Essays on Identity

Double eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty is on the rise in Korea and other parts of East Asia. The procedure is one of the most of the popular cosmetic surgery in Korea and entails the placement of a pretarsal crease in the individuals’ eyes that lack a fold. The surgery causes...

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In the Mursi community there are no terms for colors colors are named and distinguished based on the patterns manifested in the cattle they keep. The Mursi speakers have the ability to distinguish every color whether natural or artificially occurring by their habitual use of cattle patterns. Therefore, the perception of...

The social construction of gender is the anticipated behavioral patterns assumed to follow from the sex of an individual. The manner in which the society is taught to become socialized is more salient and most of the time goes unnoticed, and therefore, it is right to put a claim that...

What Was Significant About the Pioneering Work of Frantz Boas in the Field of Physical Anthropology? Frantz Boas was a German-American anthropologist who is known for incorporating scientific principles into the field. His efforts directly influenced the anthropological pursuits in the modern era. His pioneering work played a crucial role in...

The disciplines of anthropology tend to overlap those of history, and as such, this has made it possible for anthropology to play a significant role in promoting the comprehension of history. For that reason, this discussion will look at the overlap and the role anthropology has played in promoting the...

The Study of Anthropology The study of Anthropology aims to answer the question of what it simply means to be a human being. Anthropology emphasizes the study of different human cultures all over the world throughout history up to the present day. Anthropology provides an insight to all human aspects through...

Anthropologists play a crucial role in the society. As the bridge between past and present culture, anthropologists facilitate the collection of relevant information, which can be used in the reconstruction of the human processes and thoughts. The establishment of historical relations between different individuals in the society also falls under...

Anthropology involves the study of the human condition as well as species, variations, and its evolution over a period of time and space (Berk 2018, Lecture 1). Based on Fernea, the primary interest of anthropologists is on how and why human species vary based on the appearance and lifestyle, regardless...

According to Stephen Tyler, Clifford Geertz, and Kottak According to Stephen Tyler, culture is a complex combination of arts, customs, traditions, law, morals, knowledge, beliefs, and other habits that the members of a given society or community acquire. On the other hand, Clifford Geertz defined culture as a form of conception...

In “Disjuncture and difference in the global cultural economy”, Appadurai loos at why culture is a leading cause of tension in global interactions. He starts by stating that most of the arguments that arose were about ‘commoditization’ and ‘Americanization’ but less consideration has been given about the link between these...

The Perception of Anthropology in Modern Complex Societies The paper seeks to counter the argument that anthropology is of little consequence to life in modern complex societies due to the perception that anthropologists concern themselves with exotic and primitive peoples marginal to modern civilization. The Study of Humanity and its Behaviors Anthropology is...