Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown
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A 5 page research paper discusses how Bronislaw Malinowski and A.R. Radcliffe-Brown developed the functionalist view in anthropology at the beginning of the twentieth century. The differences between their views are also discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Margaret Mead
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A 6 page overview of Margaret Mead. The paper includes a brief biography then focuses on the controversy about her work initiated by Freeman's book about her. Freeman made numerous allegations, all of which were intended to discount Mead's work in Samoa and conclusions about that culture. Some of the allegations are discussed with the reactions from other anthropologists. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Margaret Mead/Coming of Age in Somoa
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A 6 page research paper that offers an overall view, by topic, that summarizes Mead's data from this groundbreaking anthropological research conduced in the 1920s. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khmdsomo.rtf

Marriage Customs/Samoan & Amish
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A 5 page research paper that investigates the courting and marriage patterns of Samoa and the Amish. The Samoan culture, located in the South Pacific, and the Amish, located in the Northeastern United States are naturally quite different. However, as both these societies are patriarchal cultures, the writer argues that they also have features in common and that this is particularly evident in their marriage practices and customs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khsamami.rtf

Marvin Harris/Our Kind
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A 5 page analysis and review of Marvin Harris' Our Kind, a book which continues his series of well-written, informative texts, which outline his theories of cultural materialism, in a manner that makes his ideas accessible to the non-scientific, general reading public. According to Dr. Harris, cultural materialism is an approach to understanding human social structure that is predicated on one simple, basic premise, which is that "human social life is a response to the practical problems of earthly existence" (1990). In other words, Harris proposes that it is not our genes that create our destiny, but rather the demands of the environment in which we live. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khmarhar.rtf

Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa
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This 5 page book review focuses on Margaret Mead's controversial work in the 1950's. Adolescence is explored in Samoa and the United States of America. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA046Sam.wps

Men, Women, & Differences in Non-Verbal Communication
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In this 2 page essay, the writer observes differences between men and women in non-verbal communication patterns & habits.. Among other things, it is concluded that men are generally more expressive with their hands than their female counterparts ! No Bibliography.
Filename: Menwomen.wps

Methods and Fieldwork in Cultural Anthropology
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A 5 page paper discussing The methods that have been developed over the years have been tested in the field, and they have been subject to assessment by accepted standards of empirical research. They have been found to be valuable in providing insight, but researchers still must constantly guard against unwittingly introducing their own biases to studies of specific populations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSmethodAnthro.rtf

Mexican - Americans & Nutritional Adaptation
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A 5 page paper discussing the nutrition problems and adaptation in the American life. Also looks at the living/eating habits and the general problem they have adapting to American life. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Modern Greek Culture
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A 10 page research paper on the culture of modern Greece. The writer explores the gender roles, ethnicity, language, and religion, and other important influences in modern Greek society. Specific examples of Greek ritual and tradition are provided. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Mdrngrk.wps

Modern Society / Desensitized to Natural Beauties
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6 pages in length. A comprehensive look at the theories of Walker Percy -- who asserts that we, as a society, are desensitized so much by the media that naturally-aesthetic scenery & images cannot possibly seem as beautiful to us as they should. For example, we have already seen and heard so much about the Grand Canyon that going there for the first time would not necessarily be the same awe-inspiring experience for us that it was for people hundreds of years ago. Bibliography is unavailable.
Filename: Percy.wps

Moral Justification in the Issue of Female Genital “Mutilation”
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that human rights organizations ranging from Amnesty International to the United Nations’ High Council on Refugees estimate that there are between eight and ten million women and girls in the Middle East and in Africa who are at risk of undergoing one form or another of genital “mutilation.” However, countless millions of those women and girls do not perceive the process as mutilation but a coming of age ritual, a rite of passage. As such, Westerners do not have the right to object to or campaign against the practice. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWrelfgm.rtf