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Topic: Cultural AnthropologyFound 16 articles
Idle Youth: Using Sport to Address the Youth Bulge in Sierra Leone
05/11/10 - 16687 words There is a growing consensus that the prevalence of a large youth population is not conducive to peace and that such a ‘youth bulge’ can even increase the risk of civil conflict and political violence.[1] Richard... Go to Article » From Bullies to Heroes: Homophobia in Video Games
02/08/10 - 4472 words Due to the lack of homosexual characters in mainstream video games, there are very few positive references to homosexuality. If a homosexual male avatar is present in a video game, he is usually portrayed as flamboyant, feminine... Go to Article » Writing: A Necessary Undertaking in Advanced Society
12/16/09 - 2621 words Written language is one of the greatest human accomplishments; its formation signifies a breakthrough in human progress. The development of a standardized writing system seems to be a somewhat natural occurrence in the evolution... Go to Article » Breaking Boundaries: Football and Colonialism in the British Empire
11/23/09 - 2246 words In less than one year, South Africa will be the proud host of the 2010 World Cup. To many, this privilege is a mere formality of the Cup. Indeed, hosting the World Cup is an honor, but for South Africa it symbolizes a far more... Go to Article » Human Rights in Chile: Remeberance and Reckoning
11/06/09 - 40537 words It is important to note that information about human rights abuses in Chile, as well as the exact details and full connections of its recent political history, are still in the process of being sifted through, made public, gathered... Go to Article » In Search of Manhood: The Black Male's Struggle for Identity and Power
11/03/09 - 5143 words Within the cultural framework of America, the systemic structure is characterized by White male patriarchy that allows for Black males to have the ability to negotiate the way in which they have been socialized and institutionalized... Go to Article » Grassroots in San Cristobal de las Casas: Sna Jtz'Ibajom and Zapatistas
11/03/09 - 15621 words The performativity of ritual, theatre, and spectacle give credence to all three being viewed as a type of social action. Not only do these representations involve enactments, as such, they also involve social interaction among... Go to Article » From Comrades to Lovers: "The Hollow Men" and the Broken Homosocial Spectrum
11/02/09 - 2523 words In Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire, Eve Sedgwick proposes the idea that not only women, but also men, can travel along a social spectrum that ranges from friends to lovers. However, she argues that... Go to Article » A Feminist's Argument On How Sex Work Can Benefit Women
11/02/09 - 2425 words Sex work has long been criticized and stigmatized in our society. While many members of society view sex work as immoral and degrading to women, I argue that sex work is essentially just work, and that it is not necessarily harmful... Go to Article » Yo soy yo y mi circunstancia: The Socioeconomic Origins of Machismo and the Macho
11/02/09 - 4258 words The simultaneous allure and repulsion of Mexican machismo belies its ambiguous nature as an identifying characteristic of the nation itself and as a phenomenon that some claim is unique to Mexico and others say is endemic throughout... Go to Article » Henry Park's Identity through Selves and Space in Native Speaker
10/28/09 - 1905 words Henry Park: family man, father, son, husband, spy, traitor to his race, without race, ghost among the corporeal, in the wrong place, homeowner, homeless. Borne of nothing, self-cesarean, autochthon. Native speaker of the hyphen... Go to Article » Machismo and the Reaction Formation of the Mexican Man
10/28/09 - 1560 words Américo Paredes, in his 1971 article “The United States, Mexico, and Machismo” (Marcy Steen, trans.), defines the macho as “the superman of the multitude,” a “national type” by which... Go to Article » Religion, Commodity, or Escape: Sports in Modern American Culture
10/27/09 - 1935 words American sport has become far more than contests with rules played on fields, diamonds, or rinks. Our current conception of sport is more than just a ball moving between groups of athletes, or a struggle for a finish line, or... Go to Article » Reconstructing Bridges: Heritage Language Education of Asian Americans
10/26/09 - 2052 words Language use is a major factor in defining one’s cultural identity. People learn slang, lingo, jargon, idiomatic phrases, and other language tools, and with them participate in a cultural, social environment in which they... Go to Article » A Daylight Debacle: Is Daylight Saving Time Still Relevant?
10/26/09 - 2117 words Whether you noticed it or not, in 2008 Daylight Saving Time ended a bit later than normal. Though this is in fact the second year of the new Daylight Saving Time, or DST, schedule, many Americans are still not used to the new... Go to Article » Redskin and All-American: Jim Thorpe's Malleable Symbolic Significance
10/26/09 - 2580 words In 1950 the Associated Press polled close to 400 sportswriters in order to name the greatest male and female athlete of the first half of the twentieth century. For the men, a crowded field of legends including Babe Ruth, Joe... Go to Article » |