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Ethnography and Ethnology

Anthropology for Beginners

The two concepts are often combined in anthropological writings and they have a close and complex historical relationship. As the antiquity of man became established in the mid-nineteenth century and anthropological inquiry began to focus on evolutionary questions, the need for better data became clear.

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Learn more about: Exploring Indigenous Governance and Cultural Evolution in Oaxaca, Mexico

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He is a behavioral economist who uses economic theory and empirics to study topics in the intersection of economics, psychology, political science, sociology and anthropology.

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Momentum builds for helping students adapt to college by nixing freshman grades

The Hechinger Report

She worked 40 hours a week on top of school and ended up changing her major, which was originally business management economics. “I Disabatino, now a UCSC junior double-majoring in psychology and anthropology and also the first in her low-income family to go to college, said: “I kind of felt like a deer in the headlights.”.

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How colleges can become ‘living labs’ for combating climate change 

The Hechinger Report

Psychology students studying behavior change helped the campus dining hall adopt a practice of offering half, full and double portions to cut down on food waste. This class has two overarching goals,” said Sheridan, who studied anthropology and sustainable development as an undergraduate before pursuing a doctorate in business.

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Trying to give students in low-wage majors some extra skills they can cash in on

The Hechinger Report

But we also need to think about, ‘what are the outcomes beyond completion, in terms of economic mobility, first job, employment outcomes?’. We also need to think about, what are the outcomes beyond completion, in terms of economic mobility, first job, employment outcomes?” It’s an ‘and’ solution,” she said.

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How Water Insecurity Impacts Women’s Health

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As this happens, more people will encounter a confluence of water-related challenges , including substantial disease risks, constrained economic opportunities, and political instability. Scientists predict that by 2050, more than half of the global population will live in areas that suffer from water scarcity for at least a month each year.

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Students who drop out for mental health struggles are turning to pricey programs to find their way back

The Hechinger Report

She was sitting in front of a desktop Dell in a converted brownstone in New York City, clicking through lessons in an online psychology class about stress, when she heard the word “resilience” for the first time. She completely lacked interest in and motivation for her anthropology coursework, which she had previously loved.