Academic papers on Anthropology

Interview With an Old Woman in New York
This 10 page paper provides a fictitious interview with a 75 year old woman who grew up in New York during the twenties. Her personal history relates to historical events in the city including the Triangle Factory fire and the Great Depression. The...
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Experiences Of Czech Immigrants In The U.S.
A 5 page paper discussing the experiences of Czech Republic immigrants in the United States. The writer examines the 'push and pull' factors that resulted in their immigration and a number of the socio-economic factors that made them leave their...
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German Immigration
A 5 page research paper into how German immigration affected every aspect of American life contributing such varied things as ideas which influenced U.S. universities, the first kindergartens, the Linotype machine, and lager beer. The writer's gives...
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The Impact Of Hippies On American Culture
A 5 page paper that reflects on the transformation of perspectives that occurred as a result of the hippie generation of the 1960s and 1970s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Mexican - Americans & Nutritional Adaptation
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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Carol Stack's 'Call To Home' As An Ethnography -- Blacks Return To The South
A 5 page paper examining anthropologist Carol Stack's study of the phenomenon of blacks who fled the rural South for Northern cities, but now are moving back. The paper assesses the question of whether Stack's book constitutes a true ethnography,...
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Educational Attitudes Of Caribbean Blacks / Gender Differences & Cultural Norms
A 20 page paper that provides an overview of the attitudes of Caribbean (non-Hispanic) blacks and considers the implications for educational planning. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Science, The Bell Curve, & Racism
A 14 page paper that presents the theory that science has been readily utilized as a means for promoting racism. This paper considers the impact of scientific findings in regards to ethnicity and the impact that these have on racism, especially in...
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Bell Curve
In 5 pages "This author proposes to discuss, in a critical evaluation, how Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, the authors of "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life", construct their arguments, and how they use claim,...
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Poverty & Intelligence
This 8 page paper addresses the concept of poverty from the view of Charles Murray, one of the authors of the controversial The Bell Curve. Intelligence is related to social problems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Poverty in America
This 25 page report discusses poverty in America and its impact on quite nearly every problem in America - crime, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, AIDS, spouse abuse, malnutrition, school drop-out rates and more. Since the 1960s and 1970s, policymakers...
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The Story of Italian Immigrants and Their Lives in the New World
5 pages in length. Written mostly in the first person, the writer of this essay examines reasons their family may have immigrated to the U.S. from Italy and complements all ideas provided with actual library research. Also explored are the...
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Growing Up as an Italian American
A 10 page paper that examines the history and the ethnic conditions of an Italian family here in the United States. The family under examination is a family that originated in Italy within the past few generations, and have only become American...
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New Orleans / Cultural Gumbo!
This 7 page research paper discusses the cultural diversity of New Orleans and how this diversity works to create a unique and exciting city so many years after it was first regarded as a haven rich with culture. Sociological factors and some...
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Southern History, Southern Family
A 3 page essay on southern family life. The writer discusses the relevance of family history in the way many southerners perceive themselves today. Race relations, culture, and other historical factors all contribute to the importance of family in...
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