Academic papers on Anthropology

Natural Selection and the Process of Speciation
A 3 page overview of the process of natural selection. The author details how natural selection influenced speciation in Darwin's finches and in man himself. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Microculture/A Middle School Classroom
A 5 page research paper that presents a hypothetical field observation of two middle school classrooms in relation to the topic of studying microcultures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Culture and Energy Efficiency
This 5 page paper examines kinship patterns and energy efficiency and progress in society. Various issues posed by a student are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Three Anthropology Questions
15 pages in length. The writer discusses rituals, neoevolution, feminist anthropology, Marxist perspective and postmodernism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Kennewick Man
This 8 page paper discusses the discovery of Kennewick Man and the legal controversy over the disposition of the remains. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Social Structure and Subsistence Pattern
A 5 page address of three specific questions relating to the hunter gatherer vs. pastoralist vs. farming subsistence patterns. No sources are listed.
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Questions in Social Organization
A 6 page address of three specific questions regarding what factors influence social structure and organization. This paper addresses city states, territorial states, kinship and residence, ecological factors and economic factors that are important...
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Stavrianos' Lifelines From Our Past
This 3 page paper takes a look at the book and uses it as a springboard for discussion. Technology is given a lot of attention. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Mummification
A 5 page overview of mummification. This paper concentrates on illuminating what we know regarding Egyptian mummification and credits much of that knowledge to classic scholars such as Herodotus. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Anthropology of Rock Music
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.
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Margaret Mead's Contribution to Ethnographic Film
This 12 page paper explores Mead's career as an anthropologist. Ethnographic film is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Ecological World View as a Cultural Artifact: Native American Subcultures vs. Mainstream White Americans
An 11 page overview of ecological world view as it varied by these cultural groups. The author asserts that while there are exceptions, broad generalizations can be made in terms of this cultural artifact. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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An Anthropological View of Ghosts
This 6 page paper uses a case study of possession as a springboard for discussion. Ghosts in society as well as religion are issues of focus. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Comparison of the Fieldwork Methodologies of Bronislaw Malinowski and Purnima Mankekar
This 6 page paper discuses how Bronislaw Malinowski's field-work methods, for anthropology and ethnography, with the Trobriand Islanders differed from Purnima Mankekar
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Mississippian and Hopewell Cultures
This 3 page paper discusses the Hopewell and Mississippian cultures with regard to what they traded and what part trade played in their economies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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