Cultural Anthropology - Assignment
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Running head: CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGYCultural AnthropologyName of the Student:Name of the University:Author’s Note:
1CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGYTable of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................2Hunter gatherers and subsistence...............................................................................................3Tropical horticulturalists and subsistence..................................................................................3Pastoralists and subsistence........................................................................................................4Social organizations...................................................................................................................4Hunter gatherers and social organizations.................................................................................5Tropical Horticulturalists and social organizations....................................................................6Pastoralists and social organizations..........................................................................................6Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7References..................................................................................................................................9
2CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGYIntroduction “We wear clothes, and speak, and create civilizations, and believe we are more than wolves.But inside us there is a word we cannot pronounce and that is who we are.”The above quoted lines of Anthony Marra from his famous work “A Constellation ofVital Phenomena” gives an overview of the notion which the majority of the people holdabout the human civilization in the present times. The human civilization grew thousands ofyears ago and has undergone a considerable amount transformation since that particular time(Bettinger, Garvey & Tushingham, 2015). It is a reflection of this particular fact that thehuman beings no longer follow the same practices or the way of life which they used to havethousands of years (Bettinger, Garvey & Tushingham, 2015). This particular change can beseen as a reflection of the changing nature of the human intelligence and also the way thehuman beings perceive the world around themselves in the present times (Stieglitz et al.,2012). Therefore, it is seen that the human beings are no longer cave dwellers or live the lifeof the nomads the way they used to live thousands of years ago (Stieglitz et al., 2012).However, the success as well as the change attained by the human beings within the span oflast thousand years when viewed through the perspective of the entire human civilizationwould seem to be just a façade in the true sense of the term (Spengler et al., 2014). It issignificant to note that inspite of all the advancements made by human beings in the variouswalks of their lives there are particular sets of peoples like the “hunter-gatherers, tropicalhorticulturalists, or pastoralists” and others who still in the present times lead their lives in thetraditional fashion of the nomads and had to take the help of various kinds of adaptations in abid to sustain themselves (Stieglitz et al., 2012). This essay will discuss about these set ofpeople and the various subsistence strategies used by them for the purpose of their survival.
3CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGYFurthermore, the essay will also talk about the gender relations as well as “religious beliefsand practices” within their group.Hunter gatherers and subsistenceThe hunter gatherers are the individuals who depend on hunting as the main sourceof their subsistence (Apicella et al., 2012). It is significant to note the process of hunting forthe various hunter gatherers is not only a source of subsistence for them but also a form ofpleasure which takes the majority of leisure time (Apicella et al., 2012). These individualsgenerally like to live in the woods or on the outskirts of the forests and take a great amount ofpleasure in the various kinds of hunting activities (Apicella et al., 2012). In the opinion ofmany people the various activities related to hunting is a not just a means of survival for thembut a source of pride for them (Bettinger, Garvey & Tushingham, 2015). It is significant tonote that the various hunter gatherers take a lot of pride in the kind of hunting skills whichthey posses and the concept of hunting have become a part of identity (Apicella et al., 2012).In the opinion of many scholars the various hunter gatherers have undergone a uniqueadaptation which is in synchronization with the environment in which they dwell for thepurpose of their survival in the wilderness (Bettinger, Garvey & Tushingham, 2015). Tropical horticulturalists and subsistenceThe tropical horticulturalists are the individuals who for their subsistence depend ofthe crops or the vegetables which they cultivate in their own garden or any plot of land(Loponte et al., 2017). In the opinion of many people the various tropical horticulturalists arethe individuals who even in the modern times inspite of all the innovations as well as theadvancements in the various fields of technology live the way the various primitive men usedto live depending on just the produce of the land for the purpose of their subsistence (Loponteet al., 2017). In addition to these, the various tropical horticulturalists do not even take the
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