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ZiYing Chen posted an update: Lesson 10- Race and ClassThe idea that […]

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 04:31:35 -0400

Lesson 10- Race and Class

The idea that population classifications based on race and/or ethnicity accurately describe innate genetic differences responsible for disparities in health (as well as intelligence and behaviour), has been repeatedly discredited over the past 50 years. Anthropologists, from both the socio-cultural and…

ZiYing Chen posted an update: Chapter 8 The most prominent news of the day […]

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:17:49 -0400

Chapter 8

The most prominent news of the day usually involves one or more of the following: the actions of leaders, social decision-making, legal issues, social protest, and forms of social violence. These are all elements of the sociocultural dynamics of power—more commonly referred to as politics. Because of this state-centric focus, it is…

ZiYing Chen posted an update: Chapter 7:Work ,Life, and ValueIn some societies, […]

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:25:59 -0400

Chapter 7:Work ,Life, and Value

In some societies, most people meet their basic needs by doing roughly the same thing. And even in societies where different people play different roles, there is a fundamental process for making and distributing things that people need and want. Economists and anthropologists agree that this is the most…

ZiYing Chen posted an update: Chapter 14: Culture and sustainability: […]

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:03:33 -0400

Chapter 14: Culture and sustainability: Environmental anthropology in the anthropocene

We live on a planet where the climate like the winds, precipitation, weather, temperature, is being modified by the collective impact of the human species. Anthropocene is a term used to describe the period in geological time in which the effects of…

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Tue, 07 Mar 2023 04:40:14 -0500

your summary helped me understand the chapter more

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