« previous next »

Author Question: Why do many anthropologists believe that football is so popular in the United States? What will ... (Read 69 times)

jjjetplane

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
on: Jul 10, 2018
Why do many anthropologists believe that football is so popular in the United States?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is structural anthropology?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


onowka

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 353
Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

It manipulates key cultural themes such as masculine identity, the violence and sexuality underlying competition between men, etc.

Answer to Question 2

It is a theoretical perspective that holds that all cultures reflect similar deep, underlying patterns and that anthropologists should attempt to define these patterns.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.

Did you know?

Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, and infects up to 20% of the world population, mostly in poorer countries with inadequate sanitation. Infections are most common in children, though chronic Giardia is more common in adults.

Did you know?

Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.

Did you know?

For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.

Did you know?

The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.

Prevalence of Obesity in the United States Prevalence of Obesity in the United States
The world attempted to deal with Somalia as if it were a real country but painfully learned that Som The world attempted to deal with Somalia as if it were a real country but painfully learned that Som
A noose hanging from a “Liberty Tree” reveals this artist’s bias: The “tar-and-feathering” of a Brit A noose hanging from a “Liberty Tree” reveals this artist’s bias: The “tar-and-feathering” of a Brit
J. P. Morgan, the financial genius, staved off ruinous competition among steel firms by combining mo J. P. Morgan, the financial genius, staved off ruinous competition among steel firms by combining mo
Prevalence and Sex Distribution of Top 10 Autoimmune Diseases Diagnosed in the United States Prevalence and Sex Distribution of Top 10 Autoimmune Diseases Diagnosed in the United States
Major events in the storage, retrieval, and use of fuels in the fed and unfed states Major events in the storage, retrieval, and use of fuels in the fed and unfed states
Video: Monohybrid crosses

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library