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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
12/15/2009

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Term
Who are "americans"?
Definition

Pilgrim colonists

"settling of America"

Searching for political and religious freedom

Term
Emigigration
Definition
Migrate from
Term
Immigration
Definition
Migrate To
Term

Why do people migrate?

 

"Freedom and opportunity to all"

Definition

to escape from:

hunger

prejudice/discrimination

political/religious persecution

bad economic conditions

Term
Immigration Today
Definition

We are a nation of immigrants

All have separate histories:

Slaves

Native Americans-indigenous 

 

Term
1790 Naturalization Act
Definition
"any alien, being a free white person may be admitted to become a citizen of the U.S."
Term
Quota System
Definition
Term
Foreign Born
Definition

Not a US citizen at birth

Immigrants

Legal nonimmigrants (temp migrants)

humanitarian migrants

people legally present

 

Term
Immigrant Definition
Definition

-aliens admitted into the US

-for lawful or permanent residence

-outlined in Immigration & Nationality Acts

Term
Immigrants
Definition

cross national borders

to gain opportunity

equal access to: wealth, power, prestige

a global issue

Term
Refugees: Humanitarian Migrants
Definition

cross national borders

to escape persecution

political, economic, religious, ethnic

over 16 million in the world today

refugee camps

a global issue

Term

IDP's

Internally Displaced Persons

Definition

Don't cross national borders

extreme internal conflict

over 26 million in the world today

in 52 countries (not including the US)

Global issue

 

Term

1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

What does a human have a right to?

(US Principles Ideals)

 

Definition

freedom/democracy

equal opportunity

to gain access to wealth/power/prestige

no racism

Term
What are the worlds problems?
Definition

non-renewable resources (water)

land and water rights

immigration/refugee's/IDP's

food shortages/famine

war

cultural/language rights

ethnocide-loss of culture

genocide-loss of life

Term
Worlds problems are related to?
Definition

inability to live peacefully with "them" or those who aren't like "us"

 

Lack of understanding, ignorance and for about human diversity

Term
What to do?
Definition

education

solve problems where they are

understand desire for basic human rights

Term
Why anthropologists care?
Definition

work with local populations

ethnic views

ethical responsibility

Term
Anthropology's Views
Definition

advocacy

-those who aren't equal

-those who don't have a voice

Self determination

-design change

Term
What do we know about war?
Definition

more participatory forms of government

go to war rarely with each other

BUT do go to war with others

Term
What system reduces possibility of war?
Definition

Democratic systems:

reduce mistrust or fear of "others"

Term
Why War?
Definition

Discontent over access to wealth/power/prestige

absence of unifying ties across ethnic lines

absence of ways to resolve conflict

failure to pay attention to internal conflict

 

Term
Why do state level societies collapse?
Definition

environmental degradation

disease

overextenstion

internal conflict

Term
applied anthropology
Definition

problem solving

knowledge put to use

in all 4 subfields

Term
Steps of applied anthropology
Definition

1. knowledge: identify need with local input

2. Action: "culturally appropriate" plan

3. Learn: evaluate results/improve plan

Term
3 Ethical Responsibilities
Definition

1. Those we work with- to protect

-identity

-dignity

-from harm

2. To report research to public

3. To teach what we learn

Term
The Emic Perspective
Definition

Insiders point of view

grassroots level

"the ground up"

Term

Emic perspective is not always so easy.

Why?

Definition

barriers (local or stakeholders)

local politics

collaboration

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