Introduction That social realities are constructed through, and mediated by, interpersonal relationships is a truism for most anthropologists. Yet when it comes to assessing the realities of risk and danger in our own fieldwork, we are less adept at applying this basic premise to the world we inhabit. In the preparation of new fieldworkers, most anthropology schools treat fieldwork risk as exte...

This paper argues that anthropological demography has, for most part, imported rather than exported theory. However, the discipline has the potential to generate important rethinking of population, culture, and their interaction. After discussing the challenges that must be faced in developing new theoretical approaches in anthropological demography, the paper suggests a framework for research ...

similar to other domains of inquiry and knowledge, social sciences are influenced by various philosophical views and different axioms about the creation and humanity. given that in social sciences human being is both the object and subject of inquiry and is the focal point of analysis, anthropological foundations become especially relevant for these sciences. considering that motahhari and kant...

The article discusses the permanence of clientelistic practices and their tensions with participatory approach adopted within framework Brazilian public policy rural territorial development. It examines, in particular, case local implementation National Program Territorial Development. results come from study functioning Collegiate projects implemented Águas Emendadas Territory Midwest Brazil. ...

Why does the festival of Christmas appear to be expanding worldwide while other festivals decline? Why do people emphasize their local rituals, given this is a global festival? Is this a religious festival whose values have been destroyed by materialism? What is the relationship between this family celebratory meal and the divine family to which it pays obeisance? These seemed to be questions t...

1027 December 2013, Vol. 103, No. 12 (Suppl 1) SAMJ Women of advanced maternal age (AMA, >34 years old) are at an increased risk of having an infant with a chromosome abnormality, but only a minority of older South African women have access to genetic counselling and testing for such abnormalities during pregnancy. These women face difficult choices relating to their risks and options. AMA in i...

In this article, we adopt a socio-anthropological approach to understand how hegemonic international representations are constructed in the politics and theory of relations, specifica...

In order to investigate the relationship between culture and “democracy”, it will first be necessary to take a look at what could be understood by the word « culture ». Here it is assumed that culture, or such a related thing as society, is some sort of socio-anthropological object that is susceptible to scientific research. A philosophical approach that is suitable to deal with anthropological...