Essays and Research Papers on Anthropology

This 7 page paper examines the plight of the elderly and how they are treated in the United States, as well as in two other cultures which are the Tiwi of Northern Australia and the Abkhasians of Caucasus. The cultures are examined with the use of the concepts of functionalism, interactionism and conflict ...

This 3 page paper examines the idea of language and culture being interrelated. Why language is an important part of culture is examined. No bibliography.

A 6 page overview of Jody Glittenberg’s “To the Mountain and Back: The Mysteries of Guatemalan Highland Family Life” and Dennis Werner’s “Amazon Journey”. These books illustrate one chapter of the evolution anthropological research has experienced over the years. These works provide a qualitative rather than a quantitative view of culture, a view that ...

A 4 page discussion of the various societal situations in which joking results. Notes that these situations, and the specifics of the joking, can change according to a number of factors. Relates observations from three separate societal situations in which joking occurs, the globalized workplace, the classroom, and in Presidential addresses to an ...

A 5 page discussion of multiculturalism on today’s campuses. The author examines the professional literature on multiculturalism to emphasize that while students change to one degree or another in exposure to other cultures they also retain a tendency to cling to their own traditions and lifeways. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines what it is that makes the American culture. Although the nation is quite varied, and becomes more se every day, there are some trends that the majority of the United States’ population seems to find, and in this the American culture becomes defined. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines the culture of caring in Russian families. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page discussion of the manner in which this broad cultural classification differs from the mainstream population in regard to their interaction with medical professionals. The author emphasizes that while there are differences, there are also similarities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the polygamist marital system of the Kikuyu and the monogamous marital system of the United States. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the differences between the Melting Pot Theory and Cultural Pluralism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the impact that evangelicals had in early colonial Virginia. Primary text used: The Transformation of Virginia:Isaac. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 9 page paper discusses the issues offered by Rayna Rapp in her book: Testing Women, Testing the Fetus. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses the basic perspectives of Darwin on the idea of emotions and expressions, then compares his ideas to those discoveries being made by scientists today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper analyzes Arlene STein's book, The Stranger Next Door using three social conflict theories: conflict theory, funciontalist, and constructionist. Examples, quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page discussion of the growing demand that museums return items in their collection to the nations and cultural groups presenting claim to them. The author reviews such diverse cases as the British Museum's possession of the Elgin Marbles from the Greek Parthenon and the Boston Museum's collection of Mayan grave goods. ...

This 4 page paper examines key issues in assimilation and adaptation for groups in these regions. Language is discussed as a problem. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper examples the varying ways in which popular culture has impacted society in America and globally. Quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the distinctions which exist between cultural relativism and ethnocentrism. The author uses examples from the Islamic/Western conflict and examples from research in child development (particularly the work of Piaget and Spelke) to illustrate the differences. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 5 page paper which evaluates, describes and responds to the text and its depiction of the culture of the South Sea Islands. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares 3 anthropology texts. The writer agues that there are distinctly individual differences between the perspectives of Shostak (1981) in her ethnography of a !Kung woman and that of Malinowski (1961), whose principal interest in studying South Pacific natives is their economics. However, at the heart of ...

A 10 page overview of the numerous stereotypes we employ when we consider middle aged men. This paper approaches middle aged behavior from both a physiological and a societal standpoint to contend that no one description can be provided. Explored are the concepts of mid life crisis and the Peter Pan Syndrome. Bibliography ...

A 4 page discussion of the bias which is characteristic of much of anthropological research. While some scientists contend that research can be designed and conducted in such a manner that one’s values, or the values of the subject, do not interfere with the findings; others contend that such research is an impossibility, that ...

A 6 page discussion of the evolutionary nature of myth. The author reviews the contentions presented in Roland Barthes' "Myth Today" (an essay published in H.D. Tallack's Critical Theory: A Reader) and ties these contentions in with observations from historic European interactions with the traditional world and with contemporary interactions between traditional cultures and ...

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the creation myths of Australia and Egypt. Examples given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page discussion of the pressure to assimilate waged against Native Americans and Hispanics. The author emphasizes that although considerable assimilation has occurred, the manner in which an individual retains and expresses his or her fascinatingly diverse culture varies almost as much as the individuals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.