Grimaldi man

Grimaldi man is known from two skeletons, one of a boy of sixteen and the other an adult woman, found...

The concept of Culture

The word culture is used in two different ways by anthropologists. One group can be called materialists or behaviourists since...

Diffusionism

The unilineal evolutionist framework of the nineteenth century faced criticism from various anthropologists. In both America and Britain, some professionals...

Incest Taboo

Incest may be defined as the union, in sexual intercourse or in marriage, of two individuals of the opposite sex...

Levirate and Sororate

In some contemporary marriage rituals, the parties involved pledge to remain united “until death do us part.” However, in many...

Band

What is a Band? A band is considered one of humanity’s earliest forms of political organization, primarily associated with foraging...

Social stratification

Social stratification is a complex concept that describes the hierarchical organization of various groups within society, structured like layers or...

Polygenic Inheritance

Mendelian traits are defined by their discrete or discontinuous nature, meaning their phenotypic expressions are distinctly categorized without any overlapping...

Post Modernism of Jacques Derrida – The Concept of Deconstruction

Postmodernism is a significant movement that can be observed across various disciplines, including philosophy, art, architecture, literature, poetry, dance, and...

Primate Characteristics

In the year 1758, Linneaus, a Swedish naturalist, gave the name Primates which includes a number of Eutherian mammals, who...

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