Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces and Culture
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A 5 page paper that discusses how geographer Hartshorne's centrifugal and centripetal theories apply to the world today. Countries/ethnic groups visited in the discussion include: Canada, Europe, and Asia. The cultural ramifications discussed include: economic, geographic religious and political. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Chess And Russian Culture
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This 8 page paper argues that the competitive, strategic and somewhat 'warlike' aspects of the Russian culture are reflected in the inclusion of chess as a national pastime and an integral component to their military training. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KTruschs.wps

Chicano Culture in Contemporary Literature
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A 7 page paper discussing contemporary Chicano literature as reflected in works by Anaya, Galarza, Rivera, and Hinojosa. The paper argues that current Chicanos are becoming increasingly more proud of their heritage and more comfortable with their ethnicity, and this shows in their literature. No sources.
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Chinese Culture: Beliefs, Customs, Ethnocentrism, Subcultures, Social Change and the Effect of New Technology
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This is a 5 page paper discussing Chinese culture and social change. China is well known for its centuries of traditional values, customs and beliefs. These beliefs are deeply linked with the language, religions and collective values which have always been the center of traditional festivals, customs and everyday life of man as a collective in harmony with nature. Despite the strong Chinese cultural traditions, the last century has seen a great deal of social change in China. Most recently, increased involvement in the global economic market has led to a high level of prosperity in China which is unfortunately not shared by all. Global influences have also led to the increased interest in science and technology; factors which have also affected social change and the cultural values of the population. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TJChcul1.rtf

Chinese Family Systems
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A 7 page paper on Chinese families, comparing contemporary situations with traditional. The writer details Chinese wedding customs, gender power, patriarchy and the traditional family structure juxtaposed in modern life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Chinafam.wps

Clines, Race and Society
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This 3 page paper answers questions about clines, race, society and the human species. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVClines.rtf

Cohabitation and Marriage/Research Methodologies
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A 14 page research paper that profiles several studies that investigated the relationship between cohabitation and marriage or remarriage. In order to aid a student in formulating an original research project, the writer concentrates on describing methodologies used in these studies. Also, the writer offers tips and additional information on performing a social research study. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khcohab.rtf

Collecting & Looting Antiquities
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5 pages in length. Temptation is a strong undercurrent for treasure hunters who seek to unearth the secrets of the past. Antiquities collecting may be a hobby or some but for most it is a prime opportunity to make money off precious historical artifacts. The constant looting at archeological sites has placed a huge burden upon officials who are trying desperately to preserve these keys to the ancient world. The writer addresses the problem of looting and relic hunting, paying particular attention to the scientific aspect. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Looting.wps

Colonialism's Effect on Anthropology
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A 7 page paper discussing how colonialism shapes anthropology and how it affects anthropological theory. The answer is likely that it does so to the same extent that it changes native society for and to the good pleasure of those creating the colony. This was the case in when the Dutch colonized South Africa, it was the case when the Europeans colonized the New World. It has been the case wherever one culture has fully dominated another. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KScultAnthro.rtf

Commentary on ten articles
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A paper which looks at some of the salient points in a series of articles about post-colonial development and the fragmentation of community in third world countries. Bibliography lists 10 sources
Filename: JLafric.rtf

Comparing 3 Anthropology Studies
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A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares 3 anthropology texts. The writer agues that there are distinctly individual differences between the perspectives of Shostak (1981) in her ethnography of a !Kung woman and that of Malinowski (1961), whose principal interest in studying South Pacific natives is their economics. However, at the heart of anthropological differences, as illustrated Duneier (1999), is that the groups that gain the attention of anthropologists are typically radically different from one another. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: kh3smu.rtf

Comparing American & Polish Culture
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A 5 page research paper briefly exploring the American and Polish cultures. The emphases in the essay include: religion, family, children and teenagers. There are far more similarities between the two cultures than one would expect given their respective political backgrounds. Extensive bibliography is included.
Filename: Amerpoli.wps

Comparing Two Coins / Symbology Of Culture
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A 5 page analysis of the symbolic content, similarities and differences, of a coin issued by Lysimachus and a U.S. Kennedy half dollar. No bibliography.
Filename: Coincult.wps

Comparison of Discrimination and Assimilation of African and Native Americans: Minority Groups, Cultural Changes, Colonization, Immigration, and Relations with the Dominant Group
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This is an 8 page paper discussing discrimination and assimilation of African and Native Americans. African Americans and Native Americans in the United States have experienced generations of discrimination and assimilation but from somewhat different perspectives. Native Americans were the most profoundly affected by colonization and were forced into minority group status and relocated by European whites who wanted the Native lands for their own needs similar to the minority group patterns in the theories of Robert Blauner. African Americans, on the other hand, have experienced two different forms of assimilation and discrimination in which those who were born here experienced legal segregation (until the 1960s Civil Rights Movements) in addition to discrimination and minority status based on “group inequity” in which the dominant group (white Anglo Europeans) believed African Americans to be inferior combined with “differential power” in which the dominant group was larger and had the resources to force the African Americans into minority status; ideas reflected in the theories of Donald L. Noel. African Americans are also comprised of immigrants who according to Blauner, made the decision to immigrate to the U.S. and therefore differ from those who were forced into minority status. Regardless of the origins of the Native Americans and African Americans, most sociologists agree that because they have been deemed “minority social races” they will continue to experience various forms of assimilation expectations and discrimination by the dominant group. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TJANtAm1.rtf

Comparison of the Family and Gender Structures in the Yanomamo, the Aztec and the Modern American Families
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This is a 5 page paper comparing the gender and family structures of the Yanomamo, the Aztecs and modern Americans. The Yanomamo of the Brazilian rainforest, the Aztecs of Mexico and modern Americans all have traditionally different gender and family structures and roles but all also experienced shifts within their structures to adapt to new situations encountered by new generations. The males within the Yanomamo are considered as the warriors but are heavily influenced by the women who demand protection from raiding tribes. The men within the tribes also continuously create stronger alliances with other powerful men in order to increase their status and their marriage options. The families of the Aztecs of Mexico lived jointly and joint households consisted of complex kinship ties in addition to the genders enjoying a parallel level of roles and respect. After the Spanish conquests however, the gender roles and family structures shifted toward a more male oriented society consistent with the expectations of the Spanish. Finally, the traditional nuclear families of American society have also shifted within the last generation. As the incidence of divorce increases and more women are working outside of the home, American families have experienced a shift to households which may have traditional nuclear structures but more than likely have environments in which parents are divorced, or cohabitating or are single parent based. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TJfamor1.rtf

Comparison of the Fieldwork Methodologies of Bronislaw Malinowski and Purnima Mankekar
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This 6 page paper discuses how Bronislaw Malinowski's field-work methods, for anthropology and ethnography, with the Trobriand Islanders differed from Purnima Mankekar’s field work methods in India. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEMalinowski.rtf

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