Antrocom: Journal of Anthropology

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Table of Contents (page 5) Editoriale: Attacco al Re. Berlusconi, il Papa e il Savoia canterino (page 7) Cross-Cultural Family Structure between Muslim and Santal Communities in Rural Bangladesh: a Review (page 15) Introduction (page 15) Family Structure in Bangladesh: Muslim and Santal (page 16)

• Family Size and Pattern (page 16)
• Marriage Customs and Marriage Pattern (page 16)
• Rules of Residence (page 17)
• Family Status and Role (page 17)
• Family Power and Authority (page 18)
• Family Communication and Interaction (page 19)

• Ownership of Property (page 20) Conclusion (page 20) References (page 21) Between Community and the Other: Notes of Cultural Anthropology (page 23)

• Some preliminary questions (page 23)
• 1. (page 23)
• 2. (page 24)
• 3. (page 24)
• 4. (page 24)
• 5. (page 25)
• 6. (page 25)
• Conclusion (page 26)

• References (page 27) Youth Problems, Their Development and Empowerment in Bangladesh (page 29)

• Introduction (page 29)
• Methodology (page 30)
• Youth problems (page 30)
• Youth policy and planning for development (page 31)
• Youth empowerment program (page 31)
• Training Programs for Youth Empowerment (page 32)
• Microcredit Program (page 33)
• Family-based Employment Program (page 34)
• Public Private Partnership Program (page 34)
• Youth Empowerment Programs in Association with International Agencies (page 34)
• Conclusion and recommendations (page 35)

• References (page 36) Ideology and Prejudices: Exploring the Roots of Religion (page 39)

• Introduction (page 39)
• Initial Discussion (page 39)
• Order and Distinction (page 40)
• Prejudices, Stereotypes and Ideology (page 40)
• The convergence between Religion and Politics (page 41)
• Nation-State and Violence (page 42)
• Poverty, Shortage, Religion and Nationalism (page 43)
• The Resurgence of Fear (The case of 11/09) (page 45)
• Conclusion (page 46)

• References (page 47) Astri gelosi e fanciulle lascive: La Crisi Cosmica nella mitologia Crow (page 49)

• Bibliografia (page 54) Il principale ingrediente nella cucina del sacrificio grecof in Francia (page 55)

• Introduzione al sacrificio (page 55)
• La ricezione del Saggio in Francia (page 56)
• Marcel Detienne tra Sabbatucci e Vernant (page 58)
• Una parentesi: realtà del diasparagmos (page 60)
• Ripresa: Dioniso bollito (page 60)
• Conclusione in minore: dimenticando il Saggio (page 61)

• Bibliografia (page 62) Food Security and Sustainability of Agriculture in India: A Human Right Appraisal (page 63)

• Introduction (page 63)
• Problem of food security in India (page 63)
• Right to food as human right (page 65)
• Effect of Green Revolution on food security (page 66)
• Agricultural reforms and barriers to food security (page 66)
• Conclusion (page 70)

• References (page 71) Genetic Identity in Mauritius (page 73)

• Introduction (page 73)
• The main colonisations of the island (page 73)
• The population of Mauritius today (page 74)
• DNA introduction & its use in Mauritius (page 74)
• The ethical debate behind the use of DNA (page 74)
• Tracing back the true origin(s) of modern Mauritians (page 75)
• This is: my community is healthier than yours (page 76)
• Genetic identity v/s national identity (page 77)

• Conclusion (page 78) Palmar C- Line Variation Among Yerukula, a Nomadic Tribe of South India (page 79)

• Introduction (page 79)
• Materials and Methods (page 79)
• Results and Discussion (page 79)

• References (page 80) Psycho-Social Aspects of AIDS as a Chronic Illness:Social Worker Role Perspective (page 81) Introduction (page 81) Impact of HIV/AIDS (page 82) HIV/AIDS as a Threat to Physical and Psychological Survival (page 82) The Social and Cultural aspect of Being HIV-Infected (page 83) Consequences of Stigma related to HIV/AIDS (page 83) Gender aspect of HIV/AIDS (page 84) Social worker role perspective (page 84) Psychosocial assessment (page 85)

• A thorough evaluation of the context (page 85)
• The PWH's knowledge about HIV/AIDS (page 85)
• Determine norms, beliefs, values and attitude of the PWH (page 85)

• Determine beliefs about sickness and health (page 85) Counseling a Person with HIV (PWH) (page 86)

• Living with HIV/AIDS versus dying from AIDS (page 86)
• Supportive denial (page 86)
• Mobilizing the family (page 86)
• HIV discloser and dealing with ethical issues (page 86)
• Improve adherence to treatment (page 86)
• Preparing for serious illness (page 86)

• References (page 88) Evoluzione e Paleoneurologia (page 89)

• Un approccio sistemistico all'anatomia (page 90)
• I metodi di analisi (page 91)
• Lo studio paleoneurologico (page 91)

• Bibliografia (page 93) Editorial: Anthropology and Prizes (page 95) ?They are poor and violentZ: Stereotype and the Ibadan urban motor park space (page 97) The park as a stereotyped space (page 97) Defining poverty and violence (page 98) The poverty-violence nexus (page 99) Study Area/Case study (page 100) Theoretical framework: social drama (page 101) Methodology (page 102) Research Findings (page 102)

• a. Poverty on the ?j?? motor park (page 102)
• b. Violence, the park and the park agents (page 103)

• c. Orita, Omo-ita and the public marking of the ?j?? motor park space (page 104) Violence incidents as mere social drama, not poverty induced (page 105) Conclusion (page 106) Bibliography (page 107) Profiling Modern Risks: An Appraisal of the Works of Bauman, Beck, Castel, Giddens and Baudrillard (page 109)

• Introduction (page 109)
• Inflation of threats in Robert Castel (page 109)
• Daily risk in Ulrich Beck (page 110)
• Liquid Fear in Zygmunt Bauman (page 110)
• Risk and Reflexivity in Anthony Giddens (page 111)
• Contributions of Baudrillard (page 113)
• The rise of Terror in the world of post-consumption (page 113)
• Conclusion (page 114)

• Bibliographical References (page 116) Socio-Psychological Status of Female Heads of Households in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh (page 117) Introduction (page 117) Methodology (page 118)

• Samples (page 118)
• Variables and Measures (page 118)
• Data Collection (page 118)

• Data Analysis (page 119) Results and Discussion (page 120)

• 1. Social and Demographic Profile of Respondents (page 120)
• 2. Income and Occupation (page 120)
• 3. Circumstances Leading to Female Headship (page 121)
• 4. Resources Available to the FHHs (page 123)
• 5. Psychological Resources (page 124)
• 6. Social Support (page 125)
• Conclusion and Implications (page 126)

• References (page 127) Enigma of the Ngati Hotu (page 129)

• Kehu (page 129)
• Urukehu (page 129)
• Ngati Hotu (page 130)
• Treaty Claims Bring Forth Ngati Hotu Remnants (page 130)

• Urukehu Persists (page 131) Jagua Nakam: A Look into its Properties, and its Revelations on Garo Lifeways (page 133)

• Introduction (page 133)
• What is Jagua Nakam (page 134)
• Jagua Nakam in Folk and Personal Narratives (page 134)
• Narrative 1 (page 135)
• Narrative 2 (page 135)
• Narrative 3 (page 135)
• Narrative 4 (page 135)
• Discussion (page 136)
• Conclusion (page 136)

• References (page 137) Death Rituals in Albania: An anthropological review (page 139)

• Inroduction (page 139)
• Social Functions of Mourners, Selfpunishment and Collective W…