Anthropology papers

This paper studies the impact of the French arrival in and settlement of Canada.

This paper looks at the relationship of diet humor to diet culture.

This paper looks at whether violence is part of human nature.

A look at three different perspectives on American culture and values.

A discussion of purity and pollution in regard to menstrual taboos in world religions with an emphasis on Zoroastrianism.

Discusses how African-American slaves maintained their own unique culture, even under oppression.

A discussion of Asian art and anthropology.

Examines the effect of physical geography on global population distribution.

This paper is an account of the journey undertaken by Colombians who came to New York City, a place with a foreign language and culture.

An exploration of existing literature, including peer-review journals and professional publications, regarding the impact of aging baby boomers on future healthcare.

Discusses Robert Whiting's book which considers the differences between American and Japanese cultures from a perspective of the game of baseball.

A review of the book "Hungry for Trade, How the Poor Pay for Free Trade" by John Madeley.

A study of the high incarceration rates, health and life expectancy of African-American men and the role of early prevention/intervention.

A report on the relationship between human emotions and anthropology.

The cultural assumptions that shape common opinion about cousin marriage, polygamy and gay marriage in America.

This essay talks about society before, during and after the Black Plague that swept through Europe in 1348. It covers a broad range of cultural aspects affected from class structure to medical theories to religion to city planning.

Compares the difficulties faced by adoptees and gays and lesbians in contemporary American society.

An exploration into the ways in which class differences are amplified and perpetuated.

Examines the effect of American and Western pop culture on Japan.

This paper looks at the black rhino and the dangers to its existence.

This paper describes the Appalachian snake handling churches, and presents them as a distinct religious subculture within the whole of American Christianity.

Discusses the concept of obesity from an anthropological point.

Native American societies from alternative perspectives.

A review of the book "Boys Will be Boys" by Myriam Miedzian which discusses the issues of gender in American society.

An examination of the respective world views of Muslims in the Middle East and both Muslims and non-Muslim Africans in sub-Saharan Africa (mainly Sudan).

This paper is a discussion of a traditional ritual that is part of the Jewish culture, circumcision.

An examination of American influence on foreign cultures.

A study of intermarriage between Japanese women and American men.

Examines ways in which Ancient Egyptian gods were believed to have communicated with the population.

A study of Black African cinema and the ideological/theoretical/ cultural debates much of it is based upon with a review of the film "Bye Bye Africa".

Examines how the methodology of ethnography can benefit the AIDS community.

Examines elements of magic and religion in Ancient Egyptian culture.

An examination and analysis of Matson's work "The Very Idea of Man".

A cross-cultural examination of the moral development of children in the United States and Asian countries.

This paper is a cladogenetic view of the early evolutionary history of horses.

Discusses the effects of contact between the Inuit Eskimo tribes and Westerners from the early nineteenth century.

Examines the national perception of Scottish self through the reading of various Scottish texts.

Examines the Indian social/religious system which divides human beings into four distinct categories.

Examines the analysis of social class and gender relations within the context of Middle Eastern politics.

This paper studies the theory of how apes acquire language skills and how they process input from humans.

This paper examines the burial rituals of ancient Egypt, especially the processes of embalming and mummification.

The cultural differences in the way Japanese and Americans view the concept of ambition.

This paper discusses the similarities and differences between the Greek, Norse and Egyptian Pantheons --- gods and goddesses.

This paper discusses the many unresolved issues surrounding the Javanese Homo erectus.

An anthropology paper discussing the differences between processual and post processual anthropology..

A discussion of the group of early 20th century scientists and philosophers known as the Vienna Circle and their ideas of logical positivism.

Examines why the long-supported thesis that different races have different capabilities and that white people are superior to colored people is not true.

This paper compares and contrasts the two major views of the cultural development of humans: Darwinian Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology.

This paper examines hand use and preference among human and non-human primates, employing Calvin's evolutionary hypothesis as a backdrop.

This paper discusses various theories of evolution, then focuses on Charles Darwin's theory. Specifically, the paper explores how his idea of natural selection fits into the scheme of species development.

This paper suggests that further exploitation and increased specific data bring to light new patterns in the biogeographic model for the arid region of Australia.

This paper gives an archaeological perspective on the origins of language. The writer employs graphs and photographs to trace the source of language in the human brain.

Looking at the basis of the Australian Aboriginal belief system.

Discusses the role of language, symbols and religion.

Discusses the aesthetic sophistication of Bamun peoples of Fumban (historical capital of the Bamun Kingdom) in Cameroon.

Examines this relatively new subset of applied, cultural anthropology.

Discussion of the Samurai warrior class.

Review of this book on the nature and evolution of Jewish culture and religion in the United States from the 1800s through 1950.

Discusses the debate over multiculturalism.

Discussion of the concept of Shamanism in contemporary times.

Discusses images of women in Paleolithic society.

A critique of Nina Boyd Krebs' book.

Discusses the evolution of Australian policy and practice regarding land rights.

Examines the life and career of the anthropologist.

An examination of the differences between French/European and Arab cultures and how these cultural differences carry over into the workplace.

A discussion of the book that studies two rigid, conservative, insular cultures in conflict with each other, and the author's personal involvement.

Describes each group and its culture.

This paper looks at the extent to which the concept of a nation is an "imagined community". It debates whether our national identity is a figment of the imagination or an objective reality.

A exploration of the theory of mate relationships through the review of the book "The Mate Relationship: Cross-Cultural Applications of a Rules Theory" by Anne Maydan Nicotera.

This paper discusses that throughout Western Africa the quest for diamonds has caused civil wars and affected the stability of many governments and their economies.

The history and development of the understanding of sound from an anthropological perspective.

A critical evaluation of the development of global recognition of indigenous rights and their importance.

A look at the Native American family units from before colonization to the present day.

The history of Japanese immigration to Hawaii and its effects on the local population.

A paper which investigates the negative aspects of popular culture on society.

A discussion of the problems facing the Sherpas in moving into the twenty-first century.

A comparative analysis of the marriage patterns among the Yanomamo of South America, the San people of the Kalahari, the Sherpas of Nepal and the residents of the sidewalks of New York City.

This paper discusses that the work of Jane Goodall and others are discovering that primates have a higher degree of intelligence than previously known.

A discussion of the differences between individualist and collectivist cultures.

A review of the book "Kuru Sorcery: Disease and Danger in the New Guinea Highlands" by Shirley Lindenbaum.

This paper is a review of James M. Blaut?s, "Eight Eurocentric Historians", the second installment in a trilogy on Eurocentrism.

A paper which discusses the Azande tribe of southern Sudan from a societal perspective.

A discussion of the Neolithic Revolution, focusing on how our understanding thereof is due to the scientific revolution.

A book report on Tsitsi Dangarembga's "Nervous Conditions".

This paper discusses the different arguments on the subject of how human beings were created.

This paper examines the garment side of "fashion" and how it defines the person.

An introduction to the art and culture of ancient Mesopotamia.

A paper which looks at how cultural differences and clashes are reflected through four works on the subject.

A discussion of tribal medicine in South American Guyana.

A detailed examination of the widespread practice of female genital mutilation, with a focus on Africa.

A comparison of two books that present the culture of the Inca tribe from the Andes.

This paper reviews Harvey Stein's "Coney Island", a photographic documentation of a forgotten lifestyle.

A study of the film "First Contact", which is a documentary of the people of Papua New Guinea.

This paper presents an extensive discussion of Muslims in America, Pakistani social history and finally Pakistani-Americans, especially wedding customs.

This paper discusses the effect of divorce has on children.

A discussion on and comparison of two articles: "Cosmologies of Capitalism" by Sahlins and "The Impact of Money on an African Subsistence Economy" by Bohannan.

This paper discusses the Yanomami Indians living in the tropical rain forests of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela.

A paper which examines how the geography and climate of the area affect the South African town of Soweto.

A study of the colorful artwork produced by the Ndebele ethnic group of Southern Africa.

This paper describes the Jivaro, people of the South American rain forest of Ecauador.