Social Science

Culture and natural environment are within the human mind and external to it as well. Even climate change deniers exist due to the natural environment, breathing air, drinking water, eating food, and so forth. Culture, since pre-history, revolves around the…
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Transculturation is one of the processes leading to cultural change that takes place as a result of contact between societies. Transculturation occurs in individuals. It is the change that happens to an individual after adopting a new culture. This can…
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Underground as well as above ground pipes, arches, an accurate gradient, and inverted siphons are all important features of ancient Roman aqueducts. The aqueducts provided water for drinking as well as for fountains and bathing that later emptied into sewers….
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In order to learn how social groups are created in the first place, and maintained in the long run, you have to understand what is considered to be a social group. A social group is defined as the following: a…
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Culture loss happens when contemporary culture replaces traditional culture.  It is difficult to prevent culture loss as society continues to change. Individuals are not able to use traditional culture to adapt a new way of life.  Instead, they have to…
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Religion was central to Aztec life. The Aztec religion was a sun-worshipping cult. The Aztecs, like the Romans, absorbed conquered people’s gods into their own religion. Aztec priests believed in aspects of one god although the common people worshipped many…
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The Roman aqueducts were a multi-step system for bringing water from a distance to Roman cities and from there to distribute it. The aqueducts began as stone, brick or volcanic concrete channels that carried water at a slight downward slope…
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“None of the observable traits that people associate with race are simple genetic traits. Complex traits are influenced by several genes as well as environment.” (Jeffrey C. Long, Geneticist) What is race, really? Try this quiz, offered by the American…
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The decline of civilization begins with the perception that race changes everything, and that our subtle cosmetic or cultural differences are paramount to this indigenous behavior of cultural segregation. One of the most defining arguments that anthropologist have had to…
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Anthropology is the study of peoples around the world, across cultures, and throughout time, all the way back to the time before people appeared on our planet. Traditionally, it is focused either on cultures of the past, or in exotic…
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