Research topic for cultural anthropology?
I need help choosing a topic for my final project for cultural anthropology. Tomorrow I have to present a 5 minute powerpoint on my topic basically it's just an introduction, then i have to write a paper on it due in a couple weeks. I'm not sure of a topic though. It can be basically anything, so far people have done things like autism culture, breastfeeding around the world, tattooing and body modification in other cultures, someone researched a tribe in africa, tribal dancing, etc. I have no idea what to do honestly.
Anthropology!! Urgent!! Please Help!!?
It means that we as a species are able to survive in a wide variety of environments because we havn't specialized in a specific survival requirement like pandas for example. Panda's can only eat the bark of bamboo and that limits their ability to migrate away from places that dont grow bamboo. Humans eat almost anything (and can eat almost anything) this gives us the ability to survive in many different places ... we have "generalized" our needs instead of "specializing" in a particular survival technique ...
Cultural Anthropology Question?
Wow, I can't believe the department chair is crapping all over the bulk of anthropology like that... Why don't you talk to one of the cultural anthro professors there? In terms of a career...it's not like everybody who majors in English goes on to write books or teach either. I think anthropology is a vital field because it teaches you to think critically about the world but values having an open-mind and valuing different ways of doing things. It encourages both observation and theoretical reading. It just makes you an intelligent open-minded person - they're good in almost any profession! In terms of careers actually using anthropology...there are anthropologists who work in advertising and marketing, helping to adapt products to different countries. They can work in international relations, translation, overseas manufacturing, publishing, social work, etc. Frankly, cultural anthro is probably more useful as an undergrad degree than archaeology, which is of use mostly only to academics, and urban-planning digs that excavate before construction.
Cultural Anthropology or Psychology for college?
Which is "easier" or "more interesting" totally depends on your perspective. I really enjoyed the cultural anthropology courses I took. And I only took them because my sociology degree required it. I'm so glad that was the case. I found psychology very interesting, but the statistical aspects of it I didn't like - not to mention the idea of having to work with lab rats if I wanted to major in psych [the school I was at required that]. I'd say take one of each and see what you think. Then you can decide whether you want to pursue more work in either. Good luck!
Anthropology Major?
J.D., the courses you need generally are: 2 semesters of introductory biology 2 semesters of intro chemistry 2 semesters of organic chemistry 2 semesters of physics Most anthro programs take a multi-field approach to anthropology (biological anthro, cultural, archeology, and linguistics). As a result, generally you would not have these courses as collateral requirements for your degree. That said, some physical or biological anthro programs do require intro biology and chemistry, in which case you'd likely end-up taking ochem and physics as your general electives. Your advising office ought to be able to help you with the requirements of your particular anthro department's degree options. But my guess is that you'd take most of the above as "general electives" that didn't count toward the degree specifically, except as credits earned. Still, that shouldn't stop you if you're really interested in anthropology. Physicians need to be aware of human variation and cultural differences, both a strong component of anthro programs. So you could make an excellent medical school candidate with that background. Just be sure to consult your pre-med advisors about how to do the right volunteering to make yourself more attractive to potential medical schools. Good luck!
Is Anthropology a hard class?
Anthropology is the study of humans over time. So in your anthro class you'd be looking at culture, trends, history, and behaviour/evolution/adaptation. It's not a very difficult class per se, it is just one you will have to pay attention in. In most cases it's very discussion based and even if you are quiet, I would strongly advise you to take part in whatever is said because the more you talk about it the more you will understand and remember. You might also have a bit of psychology or sociology thrown in there because the social sciences do go together. It's more of a memorization and recollection type class as opposed to having to understand difficult concepts. If you're interested in people, you will most likely enjoy it. I wouldn't think that you would have trouble in it, but if you have the chance to take it in a classroom I would, because it is a very interesting subject and being in a classroom setting would probably make learning more fun!