Academic papers on Anthropology

Amish Adolescents
An American Subculture This 6 page paper considers the factors that make Amish teens a distinct subculture. Rumspringa and other aspects of Amish culture are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Conduct Observation
A 4 page research paper that provides a student with a hypothetical example of how the student might describe personal observation of small group cultural communication interaction. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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World Cultures: Maasai and Japanese
This 3 page paper discusses two distinct and very different cultures, the Japanese and the Maasai. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in the Wall Street Journal
This 4 page anthropology essay looks at the way sex, gender and sexuality are used in the WSJ ad for the Times Reader. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
This 3-page paper discusses the concept of agricultural intensification during the mid-Woodland and Mississippi prehistoric periods in the United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Human Nature and Ethnocentrism
This 7 page paper discusses the tendency for people to band together according to their cultural identity. This often creates problems in the world. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Death and the Role of Family
This 4 page paper discusses the various physical, cognitive, and biosocial factors that characterize the process of dying and the family's involvement in that process. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Warfare: Invention not Necessity
A 3 page essay that discusses the thesis presented by Margaret Mead in "Warfare: An Invention
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A Comparison of Research Methodology in Sociology and Anthropology
This four page paper compares and contrasts qualitative, quantitative, and interpretive research methodologies as they are utilized in these two disciplines. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Conversion and Syncretism in the Gebusi
This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of religious syncretism in the Gebusi tribe. A research proposal is presented for a study of Gebusi conception of sorcery and animism before and after Catholic intervention in the 1990s. Bibliography...
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Military Mission and the Romanian Culture
This 3 page paper summarizes some of the primary characteristics of these Eastern European peoples with which military personnel should familiar. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Television A Popular Cultural Artifact
This 3 page paper declares the television is our most prominent cultural artifact. It is not just a means of entertainment, it is actually shaping our culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Cultural Relativism The Nacirema and the Yanomano
This 5 page paper emphasizes that while it is easy to misperceive cultural actions, there are some situations where those actions are morally wrong and in need of outside intervention. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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An Analysis of Bourgois
This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of Philippe Bourgois's "In Search of Respect". The prevalence of crack dealing in El Barrio is examined for cultural contributors and causal factors. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Koff: The Bone Woman
This 3 page paper is a review of the book The Bone Woman by Clea Koff. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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