
Brochure of Titles
... Hau Books Malinowski Monographs Hau’s newest book series, The Malinowski Monographs, will showcase groundbreaking work that contributes to the emergence of new ethnographically-inspired theories. In tribute to the foundational, yet productively contentious, nature of the ethnographic imagination in ...
... Hau Books Malinowski Monographs Hau’s newest book series, The Malinowski Monographs, will showcase groundbreaking work that contributes to the emergence of new ethnographically-inspired theories. In tribute to the foundational, yet productively contentious, nature of the ethnographic imagination in ...
Chapter 14
... A double homicide was discovered in Southern California in 1981; two male bodies were found fully clothed in a field near Gorman. Both were severely decomposed, with gunshot wounds to the head and chest. The first steps in identifying the two included processing the dehydrated fingers for fingerprints a ...
... A double homicide was discovered in Southern California in 1981; two male bodies were found fully clothed in a field near Gorman. Both were severely decomposed, with gunshot wounds to the head and chest. The first steps in identifying the two included processing the dehydrated fingers for fingerprints a ...
1 - faculty.fairfield.edu
... 6. What were two of E.B. Tylor’s main theories and what did they entail? 7. Where was Frank [sic] Boas from? What were two of his three main theories? 8. Discuss the similarities and differences between Tylor and Boas’ ideas. 9. What is the difference between Positivism and Intellectualism? 10. Who ...
... 6. What were two of E.B. Tylor’s main theories and what did they entail? 7. Where was Frank [sic] Boas from? What were two of his three main theories? 8. Discuss the similarities and differences between Tylor and Boas’ ideas. 9. What is the difference between Positivism and Intellectualism? 10. Who ...
Consensus, Community, and Exoticism
... shifted from studying towns to trying to discover one social institution-a Court Day, horse racing, gambling, or duellingwhich might be the equivalent of the Balinese cockfight which Geertz suggested was a focus of widely held values in Bali. However, the nature of the Balinese cockfight and its pos ...
... shifted from studying towns to trying to discover one social institution-a Court Day, horse racing, gambling, or duellingwhich might be the equivalent of the Balinese cockfight which Geertz suggested was a focus of widely held values in Bali. However, the nature of the Balinese cockfight and its pos ...
Tabula Rasa - Reductio Ad Absurdum
... his controversial treatise on the subject of Tabula Rasa in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. The famous passage from this essay: Let us then suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper void of all characters, without any ideas. How comes it to be furnished? Whence comes it by that vast st ...
... his controversial treatise on the subject of Tabula Rasa in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. The famous passage from this essay: Let us then suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper void of all characters, without any ideas. How comes it to be furnished? Whence comes it by that vast st ...
CE7427: Cognitive Neuroscience and Embedded Intelligence
... stimulation. He was on trial in 1866 for “spreading materialism and debasing of Christian morality”, but not persecuted. Many British and German scientists came to the same conclusion observing results of brain damage. Sigmund Freud (1899) created psychoanalysis to understand psychology of unconscio ...
... stimulation. He was on trial in 1866 for “spreading materialism and debasing of Christian morality”, but not persecuted. Many British and German scientists came to the same conclusion observing results of brain damage. Sigmund Freud (1899) created psychoanalysis to understand psychology of unconscio ...
How race becomes biology: Embodiment of social inequality
... ways they interpret their data—reinforcing a racial view of biology. It is a vicious cycle: Social inequalities shape the biology of racialized groups, and embodied inequalities perpetuate a racialized view of human biology. In this article, I address both ways that race becomes biology. To establis ...
... ways they interpret their data—reinforcing a racial view of biology. It is a vicious cycle: Social inequalities shape the biology of racialized groups, and embodied inequalities perpetuate a racialized view of human biology. In this article, I address both ways that race becomes biology. To establis ...
Central Nervous System
... entoptic phenomenon characterized by the experience of seeing light without light actually entering the eye. Phosphenes are produced by pressure on the eyes. The pressure is translated into various patterns by the optic nerve. These stars, or spots of light, that you see can occur after a sneeze, a ...
... entoptic phenomenon characterized by the experience of seeing light without light actually entering the eye. Phosphenes are produced by pressure on the eyes. The pressure is translated into various patterns by the optic nerve. These stars, or spots of light, that you see can occur after a sneeze, a ...
IRBs AND ORAL HISTORY: Bureaucratic Oversight of Human Research and Disciplinary Diversity (Anthropology News 2004)
... and anthropological fieldwork ethics. Those of us who have worked in the rural Third World know that written consent—which makes patient-centered sense in a Western biomedical lab—can imply collusion with governments and other unwelcome authorities from whom a researcher has worked hard to distingui ...
... and anthropological fieldwork ethics. Those of us who have worked in the rural Third World know that written consent—which makes patient-centered sense in a Western biomedical lab—can imply collusion with governments and other unwelcome authorities from whom a researcher has worked hard to distingui ...
Crossing Boundaries - Wiley Online Library
... In spite of the positive comments about what anthropology graduates have to offer potential employers, there emerged a number of challenges to both the training and future job-seeking of anthropology students. Many participants expressed concern about the bias of a twotier system that exists in many ...
... In spite of the positive comments about what anthropology graduates have to offer potential employers, there emerged a number of challenges to both the training and future job-seeking of anthropology students. Many participants expressed concern about the bias of a twotier system that exists in many ...
Revised Lesson Plan 1 - The Brain
... Group students by asking them to count 1 – 6. Students with the same number will form a group. There should be at least 3 – 4 members in a group. Ask students to name five ways in which they use their brain every day. Have them write their answers on sticky notes and post them on the poster board pr ...
... Group students by asking them to count 1 – 6. Students with the same number will form a group. There should be at least 3 – 4 members in a group. Ask students to name five ways in which they use their brain every day. Have them write their answers on sticky notes and post them on the poster board pr ...
Applied anthropology
... – Applying anthropology to urban planning starts by identifying the key social groups in the urban context © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...
... – Applying anthropology to urban planning starts by identifying the key social groups in the urban context © 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...
Forensic Anthropology - customwritingtips.com
... history (Thomas 2003). It compares the primate fossils, and also contrasts them. Physical anthropology studies why some traits disappeared, and why they disappeared. In addition, physical anthropology studies how environmental factors and resources have affected the primate fossils. The branch analy ...
... history (Thomas 2003). It compares the primate fossils, and also contrasts them. Physical anthropology studies why some traits disappeared, and why they disappeared. In addition, physical anthropology studies how environmental factors and resources have affected the primate fossils. The branch analy ...
ON PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: CAN IT BE A SCIENCE?
... of contemporary cultures and cultural and biological changes. One of the subject matter of anthropology is “human culture” which refers to certain historically created facts. The concept of culture presupposes necessity of society and therefore person as a member of society. Anderson claims that it ...
... of contemporary cultures and cultural and biological changes. One of the subject matter of anthropology is “human culture” which refers to certain historically created facts. The concept of culture presupposes necessity of society and therefore person as a member of society. Anderson claims that it ...
Concept and Scope of Action Anthropology Introduction: Action
... anthropological problems, he pursues it in a context of action. He would not keep himself as a mere observer, but he involves in solving the problem. Sol Tax also mentions that the action anthropologist eschews ‘pure science’. Further he says “For one thing his work requires that he will not use peo ...
... anthropological problems, he pursues it in a context of action. He would not keep himself as a mere observer, but he involves in solving the problem. Sol Tax also mentions that the action anthropologist eschews ‘pure science’. Further he says “For one thing his work requires that he will not use peo ...
Anthropology
... years, if they are not cremated. • Therefore, comparison results are very, very reliable and trustworthy. • Passed through female line: It is found in the egg, it is not carried in sperm except shaft or tail which breaks off when sperm fertilizes egg and never enters egg. ...
... years, if they are not cremated. • Therefore, comparison results are very, very reliable and trustworthy. • Passed through female line: It is found in the egg, it is not carried in sperm except shaft or tail which breaks off when sperm fertilizes egg and never enters egg. ...
the Role of Anthropology in Development
... carry preconceptions and biases. With this in mind, I must admit to being rather shocked by Nolan’s assertion that anthropologists carry ‘few preconceptions’ about the subjects of their research (2002). I find this remark at best highly optimistic, and would be more inclined to agree with Escobar: “ ...
... carry preconceptions and biases. With this in mind, I must admit to being rather shocked by Nolan’s assertion that anthropologists carry ‘few preconceptions’ about the subjects of their research (2002). I find this remark at best highly optimistic, and would be more inclined to agree with Escobar: “ ...
Module 1: The Brain and the Central Nervous System (CNS
... fully as possible and may need support to do so. This course will look at some of the more common neurological conditions that you will come across as a carer, and will provide you with the information you need to support these people. In order to understand neurological conditions, it is important ...
... fully as possible and may need support to do so. This course will look at some of the more common neurological conditions that you will come across as a carer, and will provide you with the information you need to support these people. In order to understand neurological conditions, it is important ...
a cosmopolitan anthropology
... social institutions that nurture the opportunities for human-individual expression and community-making. The conference ‘A Cosmopolitan Anthropology?’, to be held at St. Andrews in September 2009, will be a timely appraisal of currents in academia and politics alike. Invited speakers will join with ...
... social institutions that nurture the opportunities for human-individual expression and community-making. The conference ‘A Cosmopolitan Anthropology?’, to be held at St. Andrews in September 2009, will be a timely appraisal of currents in academia and politics alike. Invited speakers will join with ...
Call for Applications for the Kiyomi Kutsuzawa Scholarship
... MIDDLE-CLASS HOUSEWIVES IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN.” Kiyomi was an unflagging supporter of our department and discipline. She passed away in February, 2005. ...
... MIDDLE-CLASS HOUSEWIVES IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN.” Kiyomi was an unflagging supporter of our department and discipline. She passed away in February, 2005. ...
More Doom for Descartes Reports that some scientists believe that
... Although his wound healed, our hero was a changed man. According to one acquaintance, Phineas had been a "shrewd, smart businessman, very energetic and persistent." The new Phineas, however, couldn't keep a decent job and reneged on commitments. His formidable intelligence remained intact, yet he no ...
... Although his wound healed, our hero was a changed man. According to one acquaintance, Phineas had been a "shrewd, smart businessman, very energetic and persistent." The new Phineas, however, couldn't keep a decent job and reneged on commitments. His formidable intelligence remained intact, yet he no ...
Skeleton Keys: An Introduction to Human Skeletal Morphology
... than 35 references cited in the text postdate the year 2000 and the majority are much older. There is no doubt that some of the older references can be easily updated with the incorporation of new data from more recent publications and through the author’s other possible resources. In the table on p ...
... than 35 references cited in the text postdate the year 2000 and the majority are much older. There is no doubt that some of the older references can be easily updated with the incorporation of new data from more recent publications and through the author’s other possible resources. In the table on p ...
Anthropology - Yale College Programs of Study
... †A joint appointment with primary affiliation in another department or school. The major in Anthropology gives a firm grounding in this comparative discipline concerned with human cultural, social, and biological diversity. Anthropology deals not only with that small proportion of humankind in Europ ...
... †A joint appointment with primary affiliation in another department or school. The major in Anthropology gives a firm grounding in this comparative discipline concerned with human cultural, social, and biological diversity. Anthropology deals not only with that small proportion of humankind in Europ ...
Fact Sheet 003 - Effects of Brain Injury
... Disinhibition and impulsiveness: This occurs when there is a loss of control over behaviour. A person may speak or act without thinking or in inappropriate ways, e.g. being over-familiar or making sexual advances with the wrong people at the wrong time. A person with disinhibition may also be unable ...
... Disinhibition and impulsiveness: This occurs when there is a loss of control over behaviour. A person may speak or act without thinking or in inappropriate ways, e.g. being over-familiar or making sexual advances with the wrong people at the wrong time. A person with disinhibition may also be unable ...
Lab07 Brain - Tacoma Community College
... There are a series of hollow spaces within the brain called ventricles. The ventricles are continuous with each other as well as the central canal of the spinal Figure 7. Posterior view of t ...
... There are a series of hollow spaces within the brain called ventricles. The ventricles are continuous with each other as well as the central canal of the spinal Figure 7. Posterior view of t ...
History of anthropometry

The history of anthropometry includes the use of anthropometry as an early tool of physical anthropology, use for identification, use for the purposes of understanding human physical variation, in paleoanthropology, and in various attempts to correlate physical with racial and psychological traits. At various points in history, certain anthropometrics have been cited by advocates of discrimination and eugenics, often as part of novel social movements or based upon pseudoscientific claims.