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Anthropological Concepts and Definitions

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis was developed by Benjamin Lee Whorf (a linguist and anthropologist) and Edward Sapir. The theory argues that language is a finite array of lexical and grammatical categories

African-American Men and the Penal System:

of prison administrators, and the absence of proper order in prisons throughout several nations. He coined the term "penitentiary" as his ideal view for reform, presumably where convicts would

Claiming Manhood: African-American Men in the Rural South

against their will, enslaved them, and then considered them inferior because they were slaves. This exquisitely twisted piece of self-serving reasoning enabled whites to justify continuing the practice.

African American Studies: Definition

center in every persons mind to illustrate how barbaric the human race can be to its own and to hopefully learn from such historic faux pas so they never happen

HIV/AIDS & African American Women

of the US female population, they account for over 67.4 percent of all HIV-positive women and over 52 percent of all fully diagnosed AIDS cases (Williams, et al, 2003). This

Breast Cancer in African American Women

generally of more aggressive type, spreading faster in this population, a fact that has been supported by studies at George Washington University Hospital (Randolph, 1997). Other facts are also

Changes in the Roles of Women in Africa

circumstances, superior to the roles of men. The entire issue of gender and gender roles serves as just one more example

Three Lives Of Writers Who Were Young, Gifted & Black

of Weapons, Gordon Parks shows how an incredibly talented, young black man could achieve success in the mainstream white culture before the Civil Rights movement and against all odds. Parks

Is Cultural Anthropology a Science?: An Address of the Interrelationship of the Qualitative verses the Quantitative Approach

which erupts in response to what the Lee family perceive as an arrogant and uncaring medical establishment. Although revealed in the pages of a novel, these conflicts closely parallel

African Dogs

from Africa and in the first chapter she examines a particular dog that is often wild, though in some parts it is domesticated to some extent. The dog is called

Can the African Union be a Success?

developed and then apply these lessons to the challenges faced by any potential African Union. 2. The European Union By understanding the foundation of the European Union the lessons may

Medical Considerations for the African/Caribbean Culture

Madagascar) (Mulrain, 2004). In short, the people who arrived in the Caribbean were incredibly diverse in terms of their religious beliefs and cultural practices. To further complicate the

African Immigration In England

country Wikipedia, 2006). In terms of the total population, 7.53 percent were born abroad Wikipedia, 2006). Immigrants are attracted more to London and the South East region than to other

Political Anthropology: Society And Power

of power within these respective societies is both grand and far-reaching; that cultural communities with an unnatural presence of coercion and tyranny serve as the most powerful over common citizens

Modernism In African-American Poetry

significance of time-consciousness in modern work (Low 111). On the other hand, Echeruo points out that around a hundred years or so ago, modernism was the fashion; but he