Anthropology's core belief in cultural relativism is challenged by concerns with human rights; for an updated version of this article, see 'Anthropology Explored, 2nd ed.'
Sociobiologist Hrdy excerpts her book 'Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection' to discuss how male biases shaped Darwinian, Social Darwinian, and other evolution theories.
Anthropology professor Krulfeld's work focuses on refugee women and their self-empowerment through the formation of an organization for women, The Lao-American Women's Association.
Lubkemann's research during Mozambique's long civil war shows that social existence in war is constituted as much by everyday social struggles and concerns as by the problems of violence.
The shift in focus from the study of women to the study of gender, a concept comparable to kinship, economics, and politics; examines effect of cultural bias in earlier feminist studies. ,
Refugees present one of the international community's most pressing moral and ethical dilemmas; for an updated version of this article, see 'Anthropology Explored, 2nd ed.'
Discussion of obesity from an anthropological standpoint: historical context, biological and cultural perspectives, and cross-cultural standards of beauty.
Questioning the accuracy of artistic renderings of prehistoric human life; for an updated version of this article, see 'Anthropology Explored, 2nd ed.'