Essays on Anthropologist

Tourism comes in many different shapes and sizes. Tourism can be international or national; it can even be relatively close to one’s home, as tourism is not defined by how far an individual goes, but by the fact that he or she has traveled and the types of activities that he or she participates in while gone from home (Wurzburguer , Pattakos & Pratt, 2008). Tourism can be measured a number of different ways using a number of different metrics; however, from a practical standpoint, tourism is generally understood as being domestic tourism, inbound international tourism, or outbound international tourism ( ...

Introduction

The main mission of the ethnographer outlined in this paper was to carry out an investigation of the traditional Han society and culture (Jarvenpa, 1998). The ethnographer investigated how the Han lived in the early days, including if they still hunted for food or fished, how the Indians and members of the white community interacted, the communities’ hopes and fears, and how they saw their future. In this regard, the ethnographer investigated the traditional Han society and culture through cultural immersion and participants’ observation of the members of the community.

Methods

Methods: The ethnographer used two methods of collecting information. ...

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The ethical and technical importance of effective, efficiently performed forensic crime scene investigation combines the use of creative thinking, with well-planned assessments and collection of evidence. When law enforcement participants function together as a team, in the engagement of utilizing standardized procedures in the collection and recovery of evidence, whether on ground-surface or burial excavations, precision and integrity may be maintained as foundational to the process. Preservation using photographic, videotaping, and handwritten documentation during each step of the crime scene investigation process, provides a basis of accuracy in reporting outcomes and greatly aids in an unambiguous identification of party – ...

In describing the various rituals of the “Nacirema” culture, Horace Miner is attempting to show how the “Nacirema” culture, as Miner satirically spells “American”, can be viewed as primitive through the lens of an anthropologist. Yet, the American culture, in general, regards itself as much more advanced than other civilizations (Miner). Such ethnocentrism gives American – and Western – anthropologists the license to view other civilizations as primitive -- as being consumed by superstition and magic. Thus, in much anthropological research, there is a great deal of cultural relativism at work. Of course, the anthropologist views his culture as superior, yet ...

Step 1: Story of Race

The rationalization of non-European people and some European population, such as the Irish served a primary purpose of differentiating individuals within a population. Individuals within a group set are different from the others. Thus, the concept of rationalization acts as a tool to bring out the different categories that are present in our population. Eugenics was an idea suggested by Plato that was inclined towards the sustenance and uprising of superior human beings with regards to their genetic traits. Plato suggested the practice of selective mating. This is where individuals with superior characteristics would be paired, and sterilization of ...

Introduction

Anthropology in Turkey is a rich context of gradual changes in people’s culture, social platform and political administration. Political and cultural heritage are among the key elements that have undergone the immense transformation. Efforts towards unification of the Turkish nation depicts change. These efforts led to the dissemination of Ataturk cult to unify the Nation. In the political realm, the first and second constituting declarations pivot the turning point. The 1990s saw the transformation of the PKK strategy with the aim of becoming a democratizing force in Turkey. This paper discusses the state of anthropology in Turkey, emerging ...

Lucien Levy-Bruhl was a French anthropologist who had a study in the primary field explaining the types of minds and which involved primitive mentality. In the work, “How natives think” he hypothesized on what he mentioned as the two basic mindsets of a person, the “primitive” and “the Western.” He goes ahead to explain in his work that a “primitive” mind does not have the ability to distinguish between the supernatural and the reality. The primitive mind, however, uses a “Mystical participation” to so as to exploit the world. Besides, Levy-Bruhl explains that the Primitive mind does not address ...

The situation on Earth

After humans were expelled from Pandora they returned to Earth in defeat, having to contend with the fact that their depleted resources were now unable to be resupplied. In desperation, they decide to reform the defunct RDA into a new organization. The former Resources Development Administration is restructured into the Resources Acquisition Group (RAG) which has determined that a more peaceful approach may be to use Pandora as a case study for house Earth itself might be revitalized using a small amount of resources and information given willingly by the Na'i. The “Avatar” program is therefore readopted into this ...

Each and every region on the planet has its own traditions and customs; basically, in the other words – its own culture. There is no doubt that all of these aspects or elements of culture are based on the geographical area of the aboriginal people’s living. Nature plays the prominent role in the humanity’s life. Folklore is that specific type of literature, which people are passing from generation to generation through songs, visual art, tales, legends, ghost stories, etc. According to this, there are a number of scientists and researchers all over the world, who are highly interested ...

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Samoa is one of the few countries in the world with a strong and vibrant indigenous culture as evidenced by their uniqueness in food, clothing, tattooing, body art, music, family values and many other factors. This essay is an ethnographic narrative of the Samoans. It offers a description of the history, origins, culture and beliefs of the Samoans. It also compares the similarities and differences between Samoan culture and the African American culture from which I come. There is also an analysis of two of the five role perspectives from Thinking like an Anthropologist and how my study of ...

Trobriand islanders are the inhabitants of Trobriand Island. This is a unique community of people, who despite the civilization and European colonization were able to maintain their authentic traditions and way of life. These people still live by primitive style of living, but some of the impacts of globalization they have taken into their lives. Many anthropologists explored Trobriand culture, but two of them succeeded the most. Let`s have a more deliberate look at this unusual islanders who were able to save their primitive identity among the world of civilization. Trobriand consists of the four main islands which ...

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In Meert et al.’s (2009) qualitative study “Examining the Needs of Bereaved Parents in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study,” the authors seek to determine what is missing from the basic support-based needs of parents who have just lost a child in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Over the course of six years, they conducted interviews and focus groups with the recently bereaved in order to evaluate their experiences with health care professionals, and what could have been done better to help with their needs. This data was then inserted into qualitative data software for analysis, ...