Jody Glittenberg's "To The Mountain and Back" and Dennis Werner's "Amazon Journey"?
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A 4 page discussion of the bias which is characteristic of much of anthropological research. While some scientists contend that research can be designed and conducted in such a manner that one’s values, or the values of the subject, do not interfere with the findings; others contend that such research is an impossibility, that individual values are an inherent influence on research. Certainly neither Glittenberg's nor Werner’s approach is value free. No additional sources are listed.
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Biology & Behavior / Nature vs. Nurture
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9 pages on biologically determined behaviors and the nature vs. nurture controversy. Writer finds that many of our more common behaviors do indeed find their roots in biology. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Bipedal Locomotion In Australopithecus Afarensis / A Study of Lucy and Lovejoy
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A 7 page paper that provides an overview of the theories surrounding bipedalism and the benefits for Australopithecus afarensis, the ancestral hominids of the African savanna. This paper looks at the perspectives of Edey, Johanson, Lovejoy and a number of other major anthropologists. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Lucy.rtf

Birth Order: How It Influences One's Life And Development
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6 pages in length. Is there any truth to the separation of birth order as it relates to how people develop? The scientific community has long attempted to demonstrate a relationship between birth order and personal achievement, as well as personal development, noting that there are distinct characteristics associated to the first, middle and last child. Many sociologists have attempted to pinpoint these respective idiosyncrasies, with findings indicative of quite singular attributes for each birth order child. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Blackfoot Mythology
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An 8 page overview of Blackfoot mythology and how it has change over time from an oral phenomenon to a written one. The author points out common elements in Blackfoot and other Native myths as well as in Christianity. Blackfoot mythology is a reflection of both history and the manner in which that history was passed on between generations. While the primary gists of this mythology has previously managed to survive the ravages of time, its conversion to a written format has perhaps gist in more threat to the original nature of myth than any other factor in history. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Body Modification as a Way to Express Individuality
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This 7 page paper examines piercing and tattooing. Why do people do it? Various theories are explored. The paper concludes from a social science perspective that it is merely a way to express individuality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA833bod.rtf

Book Review of Daphne Berdahl's "Where the World Ended: Re-Unification and Identity in the German Borderland"
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A 5 page summary and critical evaluation of the ethnological book. No additional sources are used.
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Bornstein/Crossing the Green Line
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A 4 page essay that examines Avram Bornstein's fascinating ethnography Crossing the Green Line Between the West Bank and Israel gives the reader considerably insight into the daily lives of Palestinians who are trying to survive in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. By exploring their working lives--those who migrate each day into Israel "crossing the green line" and also those who work in the West Bank-- Bornstein demonstrates the validity of his principal conclusion, which is that the "green line' is not about religious orientation, but rather about economic power and the ability of the dominate state to maintain and subordinate a cheap labor force. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khgrli.rtf

Bourdieu and Foucault: Symbolic Domination Verses the Pradigmatic Approaches of Levi Strauss and Structural Marxism
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A 2 page contrast of symbolic domination as proposed by Pierre Bourdieu and Michael Foucault and the paradigmatic approaches to symbolism and ideology proposed by Levi-Strauss and structural Marxism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPsymbol.wps

Brazilian Culture / The Carnival At Rio DeJaneiro
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A 5 page research paper focusing on the current day celebration and activities associated with this celebrated festivity in Brazil. Various rituals and traditions are highlighted throughout the discussion. A brief overview of the origin of carnivals is included as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Carnival.wps

Brazilian Macumba and its Influence on National Identity
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This 3 page paper argues that Macumba has a negative connotation primarily due to the relationship between Macumba and slavery. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA812Mac.rtf