Creolization in Anthropological Theory and in Mauritius
... to the island (most arrived during the first half of the twentieth century, a few after the Chinese Revolution), have changed their religion (to Catholicism) and to a great extent their language (to Kreol) but have retained both their kinship organization, many aspects of their material culture and ...
... to the island (most arrived during the first half of the twentieth century, a few after the Chinese Revolution), have changed their religion (to Catholicism) and to a great extent their language (to Kreol) but have retained both their kinship organization, many aspects of their material culture and ...
Anthropology at the Intersections between the local, the national and
... Un’s Declaration of Human rights. There is indeed a fundamental law to moral relativism, tellingly encapsulated by the conundrum, should liberal democratic societies condone everything – including conquest, genocide, discrimination, denial of freedom and civil rights – because of their underlying cu ...
... Un’s Declaration of Human rights. There is indeed a fundamental law to moral relativism, tellingly encapsulated by the conundrum, should liberal democratic societies condone everything – including conquest, genocide, discrimination, denial of freedom and civil rights – because of their underlying cu ...
The sources of this essay are a bias
... let me state the case as simply and directly as I can. History is not an obstacle for cultural analysis, since the underlying notion of history — time — is itself an eminently symbolic construct. Time and symbolization are inseparable because time is our most immaterial concept: it exists always in ...
... let me state the case as simply and directly as I can. History is not an obstacle for cultural analysis, since the underlying notion of history — time — is itself an eminently symbolic construct. Time and symbolization are inseparable because time is our most immaterial concept: it exists always in ...
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... Asia, particularly in Kazakhstan. The author analyses the problems of penetration and adaptation of Western medicine in Central Asia from the historical perspective, using written sources. While presenting contemporary glocalisation of biomedicine, she relates to her long time field research conduct ...
... Asia, particularly in Kazakhstan. The author analyses the problems of penetration and adaptation of Western medicine in Central Asia from the historical perspective, using written sources. While presenting contemporary glocalisation of biomedicine, she relates to her long time field research conduct ...
ANTH 2351 - HCC Learning Web
... Are there scientifically demonstrated relationships between “race” and intelligence? What is hypodescent? Be able to define and distinguish between ethnicity and race. ...
... Are there scientifically demonstrated relationships between “race” and intelligence? What is hypodescent? Be able to define and distinguish between ethnicity and race. ...
Culture-specific Assumptions and Expectations in Health Communication Kirsten Jæger
... things which they deem strange or even wrong. …one is aware that cultural differences are involved which should be taken into account, but some times it all gets mixed up, and you don’t know what is culture and what not. In other words, one doesn’t know how to act in the situation because one falter ...
... things which they deem strange or even wrong. …one is aware that cultural differences are involved which should be taken into account, but some times it all gets mixed up, and you don’t know what is culture and what not. In other words, one doesn’t know how to act in the situation because one falter ...
Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order
... most formal of political organizations and is one of the hallmarks of civilization ► political power is centralized in a government which may LEGITIMATELY use force to regulate the affairs of its citizens ► Weber’s monopoly on the legitimate use of ...
... most formal of political organizations and is one of the hallmarks of civilization ► political power is centralized in a government which may LEGITIMATELY use force to regulate the affairs of its citizens ► Weber’s monopoly on the legitimate use of ...
Look inside
... in journals and at conferences, I’ve got a thick skin’, says Scott (Hammond 2011). Scott then listened to our talk on, among other topics, the subject of ‘our’ maritime Zomias. Amidst all the criticism and debates, the objections raised by many researchers to the disappearance of Scott’s Zomia after ...
... in journals and at conferences, I’ve got a thick skin’, says Scott (Hammond 2011). Scott then listened to our talk on, among other topics, the subject of ‘our’ maritime Zomias. Amidst all the criticism and debates, the objections raised by many researchers to the disappearance of Scott’s Zomia after ...
Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order
... Chiefdom & State: Centralized political systems ...
... Chiefdom & State: Centralized political systems ...
Ethnic group
An ethnic group or ethnicity is a socially defined category of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural or national experience. Unlike most other social groups, ethnicity is primarily an inherited status. Membership of an ethnic group tends to be defined by a shared cultural heritage, ancestry, origin myth, history, homeland, language and/or dialect, symbolic systems such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing style, art, and physical appearance. Ethnic groups derived from the same historical founder population often continue to speak related languages and share a similar gene pool. By way of language shift, acculturation, adoption and religious conversion, it is possible for some individuals or groups to leave one ethnic group and become part of another (except for ethnic groups emphasizing racial purity as a key membership criterion).Ethnicity is often used synonymously with ambiguous terms such as nation or people.Depending on which source of group identity is emphasized to define membership, the following types of (often mutually overlapping) groups can be identified: Ethno-racial, emphasizing shared physical appearance based on genetic origins — example: Afro-Brazilians Ethno-religious, emphasizing shared affiliation with a particular religion, denomination and/or sect — example: Sikhs Ethno-linguistic, emphasizing shared language, dialect and/or script — example: Flemings Ethno-national, emphasizing a shared polity and/or sense of national identity — example: Soviet people Ethno-regional, emphasizing a distinct local sense of belonging stemming from relative geographic isolation — example: South IslandersIn many cases – for instance, the sense of Jewish peoplehood – more than one aspect determines membership.The largest ethnic groups in modern times comprise hundreds of millions of individuals (Han Chinese being the largest), while the smallest are limited to a few dozen individuals (numerous indigenous peoples worldwide). Larger ethnic groups may be subdivided into smaller sub-groups known variously as tribes or clans, which over time may become separate ethnic groups themselves due to endogamy and/or physical isolation from the parent group. Conversely, formerly separate ethnicities can merge to form a pan-ethnicity, and may eventually merge into one single ethnicity. Whether through division or amalgamation, the formation of a separate ethnic identity is referred to as ethnogenesis.