The Audible Anthropologist

Some of the West biggest moral disputes, such as abortion, life support, and euthanasia, centre on defining life and dea... Read more

According to a modern world view, things exist which can be measured in terms of weight, length, volume, time, temperatu... Read more

Some would argue that 'modernity' encapsulates your and my experience of being alive now, in the 21st century. So what i... Read more

Many of us, whether from Macedonia or Malaysia, Mexico or Madagascar, identify strongly with our nation. Implicitly, we ... Read more

The ideas associated with Freud have impacted strongly on anthropology. The main point is that we have an unconscious mi... Read more

According to 1948 UN declaration all humans have rights to life, liberty and security, law and trial, asylum etc. This c... Read more

In parts of Indonesia, a fishing boat owner will provide a large loan to the captain and crew of his boat. Remaining chr... Read more

Life cycle is the process of change and development of a person. These are often marked by rituals (such as “baby shower... Read more

What is the difference between England 1200 and England 1900? Tonnies’ made the most basic distinction in sociology and ... Read more

The idea of social construction is scary. It implies you don’t own your own experience—it is determined by society/the s... Read more