Anthropology Explainers

Business anthropology utilizes anthropological methodologies to discover innovative answers to problems encountered in the business world. This specialized branch of anthropology takes a comprehensive view of the intricate dynamics between a business and its customers, examining the entire ecosystem within which the organization functions. Understanding Business Anthropology Business anthropology is a unique discipline that brings … Read more

Archaeological anthropology unveils the footprints of our ancestors, linguistic anthropology decodes the power of language, biological anthropology traces our origins, and socio-cultural anthropology unravels the patterns and beliefs that define our societies.

In late 2022, the government of Malta’s launched a website dedicated to the project, https://project.green/, which until the date of submission of this essay remains largely bare and void of a concrete 7 year plan – leaving much to be desired in the construction of a ‘planned process of social change’.

For people to have good repute, to have honour and shame, they must be loyal and honest (Pitt-Rivers,1997). That being said, this proposed moral code of behaviour does not apply to all and sundry in the same way, to the point where honour and shame are “no longer synonymous” (Pitt-Rivers, 1997, pp.20).

The Mediterranean is often characterised by the label ‘traditional’ which is why it is an ideal location from which this concept can be examined.

In a post-colonial, western setting, public nakedness has been associated with dirt, insanity, immorality and as a state of deviance (Masquelier, 2005).

States use political heroes and glorify their sacrifices because it reinforces ethnic and national identity.