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Debate! Female Circumcision

gomps wrote in anthropologist Apr 10, 2006 00:41

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Afghan girl

monties_mom wrote in anthropologist Mar 21, 2006 12:38

Married at the age of four, an Afghan girl was subjected to years of beatings and torture, finally escaping to discover that within all the world's cruelty, there is also some kindness.http://news.yahoo.com/s/hotzone/20060320/hz_afghanistan_0306/

slavery, human rights, marriage, afghanistan

Gay Culture In Japan

annakas wrote in anthropologist Jan 18, 2006 22:14

I found this to be very interesting.
So different from Western Gay culture.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20060117zg.htm

And for the Link Phobic the same article in here.

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gay, gay culture, dating, traditions, families, homosexuality, human rights, society, culture, relationships, buddhism, sex, taboo, japan, sexuality, stereotypes, social interaction, gender roles, urbanization, television, asia, beauty, gender, men

Universal Human Rights?

itsalljustaride wrote in anthropologist Nov 03, 2005 11:21

I have recently gotten myself into a discussion with someone about whether or not Universal uman Rights is a realistic concept. I have trouble shaking the belief that the concept of a truly universal set of human rights can exist without a healthy dose of ethnocentrism. Does anyone have any thoughts on this, or could anyone reccommend some reading ( Read more... )

culture, ethnocentrism, human rights, society