Anthropology Essay Examples

Anthropology sub-fields: Why does American Anthropology describe itself as a four-field discipline? “Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society and culture.”(Collins, 1989) This is the brief, but profound, all-embracing definition given in the dictionary. Perhaps on account of the sheer vastness of the subject, in the USA, this study is traditionally divided into four…

Social Anthropology Essay. How would you summarize Clifford Geertz’s contribution to the field of anthropology? Clifford Geertz I have chosen this essay on Geertz, as the information I received in class I found interesting and wanted to elaborate on the knowledge I already had. In this essay, I will be discussing Geertz’s contributions to anthropology,…

The present paper seeks to analyze how a study of burial populations helps us to understand social, economic, or political hierarchies in an ancient society. The analysis is arranged in two main parts – four case studies based on the articles (Al-Shorman 2004; Dunham, Gold, & Hantman 2003; Liston & Papadopoulos 2004; Mizoguchi 2005) from…

The first chapter of John Barker’s Ancestral Lines begins with the story of how he and his wife, Anne, moved to the small village of Uiaku, Papua New Guinea. In his description of their arrival and work regimen, a variety of themes are generalized in order to give readers a certain level of background information…

The Laotian black- crested gibbon resides in Laos. Finally, the Tontine black-crested gibbon is found in North Vietnam. Due to the exponential decline of this species, they are very rare to spot. Fortunately, gibbon sightings have allowed scientists to gain an accurate understanding of the physical traits of gibbons. Males and females look nothing alike….

Quadrapedalism- Using all four limbs to support the body during locomotion. The majority of quadropedal primates are arboreal, such as the bearded saki, there are some terrestrial quadropedal primates though, such as the savanna babboon. Typically, the limbs of terrestrial quadrupeds are of equal length. In arboreal quadrupeds forelimbs are shorter and may be 70-80%…

With their new trait, they can feel the texture of the food. Their brain can process if their food too hard or too soft. Later on, the sense of touch will help them in using and making tools. With tools, they have a higher chance of survival while fighting the other animals. 2. The great…

The native anthropologist: identity and methodological issues The aim of this paper is to explore some of the methodological problems faced by “native” anthropologists; in other words someone who studies his or her own culture. A good example is that an individual from, what is generally called the western culture (a Westerner) can study his…

ANCIENT PERSIAN CULTURE (Anthropology) I.                  Introduction: Persia refers to the region stretching over the Iranian plateau and beyond. Its ancient and colorful history points to a powerful series of empires, the Achaemenid dynasty being the earliest considered entity of the Persian Empire, which was composed of a united Aryan kingdom that originated in the region…

Sociology is the study of human relationships and institutions (UNC, 2013). In order to enrich our understanding of key social processes, sociologists carefully gather and analyze evidence about social life. Most sociological research involves “field work” that has been designed to most closely represent the characteristics of a population (UNC, 2013). This process involves the…