How the homeless create homes
Even though they don't consistently have a roof over their heads, the homeless do their best to create a routine, form communities and make a home – just like the rest of society.
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How hot-deskers are made to feel like the homeless people of the office world
Hot-desking tends to affect different employees differently – it tends to produce winners and losers.
Allison Davis: Forgotten black scholar studied – and faced – structural racism in 1940s America
His landmark contributions to anthropology have faded from memory, despite real-world policy impact during the mid-20th century.
More than scenery: National parks preserve our history and culture
When we think of national parks, many people picture geysers or mountain peaks. But the park system also protects historic sites and objects that show how the U.S. has evolved into a diverse society.
What we can learn from an Indonesian ethnicity that recognizes five genders
Is our gender determined by our bodies or our culture?
Big data’s ‘streetlight effect’: where and how we look affects what we see
Big data studies often use easily available user-generated data from the Internet. Researchers assume that this data offers a window into reality. It doesn't necessarily.
An enigmatic theme in San rock paintings is finally unlocked
Formlings are representations of flying termites and their underground nests. They are associated with botantical subjects considered by the San to have great spiritual significance.
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Project Manager, International Rock Art Collaboration, Rock Art Research Institute, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Social Sciences, Auckland University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Fellow in African-American Studies, Case Western Reserve University
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Director of Postgraduate Research, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of English, University of Virginia
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