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... entirely conventional. From a logical point of view it simply does not matter whether we restrict the term “cruelty” to the deliberate infliction of suffering or broaden its scope and then go on to distinguish between deliberate and non deliberate forms of cruelty. This is certainly true. The proble ...
... entirely conventional. From a logical point of view it simply does not matter whether we restrict the term “cruelty” to the deliberate infliction of suffering or broaden its scope and then go on to distinguish between deliberate and non deliberate forms of cruelty. This is certainly true. The proble ...
Anthropology Courses (ANTH)
... educational and political institutions; emphasis on how these aspects relate to and influence one another. GE: Values, Society, and Diversity. Same as JPNS:2175. ANTH:2181 The Anthropology of Aging 3 s.h. Comparative anthropological perspective on aging; ethnographies from diverse contexts used to e ...
... educational and political institutions; emphasis on how these aspects relate to and influence one another. GE: Values, Society, and Diversity. Same as JPNS:2175. ANTH:2181 The Anthropology of Aging 3 s.h. Comparative anthropological perspective on aging; ethnographies from diverse contexts used to e ...
Resenha A gringo studies Umbanda
... white and afro-brazilian Umbandas. For example, in terms of their physicality, “at the level of style, Afro-Brazilian Umbanda and White Umbanda stand in stark contrast. In the former we can read an immersion in the senses, an embracing of the body, and an elaboration of material signifiers; in the l ...
... white and afro-brazilian Umbandas. For example, in terms of their physicality, “at the level of style, Afro-Brazilian Umbanda and White Umbanda stand in stark contrast. In the former we can read an immersion in the senses, an embracing of the body, and an elaboration of material signifiers; in the l ...
The lightness of existence and the origami of “French” anthropology
... If we consider Latour’s book a kind of encyclopedic novel, that is, a text that attempts to register the European world of knowledge at the moment (like Finnegans wake [Joyce 1939], or Gravity’s rainbow [Pynchon 1973]), we can understand why there are few references but many well-known phrasings, an ...
... If we consider Latour’s book a kind of encyclopedic novel, that is, a text that attempts to register the European world of knowledge at the moment (like Finnegans wake [Joyce 1939], or Gravity’s rainbow [Pynchon 1973]), we can understand why there are few references but many well-known phrasings, an ...
Unscientific ideas about evolution in Life Sciences curriculum
... provided in the explanations to counter misconceptions about evolution What we know about the world can be understood in many ways. When dealing with evolution and for purposes of this study, I am interested in ‘scientific knowledge’ for explaining evolution. However, many people explain aspects of ...
... provided in the explanations to counter misconceptions about evolution What we know about the world can be understood in many ways. When dealing with evolution and for purposes of this study, I am interested in ‘scientific knowledge’ for explaining evolution. However, many people explain aspects of ...
Altruism and the evolution of resource generalism and specialism
... Moreno 1988). These properties influence an organism’s ability to select appropriate habitats and/or resources and, consequently affect niche width. The ability to access resources may require additional behavioral adaptations such as cooperative help from conspecifics. Broadly, such cooperative act ...
... Moreno 1988). These properties influence an organism’s ability to select appropriate habitats and/or resources and, consequently affect niche width. The ability to access resources may require additional behavioral adaptations such as cooperative help from conspecifics. Broadly, such cooperative act ...
The College of Health and Human Development
... estimate has been questioned and further study has revealed a significantly larger estimate of 418 cubic centimeters (Vannucci et al. 2011). Other features that according to Brown and colleagues contributed to the new species classification include a fissure separating the mastoid process from the p ...
... estimate has been questioned and further study has revealed a significantly larger estimate of 418 cubic centimeters (Vannucci et al. 2011). Other features that according to Brown and colleagues contributed to the new species classification include a fissure separating the mastoid process from the p ...
Cultural Anthropology: Global Forces, Local Lives
... (Sen 2006: 103). Indeed, culture has entered public consciousness and political discourse, often, literally, with a vengeance. This fact demands examination. Human beings have always had culture, that is, learned and shared ways of living; even some non-humans can and must learn essential skills and ...
... (Sen 2006: 103). Indeed, culture has entered public consciousness and political discourse, often, literally, with a vengeance. This fact demands examination. Human beings have always had culture, that is, learned and shared ways of living; even some non-humans can and must learn essential skills and ...
Applied Evolutionary Epistemology: A new methodology to
... Evolutionary epistemology can be understood as a new interdisciplinary method and it can be applied by all evolutionary disciplines. This method is called Applied Evolutionary Epistemology in order for it to be distinguishable from the field of evolutionary epistemology (that investigates how knowle ...
... Evolutionary epistemology can be understood as a new interdisciplinary method and it can be applied by all evolutionary disciplines. This method is called Applied Evolutionary Epistemology in order for it to be distinguishable from the field of evolutionary epistemology (that investigates how knowle ...
Functionalists Write, Too: Frazer/Malinowski and the
... In comparison with works such as those of Frazer, Crawley, Westermarck, or Durkheim which we read at the time … , [Malinowski’s] work seemed lively and stimulating, and we began actually to visualize ourselves ‘in the field.’ The couvade was no longer a laughable eccentricity but a social mech ...
... In comparison with works such as those of Frazer, Crawley, Westermarck, or Durkheim which we read at the time … , [Malinowski’s] work seemed lively and stimulating, and we began actually to visualize ourselves ‘in the field.’ The couvade was no longer a laughable eccentricity but a social mech ...
Human Brain Evolution
... increase by geometrical progression, their means of subsistence increase only by arithmetical progression. Hence, population size is necessarily limited by the means of subsistence. Two centuries later, the crucial role of food in human evolution has been the subject of uncounted important studies, ...
... increase by geometrical progression, their means of subsistence increase only by arithmetical progression. Hence, population size is necessarily limited by the means of subsistence. Two centuries later, the crucial role of food in human evolution has been the subject of uncounted important studies, ...
Reference Resources for Ritual Tattooing and Scarification
... permanent marks into skin. Lastly, the term “ritual” here is meant to indicate any process with some underlying meaning for those who perform it. This meaning is generally understood to be culturally, spiritually, or religiously significant, although these terms may present more problems than they s ...
... permanent marks into skin. Lastly, the term “ritual” here is meant to indicate any process with some underlying meaning for those who perform it. This meaning is generally understood to be culturally, spiritually, or religiously significant, although these terms may present more problems than they s ...
Evolutionary Robotics - Repositório do ISCTE-IUL
... desired global behaviour or task description. In this respect, evolutionary robotics techniques have also been applied to evolve decentralised control for robot collectives. Quinn et al. (2003) were among the first to demonstrate the potential of evolutionary robotics, as they successfully evolved c ...
... desired global behaviour or task description. In this respect, evolutionary robotics techniques have also been applied to evolve decentralised control for robot collectives. Quinn et al. (2003) were among the first to demonstrate the potential of evolutionary robotics, as they successfully evolved c ...
What It Means to Be 98% Chimpanzee : Apes, People, and Their
... chimpanzee. One group evolved a larger body size and ultimately became gorillas, and another group began to walk upright and ultimately became humans. And it is certainly possible that there were several other branches of that family tree that flourished, say, three million years ago, but whose remai ...
... chimpanzee. One group evolved a larger body size and ultimately became gorillas, and another group began to walk upright and ultimately became humans. And it is certainly possible that there were several other branches of that family tree that flourished, say, three million years ago, but whose remai ...
Cosmopolitanism and Pancultural Universals: Our Common
... For the larger part of history Homo sapiens lived in small groups. This fact is a major theme in evolutionary psychology, where, as distinct from sociobiology, in which it is not so much that the common ground existing between humankind and animals is of interest but that instead, the special charac ...
... For the larger part of history Homo sapiens lived in small groups. This fact is a major theme in evolutionary psychology, where, as distinct from sociobiology, in which it is not so much that the common ground existing between humankind and animals is of interest but that instead, the special charac ...
The Continuing Importance of Hunter-Gatherer Studies in - H-Net
... Rich and largely unprecedented biological and de- still a meaningful and useful category in anthropology. mographic data for contemporary hunter-gathers have However, following Lee and Daly and many others, they been presented elsewhere, but these too often lack time equate hunting and gathering wit ...
... Rich and largely unprecedented biological and de- still a meaningful and useful category in anthropology. mographic data for contemporary hunter-gathers have However, following Lee and Daly and many others, they been presented elsewhere, but these too often lack time equate hunting and gathering wit ...
Signs-Sacred-Shamans - Genealogy of Religion
... shamanism is culturally insensitive because it ignores the culturally specific terms and frameworks for various religious practitioners in each culture (Kehoe, 1996, 2000). Undoubtedly the emic terms people use for their religious practitioners should be used when possible, whether they are curandero ...
... shamanism is culturally insensitive because it ignores the culturally specific terms and frameworks for various religious practitioners in each culture (Kehoe, 1996, 2000). Undoubtedly the emic terms people use for their religious practitioners should be used when possible, whether they are curandero ...
Evolution of the Human Brain, 2016
... And if the brain were a sexually selected feature, it would become more prominent after puberty. This isn’t the case ...
... And if the brain were a sexually selected feature, it would become more prominent after puberty. This isn’t the case ...
Evolution of human growth
... human values should either meet expectations based on size (reflecting maintenance of proportions), or deviate from expectations in a consistent direction. The second model, differential extension, involves extension of only one or a few specific periods. For example, a long period of infancy can re ...
... human values should either meet expectations based on size (reflecting maintenance of proportions), or deviate from expectations in a consistent direction. The second model, differential extension, involves extension of only one or a few specific periods. For example, a long period of infancy can re ...
Cultural Anthropology 102 - Fullerton College Staff Web Pages
... phone numbers (if you feel comfortable doing this) so that you can find out what you missed if you are absent. It can be helpful to connect with a fellow student in class who is reliable note taker. If you still have questions about the material covered while you were absent (and you have already go ...
... phone numbers (if you feel comfortable doing this) so that you can find out what you missed if you are absent. It can be helpful to connect with a fellow student in class who is reliable note taker. If you still have questions about the material covered while you were absent (and you have already go ...
Cultural Anthropology 102 - Fullerton College Staff Web Pages
... phone numbers (if you feel comfortable doing this) so that you can find out what you missed if you are absent. It can be helpful to connect with a fellow student in class who is reliable note taker. If you still have questions about the material covered while you were absent (and you have already go ...
... phone numbers (if you feel comfortable doing this) so that you can find out what you missed if you are absent. It can be helpful to connect with a fellow student in class who is reliable note taker. If you still have questions about the material covered while you were absent (and you have already go ...
The Robust Australopithecines: Evidence for the genus Paranthropus
... greatly expanded -- as noted in the fact that their deciduous and permanent premolars were almost fully molarized (Klein 1999:215). As compared to the more gracile australopithecines, whose teeth do not show such extreme changes in size, the robusts' teeth are said to be indicative of a more special ...
... greatly expanded -- as noted in the fact that their deciduous and permanent premolars were almost fully molarized (Klein 1999:215). As compared to the more gracile australopithecines, whose teeth do not show such extreme changes in size, the robusts' teeth are said to be indicative of a more special ...
Dynamics of Adaptive Introgression from Archaic to Modern Humans
... exhibit some traits that had been common in preceding archaic populations (Wolpoff et al. 2001, 1984; Duarte et al. 1999; Trinkaus 2005). For the most part these traits were initially present at only low frequencies, which declined over time toward the present, at least in Europe (Frayer 1993, 1998) ...
... exhibit some traits that had been common in preceding archaic populations (Wolpoff et al. 2001, 1984; Duarte et al. 1999; Trinkaus 2005). For the most part these traits were initially present at only low frequencies, which declined over time toward the present, at least in Europe (Frayer 1993, 1998) ...
INSTRUCTORS GUIDE by - Anthropology
... questions, short answer questions, and definitions for several terms used in the chapter. The chapter summary highlights the main points of the article, while the questions help teachers motivate students to discuss, analyze, and debate issues raised by the chapter. At the end of the guide, the answ ...
... questions, short answer questions, and definitions for several terms used in the chapter. The chapter summary highlights the main points of the article, while the questions help teachers motivate students to discuss, analyze, and debate issues raised by the chapter. At the end of the guide, the answ ...
D.3.4-3.10 Human Evolution PowerPoint
... The correlation between brain size and diet are explained in two ways: 1. Eating meat increases the supply of protein, fat, and energy in the diet, making it possible for the growth of larger brains. 2. Catching and killing prey on the savannas is more difficult that gathering plants, so natural sel ...
... The correlation between brain size and diet are explained in two ways: 1. Eating meat increases the supply of protein, fat, and energy in the diet, making it possible for the growth of larger brains. 2. Catching and killing prey on the savannas is more difficult that gathering plants, so natural sel ...
Evolutionary origin of religions
The emergence of religious behavior by the Neolithic period has been discussed in terms of evolutionary psychology, the origin of language and mythology, cross-cultural comparison of the anthropology of religion, as well as evidence for spirituality or cultic behaviour in the Upper Paleolitic, and parallels in great ape behaviour.