World Heritage Area - Port Sorell Caravan Park
... and diverse geoheritage, a unique, often ancient and remarkably intact natural heritage through to a profusion of superlative archaeological and historic heritage sites, the WHA preserves some of the richest and most significant examples of the natural and cultural heritage not only in Australia, bu ...
... and diverse geoheritage, a unique, often ancient and remarkably intact natural heritage through to a profusion of superlative archaeological and historic heritage sites, the WHA preserves some of the richest and most significant examples of the natural and cultural heritage not only in Australia, bu ...
E. B. Tylor - Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement
... translation; this indeed may be what differentiates them from straight sociologists more than either realizes. And here in Tylor, it seems to me, is the germ of an idea that LéviStrauss has approached from a different angle in his recently translated book – the idea that there are two broadly differ ...
... translation; this indeed may be what differentiates them from straight sociologists more than either realizes. And here in Tylor, it seems to me, is the germ of an idea that LéviStrauss has approached from a different angle in his recently translated book – the idea that there are two broadly differ ...
Natural Selection in the Microbial World
... microbiology that Marjory Stephenson had outlined in 1945 (Woods, 1953). It deals with the behaviour of micro-organisms in mixed cultures under natural conditions, and with the factors operative in the struggle for survival. The general microbiologist recognizes the existence of a vast variety of mi ...
... microbiology that Marjory Stephenson had outlined in 1945 (Woods, 1953). It deals with the behaviour of micro-organisms in mixed cultures under natural conditions, and with the factors operative in the struggle for survival. The general microbiologist recognizes the existence of a vast variety of mi ...
Large wildlife removal drives immune defence increases
... fences to remove various groups of animals from large (4 ha) plots in an African savanna landscape (Young et al. 1997). KLEE is located in an area with a rich large mammal fauna including elephants (Loxodonta africana), giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), zebras (Equus quagga and Equus grevyi) and lion ...
... fences to remove various groups of animals from large (4 ha) plots in an African savanna landscape (Young et al. 1997). KLEE is located in an area with a rich large mammal fauna including elephants (Loxodonta africana), giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), zebras (Equus quagga and Equus grevyi) and lion ...
Cosmopolitanism and Pancultural Universals: Our Common
... larger and more complex than those that were typical of the Holocene,2 with its small groups comprising up to about 150 individuals, are designated as ultra-social (Dunbar, 1993; Campbell, 1983: 12f). Modern human societies, be they ethnic groups or states, are both demographically and spatially con ...
... larger and more complex than those that were typical of the Holocene,2 with its small groups comprising up to about 150 individuals, are designated as ultra-social (Dunbar, 1993; Campbell, 1983: 12f). Modern human societies, be they ethnic groups or states, are both demographically and spatially con ...
1 what is anthropology? - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... There are also logical reasons for the unity of American anthropology. Each subfield considers variation in time and space (that is, in different geographic areas). Cultural and archaeological anthropologists study (among many other topics) changes in social life and customs. Archaeologists have use ...
... There are also logical reasons for the unity of American anthropology. Each subfield considers variation in time and space (that is, in different geographic areas). Cultural and archaeological anthropologists study (among many other topics) changes in social life and customs. Archaeologists have use ...
Exam #1 Study Guide… Chapter 1… Explain how anthropology
... Define culture and describe its characteristics. [Remember/Understand] Define enculturation and identify enculturative forces in Canadian society. [Remember/Understand] Recognize the unique nature of pluralistic societies. [Apply] Explain how anthropologists study culture. [Understand] Discuss how c ...
... Define culture and describe its characteristics. [Remember/Understand] Define enculturation and identify enculturative forces in Canadian society. [Remember/Understand] Recognize the unique nature of pluralistic societies. [Apply] Explain how anthropologists study culture. [Understand] Discuss how c ...
Current Normative Concepts in Conservation
... Functionalists tend to think that people are a part of nature and that Homo sapiens is no less natural than any other species. Functionalism’s humanity-nature doctrine is based on the Darwinian interpretation of Homo sapiens as a precocious primate—a naked ape—differing in degree but not in essence ...
... Functionalists tend to think that people are a part of nature and that Homo sapiens is no less natural than any other species. Functionalism’s humanity-nature doctrine is based on the Darwinian interpretation of Homo sapiens as a precocious primate—a naked ape—differing in degree but not in essence ...
What is Anthropology
... Anthropology at UTEP has two focuses. Archaeologists study the human past by excavating, documenting objects, surveying physical remains, and collaborating with communities to preserve their cultural heritage. An archaeologist might uncover a stone knife and carved bones, and so discover the tools p ...
... Anthropology at UTEP has two focuses. Archaeologists study the human past by excavating, documenting objects, surveying physical remains, and collaborating with communities to preserve their cultural heritage. An archaeologist might uncover a stone knife and carved bones, and so discover the tools p ...
York, Rosa, and Dietz
... Growing evidence demonstrating clear threats to the sustainability of the ecosystems supporting human societies has given rise to a variety of sociological theories of human-environment interactions. These environmental impact theories fall into three general perspectives: human ecology, modernizati ...
... Growing evidence demonstrating clear threats to the sustainability of the ecosystems supporting human societies has given rise to a variety of sociological theories of human-environment interactions. These environmental impact theories fall into three general perspectives: human ecology, modernizati ...
Historical anthropology and anthropological his- tory
... ‘exporters’ who work on a field largely dominated by others. ‘Section 2 arguments’ address, more than other contributions, questions and concepts that are associated with contemporary discussions of postmodernism, and again this is not surprising. Perhaps one could say that section 2 is the arena wh ...
... ‘exporters’ who work on a field largely dominated by others. ‘Section 2 arguments’ address, more than other contributions, questions and concepts that are associated with contemporary discussions of postmodernism, and again this is not surprising. Perhaps one could say that section 2 is the arena wh ...
A Comparative Assessment of Jared Diamond`s - In
... essay might have been more forthcoming about normative reflections on the situation, but its lack of attention to remedy does not make him a fatalist; it is in keeping with the positivist goal of explanation. I will assess this work against its proposed aims, not be sidetracked with speculative judg ...
... essay might have been more forthcoming about normative reflections on the situation, but its lack of attention to remedy does not make him a fatalist; it is in keeping with the positivist goal of explanation. I will assess this work against its proposed aims, not be sidetracked with speculative judg ...
II. A Certain Inheritance: Nineteenth Century German
... had a tremendous influence on his contemporaries. It would also influence the development of anthropological and linguistic thinking (in hindsight marking the beginning of a modern philosophy of language). Although this essay already contained what would become one of Herder’s most original contribu ...
... had a tremendous influence on his contemporaries. It would also influence the development of anthropological and linguistic thinking (in hindsight marking the beginning of a modern philosophy of language). Although this essay already contained what would become one of Herder’s most original contribu ...
Computing point-of-view - MIT Media Lab
... which destroys Modernism’s immaculate linear account of life and thought. While some illusions have been overcome, Artificial Intelligence needed in the boom of expert systems and needs now again in the boom of knowledge-based approaches to sort out the importance of microscopic knowledge, given as ...
... which destroys Modernism’s immaculate linear account of life and thought. While some illusions have been overcome, Artificial Intelligence needed in the boom of expert systems and needs now again in the boom of knowledge-based approaches to sort out the importance of microscopic knowledge, given as ...
IntroductIon— Geography: Its developments, research themes, and
... perspectives were just as or more important than disciplines such as economics and sociology, which focused on specific considerations. He also implied that history and geography were not merely about memorizing dates and place names respectively. In his view, it was important to understand how even ...
... perspectives were just as or more important than disciplines such as economics and sociology, which focused on specific considerations. He also implied that history and geography were not merely about memorizing dates and place names respectively. In his view, it was important to understand how even ...
the cultural continuum: a theory of intersystems
... societies, but an unstable approximation, a congeries of peoples and customs lacking the coherence and integration displayed by the real thing. I believe something like this reaction is at the root of plural society theories, which rest on the premise that certain post-colonial social systems are sp ...
... societies, but an unstable approximation, a congeries of peoples and customs lacking the coherence and integration displayed by the real thing. I believe something like this reaction is at the root of plural society theories, which rest on the premise that certain post-colonial social systems are sp ...
Ecology and Ecosystems
... Abiotic factors could include edaphic factors (soil types, profile development, pH, moisture); climate, weather and aspect; aquatic factors (light, water movement, oxygen, temperature, nutrient levels including eutrophication and thermal stratification). Interspecific and trophic relationships could ...
... Abiotic factors could include edaphic factors (soil types, profile development, pH, moisture); climate, weather and aspect; aquatic factors (light, water movement, oxygen, temperature, nutrient levels including eutrophication and thermal stratification). Interspecific and trophic relationships could ...
Chemical cues, defence metabolites and the shaping of pelagic
... communication or allelopathic interactions, have been reviewed elsewhere [2,4]. We do not distinguish between freshwater and marine environments, despite the fact that research in these disciplines is traditionally separated. The limitations, challenges and concepts in these two domains are comparab ...
... communication or allelopathic interactions, have been reviewed elsewhere [2,4]. We do not distinguish between freshwater and marine environments, despite the fact that research in these disciplines is traditionally separated. The limitations, challenges and concepts in these two domains are comparab ...
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... modernization and development. Have African societies been left behind by globalization, shut out from it, or do they reflect an unexpected side of globalization processes? What is Africa’s place in the neoliberal world order? What role does “African culture” play in generating or blocking social ch ...
... modernization and development. Have African societies been left behind by globalization, shut out from it, or do they reflect an unexpected side of globalization processes? What is Africa’s place in the neoliberal world order? What role does “African culture” play in generating or blocking social ch ...
Rethinking the culture-economy dialectic Brons, Lajos Ludovic
... passions. Hence, while reason should guide our behaviour, it often does not. Hume (1740) took a further step by claiming that the passions not only control reason but that they should control it: 'Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office th ...
... passions. Hence, while reason should guide our behaviour, it often does not. Hume (1740) took a further step by claiming that the passions not only control reason but that they should control it: 'Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office th ...
BioScience - Oxford Academic
... of their effects on ecosystem functioning—is therefore integral to our ability to conserve and manage the natural world. Although it is difficult to generalize about the effects of human alterations of landscapes on all species, it is possible to draw lessons by focusing on particular groups of spec ...
... of their effects on ecosystem functioning—is therefore integral to our ability to conserve and manage the natural world. Although it is difficult to generalize about the effects of human alterations of landscapes on all species, it is possible to draw lessons by focusing on particular groups of spec ...
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
... comparative approach that contrasts ecological and evolutionary processes in different environments (e.g., tropical vs. temperate forest and reef systems) to derive fundamental insights into processes (e.g., biotic vs. abiotic determinants of community structure) that underscore the structural (e.g. ...
... comparative approach that contrasts ecological and evolutionary processes in different environments (e.g., tropical vs. temperate forest and reef systems) to derive fundamental insights into processes (e.g., biotic vs. abiotic determinants of community structure) that underscore the structural (e.g. ...
Functional Ecology
... emission and attract members of the third trophic level. The composition and abundance of volatiles can change dramatically in response to herbivory, and such changes are likely ubiquitous among many, if not all, plant species. Many of these compounds can be perceived by insect olfactory receptors, ...
... emission and attract members of the third trophic level. The composition and abundance of volatiles can change dramatically in response to herbivory, and such changes are likely ubiquitous among many, if not all, plant species. Many of these compounds can be perceived by insect olfactory receptors, ...
A Report Card on Ecocriticism - Association for the Study of
... more biocentric world-view, an extension of ethics, a broadening of humans' conception of global community to include nonhuman life forms and the physical environment. Just as feminist and African American literary criticism call for a change in culture--that is, they attempt to move the culture tow ...
... more biocentric world-view, an extension of ethics, a broadening of humans' conception of global community to include nonhuman life forms and the physical environment. Just as feminist and African American literary criticism call for a change in culture--that is, they attempt to move the culture tow ...
Chapter 1. Introduction After culture: anthropology as radical
... There is a counter-argument, which runs roughly as follows. Your argument is itself cultural: culture contains the possibility of its own critique. I trace briefly the background to this encompassing account of culture, which takes the central concept of German Idealism, Geist or Mind, and relativiz ...
... There is a counter-argument, which runs roughly as follows. Your argument is itself cultural: culture contains the possibility of its own critique. I trace briefly the background to this encompassing account of culture, which takes the central concept of German Idealism, Geist or Mind, and relativiz ...