SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

The digitalization of education in Kazakhstan is analyzed as a process of cultural paradigm shift: the transition from classical epistemology to a network model of knowledge. This transformation is driven by the growing use of EdTech platforms and the integration of artificial intelligence into the educational and research infrastructure of higher education institutions. The research was carried out in line with soc…

Reference · Wikidata

branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. It is in contrast to social anthropology, which perceives cultural variation as a subset of a posited anthropological constant. The term sociocultural anthropology includes both cultural and social anthropology traditions.

Book · DOAB

Bang Chan traces the changing cultural characteristics of a small Siamese village during the century and a quarter from its founding as a wilderness settlement outside Bangkok to its absorption into the urban spread of the Thai capital. Rich in ethnographic detail, the book sums up the major findings of a pioneering interdisciplinary research project that began in 1948. Changes in Bang Chan's social organization, te…

Full text · Open Library

Image · DPLA

Professor Iwao Ishino came to MSU as an assistant professor of sociology and anthropology in 1956, was promoted to professor in 1962, and served as chair of the Department of Anthropology from 1969 to 1973. His academic career was characterized by a diversity of experiences that were part of a solid core of scholarly work as a social anthropologist. While he and his family were living in an internment camp in Arizon…