America Is No Longer A Melting Pot
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5 pages in length. It has long been said that the United States of America is a vast melting pot of various races, religions and heritages that make it one of the most culturally diverse populations in all the world. This blending of such culture has been credited with bringing societies closer together and allowing people to understand and accept other lifestyles other than their own. The writer discusses why this is no longer true; that while America may still house the greatest variety of peoples, it is no longer an educational or cultural melting pot. No additional sources cited.
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Ancestry And Race Of Persons In The United States, 1990
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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 and those near suburbs reflect the highest number of persons altogether, with the European white citizenry standing far more populated than all the rest. It comes as no surprise, then, to learn that white privilege serves as the primary racial and ethnic concern over and above most other issues of America's prejudice. No bibliography.
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Ancient Cyprus
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the ancient civilization and culture of the island of Cyprus. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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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 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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Anthropologist Mary Manhein
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of this contemporary female anthropologist and how she has contributed to the field. Forensic anthropology is discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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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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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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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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