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Anthropology and You
Cultural Musings Anthropologythe holistic study of humanity in its broadest context in all times and places, ancient and contemporary is not just an academic fielda place where on location research is conducted; also known as fieldwork, or participant observation on various sites anymore. Anthropology gives you a broader lens through which to view other societies and...

Jews and Cultural Changes
Jewish Cultural ChangesLiberation of Auschwitz80th Anniversary - January 27, 1945 The date of the liberation of encamped inmates at the Nazi concentration camp in...

Indigenous Cultural Practices
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”Ralph Waldo Emerson With wildfires raging near where...

Connecting Ethnography to Genealogy Research
Connecting Ethnographya descriptive compilation of a culture based on fieldwork using ethnographic methods such as interviewing and participant observation; it may include research and description of an individual's culture, an entire cultural group, or a business culture to Genealogythe science of studying family history, tracing family origins, finding lines of descent Research The first ethnography writing I completed was in the form of a personal history of my great aunt, Virginia. I did not realize my...

Culture of War Part I
Cultureculture is not genetically inherited, it is shared, learned, and dynamic- never static of WarWar: A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. Part I 80th Anniversary of D-Day, Operation Overlord, WWII On Thursday June 6, 2024 is the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day. Most...

Culture, Health, and Wellness
Culture, Health, and Wellness As of January 10, 2020, the WHO [World Health Organization] began using the phrase "2019 Novel Coronavirus." Most human beings have been living...

Causes of Cultural Discontent
Causes of Cultural Discontent Before examining causes of cultural discontent, we should revisit the word culture, and its context. We defined the word culture according to...

Genealogical Methodology Importance
Genealogical Methodologyinvented by anthropologist, William Halse Rivers in 1898, to improve analysis of identification of links of kinship by marriage and descent; includes researching established oral histories, pedigrees, family group arrangements, and credible historical genealogies Genealogical Methodologya system of methods for investigating a particular area (or genre) of study; also analysis of those methods associated with the branch of knowledge being studied sounds complicated; but it is not. All genres, including genealogy, have specific methods (methodologies) for research. The...

Costume, Ethnic Dress, or Wearing Culture?
Costume, Ethnic Dress, or Wearing Culture? Google created 3,000 years of Wearing Culture. It is not only about Ethnic Dress, but about the clothes worn every day and for...

Human Ecology
Using Human Ecologythe study of the relationship between humans and their natural, social, and built environments; a genre of study credited to Robert Ezra Park, an American urban sociologist. for Genealogy Human Ecology The term, Human Ecology, is an interesting genre pioneered by Professor Robert Ezra ParkProfessor Robert Park (1864-1944) was an American urban sociologist, credited with coining the term Human Ecology. He was well known for his work with ethnic minorities, and African Americans. He was one of the founders of the Chicago School of Sociology. He worked with Booker T. Washington at the Tuskegee Institute and taught at the University of Chicago from 1914-1933.. This term is one, which is closely...