Academic papers on Anthropology

Alland & Sutton/ Using History
A 5 page research paper that examines two books: David E. Sutton's Memories Cast in Stone: The Relevance of the Past in Everyday Life and Alexander and Sonia Alland's Crisis and Commitment: The Life History of a French Social Movement. Each book...
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How Museums are Viewed by Anthropologists
This 5 page paper looks at both sides of the controversial nature of museums. The paper supports the position that museums misrepresent ethnic communities around the world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Book Review of Daphne Berdahl's "Where the World Ended: Re-Unification and Identity in the German Borderland"
A 5 page summary and critical evaluation of the ethnological book. No additional sources are used.
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Expressions Of Respect And Shame
Speech is embedded within human activity, that is, the style and content of communication patterns is directly related to the context. In Languages and Their Speakers, edited by Timothy Shopen, the use of language and its relationship to the...
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The Aztecs and Cortez
A 28 page overview of the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Aztec people of central Mexico. Emphasizes the radical differences in cultural viewpoints between these two people, particularly their differences in regard to the use of natural...
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Ancestry And Race Of Persons In The United States, 1990
5 pages in length. When assessing the value of Table #5 with regard to racial and ethnic relations within the United States, one can readily comprehend a significant imbalance of cultural populations and their locations. Clearly, central cities...
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Behavioral Evolution and the Formation of Culture
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...
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The Bull and the Virgin: Two Very Different Spanish Symbols
A 5 page discussion of the meaning of the symbolic representation of the bull and the Virgin Mary in Spanish culture. Contends that the symbology of the Virgin Mary and the Bull could be said to collectively represent the traditional patriarchal...
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Flintknapping In Prehistoric North America
A 15 page paper that discusses flintknapping, in general, and tools found in North America, in specific. Included are the definitions and descriptions used in flintknapping and the earliest finds of knapped, or flaked, tools found in North America,...
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The Influence of Folklore on the Irish Culture
A 3 page paper which addresses how the folklore of the Irish influences their culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Chess And Russian Culture
This 8 page paper argues that the competitive, strategic and somewhat 'warlike' aspects of the Russian culture are reflected in the inclusion of chess as a national pastime and an integral component to their military training. ...
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Canada's Northwest Explorers
A 15 page paper discussing Samuel Hearne (1745-1792), John Henry Lefroy (1817-1890) and Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), all explores of the same region of extreme Northwest Canada. All had interest in the famed Northwest Passage, but finding the...
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Homo Sapiens Development: 18,000 to 5,000 years ago
8 pages in length. The writer discusses changes that occurred during this time period as they relate to the cultural development of Homo sapiens. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Japanese Influence on American Culture
This 4 page paper looks at Japanese culture and how it has impacted the United States. Various aspects are explored including business practices and general philosophical issues. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Social Systems Distinguished From Culture
A 5 page definition of these two concepts. Emphasizes that culture is a determinant of microsociological aspects of human interaction while social systems are most often concerned with macrosociological aspects of human interaction. Both culture...
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