Anthropology

I see on TV shows anthropoligists studying different cultures around the world in places like the amazon rain forest and south pacific islands, africa etc. Often they refer to people as husband and wife. How do you make the distinction between a husband and wife without legal records and so forth? what about polgamy and other forms of multiple partners? Is there sometimes higher and lower classes of wives? If you brought a polygamous tribesman to new York and gave him a job on wall street would his benefits cover all of his wives?

2007-02-23 10:23:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to write sop about Iranian women in diaspora, I have got BA in English literature.

2007-02-23 08:17:41 · 3 answers · asked by nana b 1

Either present day or historically.
Thanks!

2007-02-23 04:19:43 · 22 answers · asked by doobylou 1

I know lots of women who have held off on having children as they chose to become Doctors, Lawyers etc. Many of them procrastinated too long, and now cannot conceive. For those that do have kids, it's often just 1 child.

Meanwhile, low income people are having children by the dozens. So, what are the future generations going to be like?

2007-02-23 01:51:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-23 00:07:36 · 17 answers · asked by rajanvindia 1

Did the alleged ice-bridge over the Atlantic allow Europeans to colonize America and is the fact that US indigenous people have a quarter of their DNA in common with Europeans proof of this?

2007-02-22 20:57:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Language obviously developed as we evolved and changed as we radiated across the world but is there a language or languages that predates most or all of the others?

2007-02-22 12:21:30 · 6 answers · asked by rizole 2

Languages of various regions have similarities, the proof of this is the Mediterranean languages of French, Italian and Spanish. All of these have Latin as there root language, the language that they came from.

Recent discoveries have shown that humans have travelled around the globe from one central point taking their language with them, and over time it evolved with their society into the great many languages that we have today.


So my question is, Is there a root language from which all other languages arise? Does it survive today? And if we heard it would we recognise it or parts of it?

AND

Would this root language, being the oldest one on the planet, hold the key our collective history, have the ability to end racism, etc?


Please explain your answers.

I thank you in advance.

2007-02-22 10:50:27 · 5 answers · asked by Arthur N 4

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070222/sc_nm/chimps_hunting_dc
what do you think about it? i think its pretty darn neat, especially how its only the females who seem to know how to do it. do you think it might make some people look differently at evolution?

2007-02-22 06:59:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Languages are all structured differently, and are fundamental to how we think. So is there an advantage to being a native speaker of one language over another.

Could language make it easier for a group of people to become more advanced? For example there are still groups of people living in the "stone age" in remote parts of the world. Is it possible that their language is partly responible? I'm not saying it's the only factor.

Has any research been done? Can language determine IQ?

If so which language is the "best"?

2007-02-22 04:53:38 · 10 answers · asked by theFo0t 3

In the womb, all human beings start off as females - does this mean that men are more like adults?

2007-02-21 21:36:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-21 21:27:16 · 17 answers · asked by mick 1

2007-02-21 20:17:10 · 3 answers · asked by wolfette_71 1

2007-02-21 16:50:52 · 14 answers · asked by jqdsilva 3

2007-02-21 13:36:48 · 10 answers · asked by FaceFullofFashion 6

I am a high school student interested in this career

2007-02-21 11:52:33 · 1 answers · asked by zack_2190 2

In our society, we believe that life evolved. So how can people be equally evolved?

2007-02-21 11:36:12 · 21 answers · asked by chustplayin 3

2007-02-21 09:34:50 · 7 answers · asked by tra 6

2007-02-21 08:31:34 · 8 answers · asked by Mr. USA 1

2007-02-21 04:48:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

He has thought about teaching but doesn't want to be caught in the school discipline scene with kids that don't want to learn. Likes the prospect of travel and has thought about a working arrangement somewhat like for National Geographic although has no experience with photography. He could freelance and sell his stories/photos but would like to be funded. How would he go about researching the possibilities? Do you have any additional thoughts for him to investigate?

2007-02-21 01:22:54 · 6 answers · asked by Orquidea 2

2007-02-20 23:15:26 · 2 answers · asked by nasrul i 1

I once read a restaurant review that referenced a book on the different historical lifestyles and cultures of countries that grew wheat (less food but more spare time) and rice (more food less time). Ring any bells?

2007-02-20 20:20:44 · 2 answers · asked by tommyv 1

2007-02-20 08:47:01 · 1 answers · asked by Avatar 4

There is evidence of water on Mars, right? So how do we know that our ancestors used to live on Mars, destroyed their planet with stuff like global warming, and moved to earth? we adapted, and all evidence of us moving hear was destroyed by water of something?

2007-02-20 08:04:46 · 18 answers · asked by Katie 2

In its purest form, a smile is an open sign of friendliness or happiness. But in the animal kingdom, showing teeth can be a sign of aggression. Are there any human cultures on earth where a smile is not a sign of friendliness?

An example of differences would be nodding to mean yes. In some eastern European cultures nodding actually means no. But is a smile truly universal?

2007-02-20 05:38:22 · 11 answers · asked by MomMom 4

in america or anyplace eles

2007-02-20 03:17:33 · 6 answers · asked by nesrin_abdulrezak 1

2007-02-20 02:20:15 · 2 answers · asked by Bhavesh K 1

2007-02-20 00:14:05 · 10 answers · asked by waterzone 4

A dentist told me that when a person is born with less than 4 wisdom teeth he/she is more evolved. What does that mean? Is it true? What are the wisdom teeth for?

2007-02-19 19:35:15 · 10 answers · asked by wcarolinew 2