Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 130  Ethnography Project.
Anthropology is the study of the development, nature and variation of humankind, comprising two related—though distinct—disciplines. Physical or biological anthropology is the comparative study of human evolution and of humans' anatomical, biological and physiological functions; cultural or social anthropology observes and documents the nature and social patterns of human cultures and society.  Your research assignment

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Encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks are excellent resources for gaining an overview of an unfamiliar subject. Entries in these sources explain concepts, terminology, points of view, and offer historical perspective. The library holds many more relevant titles than those listed here, so browsing the reference section GN - HQ can be very helpful

Encylcopedia of World Cultures.  10 Volumes. Reference GN 307 .E53.

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family. 4 vols. Ref. HQ 9 .E 52 2003.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life.  4 volumes. Reference GN 333. W67

SAN DIEGO Community websites

• Religious traditions of San Diego is a directory website to increase student awareness and appreciation of the religious diversity of the San Diego area.  This is a list of temples and churches that have agreed to welcome students for such visits.
   
• Sherman Height Community Center offers a variety of cultural events at the community center.

  Homelessness/Children’s Services/Seniors/
  Domestic Violence/AIDS Prevention/Drug Prevention 
   

• The San Diego Gay, Lesbian Transgender Community Center
   
• St. Vincent De Paul village  helps homeless people and read about Father Joe's Villages.
  Contact: Jenny Mayer  jenny.mayer@neighbor.org
   
• Jewish Family Services of San Diego   focus on strengthening individual and family life, and enhancing the well-being of the general community. JFS is a beneficiary agency of the United Jewish Federation of San Diego County and United Way of San Diego County.
   
• YMCA San Diego has links to youth programs in San Diego.
   
• Catholic charities diocese of San Diego Click on the link called "programs" to access information on homeless men and women, refugees and immigrants, pregnancy, parenting and adoption
   
• Council of community clinics support community health centers in their respective efforts to provide access to quality, low-cost health care services for low-income and uninsured persons.

REFUGEE Assistance websites

• Alliance for African Assistance a nonprofit organization was originally established in 1989 to address the needs of San Diego’s growing African refugee
   
• Sudanese/American Fellowship  In 2002 the Presbytery of San Diego established a Mission Church for the Sudanese.
   
• Survivors of Torture independent, non-profit organization founded in 1997 to care for survivors of politically-motivated torture and their families. San Diego is home to the largest land border crossing in the world.
   
• AjA Project   mission of The AjA Project is to empower refugee and underprivileged youth through educational programs.
   
• Military Outreach  provides food, children's items, furniture, and other household goods for military families.
   
• Undocumented Workers San Diego Union Tribune diane.lindquist@uniontrib.com; INS 880 Front St. Suite 1234 Dept. of Homeland Security 701 B Street Rm 560 619-557-5970.
   
• Native Americans San Diego County SDSU www.sandiego.edu/nativeamerican/reservations.html and www.jamulindianvillage.com
   

• www.census.gov,

• www.cs.org,

• Wadsworth anthropology website
   
• Cultural Survival, a non-profit website dedicated to providing information survival website.  View links about ethnic groups such as the Kurds and Kurdish Human Rights Organization. The Chaldean Community in San Diego
   
• KPS television  has articles on different cultures. Use the Life and culture link find information
   
• Italian Community Center Little Italy includes Farmers’ Markets throughout San Diego and Food and Culture

INTERNET websites

Anthropology Tutorials (http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials)
Lessons in both cultural and physical anthropology, including glossaries, related Web sites, and suggestions for further study, from the Behavioral Sciences Department of Palomar College.

American Anthropological Association's Anthropology Resources on the Internet: http://http://www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm

Anthro.Net Research Engine: links and references for anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, psychology, sociology and other social sciences. The Anthro.Net database contains thousands of reviewed web sites and bibliographic references: http://www.anthro.net/

Anthropology Exhibits on the WWW: http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/exhibits.html

Anthropology Resources [LSU]: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/soc/anthro.html

Anthropology Resources on the Internet: www.anthropologie.net

Anthropology Review Database: http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD/ "ARD is an ever-growing, free, and fully searchable database of reviews covering the entire gamut of anthropological publications, including books, audiovisual materials, software & multimedia, exhibits, tourist sites, conferences, and on-line resources...Currently the database contains the signed, refereed reviews we publish ourselves, as well as links to those published in a number of online publications and sites. (We plan to gradually add bibliographic data from the flagship anthropological print periodicals.)"

ArchNet [WWW Virtual Library for Archeology]: http://archnet.asu.edu/

Center for Social Anthropology and Computing Ethnographics Gallery: http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/

Ethnography, Ethnology and Anthropology [Social Sciences Info Gateway]: http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk/anthropology/

Librarian's Index to the Internet; under Cultures (World), click on Anthropology: http://lii.org/search

Resources for Anthropology & Archaeology: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/central/anthro.html#anthrodata

Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives & Human Studies Film Archives: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/index.htm