Essays and Research Papers on Anthropology

A 5 page research paper that endeavors to define Eskimo culture and also the writer discusses why this is a difficult task. Primarily, the writer asserts that defining Eskimo culture is hard due to the variety of tribes that this generic term encompasses and also because contact with mainstream society causes that culture to change ...

A 9 page paper which examines why nonhuman primates are social creatures. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of views of Milton Bennett and Milton Gordon regarding assimilation in Native American literature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page address of three specific questions relating to the hunter gatherer vs. pastoralist vs. farming subsistence patterns. No sources are listed.

A 4 page summary and analysis of chapters 5 through 8 of Bruce Knauft’s work The Gebusi: Life Transformed in a Rainforest World. No additional sources cited.

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.

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.

A 4 page paper which examines 4 different articles pertaining to love from an anthropological perspective. The paper examines whether or not love is actually a natural or universal thing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Annette Lareau’s book “Unequal Childhoods” and argues that although it is compelling, it also has some flaws, especially the fact that her sample is very small. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 20 page consideration of the many problems facing Canada’s native peoples as they move out from the reserves into mainstream Canadian culture. This paper relates those problems to the historic tendency to strictly regulate the actions of these people to the point of removing all self responsibility. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 10 page review of tourism as it relates to community development. This paper points out both the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in the Caribbean. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that Macumba has a negative connotation primarily due to the relationship between Macumba and slavery. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

The main points of this 1980 documentary featured as part of the PBS series Odyssey are summarized in a paper consisting of three pages. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the First Peoples of Canada and the Maoris of New Zealand. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page book review of the text Becoming New Yorkers, which is a collection of ethnographic essays edited by Philip Kasinitz, John Mollenkopf and Mary Waters, published in 2004. The book reports on the new, contemporary second-generation immigrant population of New York City. In this text, each of the contributing writers offers insightful discussions ...

This 12 page paper explores Mead's career as an anthropologist. Ethnographic film is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

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.

This 3 page paper investigates some of the reasons why men are born with more strength than women. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page discussion of the way cultural factors begin to act on us as children to prepare us for our respective roles as adults. This paper examines the popular concept of the individual in relation to traditional cultures. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses ancient Korean pottery and the influence China had on this art. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper considers the development of intelligence with regard to brain size, gestation period, and social organization among other factors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

In ten pages this paper considers the study of ethnobotany as it pertains to Belize in an overview of the country, important ethnobotanist pioneers including Dr. Rosita Arvigo and Dr. Michael J. Balick, the influence of Mayan healer Don Elijio Panti; describes various medicinal uses of such plants as amor seco, mutamba, epazote, gervao, and ...

A 4 page discussion of how material culture can reflect a blending of cultural influences. Using the example of pottery from early slave quarters found in the archaeological record, this paper suggests a blending of white, slave, and Native American influences. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page summation and critique of an article on teaching literacy. In her informative article, "Conversation: The comprehension connection," author and educator Ann Ketch, a literacy trainer for the Des Moines, Iowa public school system, stresses the importance of conversation in the classroom as a means for aiding students in perfecting cognitive skills and ...

This 10 page paper discusses the way in which Claude Levi-Strauss expanded on the work of Franz Boas. Bibliography lists 10 sources.