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The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity. Anthropologists most commonly use the term "culture" to refer to the universal human capacity to classify, codify and communicate their experiences symbolically. This capacity is long been taken as a defining feature of the genus Homo. However, primatologists such as Jane Goodall have identified aspects of culture among our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.Goodall, J. 1986. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior.
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Democrats Appear To Agree To Lieberman's Demands
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) put Democrats on notice over the weekend: Unless they dropped the two main features of a compromise worked out last week, he would join Republicans to block it with a filibuster. It now appears Democratic leaders have bowed to Lieberman's demands.
At Capitol, Tea Party Groups Protest Health Care Bill
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500
Several hundred people gathered Tuesday to listen to conservative lawmakers rail against efforts to pass a health care overhaul and "eliminate" their freedoms. The goal of the anti-tax demonstrators: to shove the entire bill off a cliff.
In Meeting With Senators, Obama Pushes Health Care
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500
President Obama called Senate Democrats to the White House and urged them to come together and pass health care legislation. The meeting came a day after lawmakers indicated that they were prepared to drop a proposal that would have expanded Medicare.
America's Safest and Most Dangerous Cities - An alphabetical listing of the top and bottom 25 cities in which to live based on safety and danger. Rankings for previous years are available back to 1995.
Meta Description: [ Most Dangerous Cities and Safest Cities based on crime in America ]
American Fact Finder - Index of data provided by the US Census Bureau, including population, ethnic, divorce, economic, poverty, and migration statistics, as well as the procedures that generate them.
Meta Description: [ American FactFinder is your source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from Census 2000, the 1990 Decennial Census, the 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses, the American Community Survey, and the Population Estimates Program ]
CensusScope - Provides trend charts and data, demographic maps, and rankings for states, counties and metropolitan areas. Uses Census 2000 and historical data.
Current Population Survey (CPS) - A hub for joint technical papers on the current population survey between the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Meta Description: [ CPS data
The Current Population Survey (CPS) Home Page is a joint project
between the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics and the
Department of Commerce's Bureau of the Census. The site provides a
wide range of information gathered from the nation's montly labor
force survey--... ]
God Bless The US - Web based community for Americans covering current social and political issues. Includes forums, articles, downloads and related links and resources.
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H-Amstdy: American Studies - H-Net discussion group dedicated to the cultures of North America and the United States. Features archive, reviews, charter, links to related lists, and subscription information.
Metropolitan Areas Definitions - Official U.S. definitions of metropolitan areas, including metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), consolidated metropolitan statistical areas (CMSAs), and primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSAs).
North American Pt-to-Pt Association - Provides fox hunting and steeplechasing racing competitions. Page includes events calendar and photos.
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Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) - University-based organization that creates demographic media, such as user guides, web sites, and hands-on classroom computer materials that make US census data accessible to educators, policymakers, and citizens. Features publications, a data center, and sponsored websites.
Meta Description: [ Census Data for the Classroom; Demographic Media for All Audiences ]
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