Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
As global aging advances, the number of centenarians worldwide is greatly increasing. Most of what is known about centenarians comes the Global North. It is not clear what factors contribute to longevity of centenarians in impoverished, mostly rural…
Traditionally, women had the day-to-day responsibility for eldercare. However, social changes have created alternatives for men to take on what is generally considered a “female duty.” Particularly, as the prevalence of dementia has increased in China,…
In Italy, the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns have provoked potentially serious short and long-term consequences for older people with serious health conditions as well as their family caregivers. With the closure of adult day-care centr…
In this article, I examine some of the marketing and sales strategies at Gardenview, a newly established eldercare company that ran a few residential eldercare facilities in Nanjing, China. There, like elsewhere in urban China, the projected aging demo…
Reciprocity among kin is central to Peruvian livelihoods, including into old age. Potentially affecting such family support, since 2011 Peru has offered a non-contributory cash transfer called Pensión 65 for seniors living in poverty. Past negative exp…
In this ethnographic study, we examine how older Calvinist Protestants in a conservative rural area of the Netherlands experience “meaning in life.” We aim to contribute to current research on meaning in life within social and religious contexts. Here,…
This study explores how South Asian Indian Gujarati older adults in Canada (Greater Vancouver area) strive to maintain personal continuity, citizenship, and selfhood through everyday body management practices (exercise/yoga, medication/health supplemen…
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In today’s push for shorter and quicker hospitalisations, everyday life often becomes a place of rehabilitation for people after they undergo surgical procedures. In order for hospitals to manage shortened periods of admission and to facilitate post-op…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This paper provides an ethnographic reading of how Congolese women, in particular aslyum seekers with temporary permits, navigate Cape Town’s informal urban economy. We argue that the intersections of temporary permit s…
Dans l’ombre des laiteries de l’appellation Roquefort durant presque tout le XXème siècle, les productions fromagères de Corse rencontrent depuis une trentaine d’années un succès commercial lié à la forte tradition pastorale de l’île. Si la Cors…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Sub-Saharan African societies are widely seen as highly religious. However, at least 30 million Sub-Saharan Africans identify themselves as “religious nones” and are supposedly not affiliated with any religious traditio…
La relance des productions agro-alimentaires traditionnelles s’est faite en s’adaptant aux contraintes du système d’échanges en vigueur. Toutefois, l’argumentaire de la valorisation fait peu cas des mutations pour revendiquer la tradition. Le te…
L’article montre comment les produits du terroir, chargés de valeurs symboliques et identitaires, constituent des médiateurs par excellence des « différences » territoriales en tant qu’ils construisent la valeur d’un objet global qui est sous-en…
Des modes de vie basés sur la consommation de certains produits dits traditionnels connaissent des adaptations, des hybridations qui contribuent à redéfinir les contours d’une identité collective via la constitution d’un nouveau patrimoine alime…
Présentation du travail du Syndicat de défense et promotion des charcuteries corses
« Je m’appelle Marc Poggi, je suis directeur du Syndicat de défense et promotion des charcuteries corses qui a en charge la gestion des trois AOP …
Présentation du contexte
Le châtaignier tient une place prépondérante dans le descriptif végétal de l’île. Il est, comme le chêne, le pin larricciu et l’olivier, un élément essentiel de l’environnement montagnard. Le châtaignier a trouvé s…
Présentation d’une stratégie conduite dans le vignoble de Cahors
Après 17 ans d’expérience dans les interprofessions viticoles, de Provence puis de Cahors, j’ai décidé de créer une agence spécialisée dans le (re)développement des terroirs,…
Le texte porte sur la question de la fraude alimentaire dont l’importance est saisie au niveau international. Les solutions développées localement pour y remédier sont diverses et s’appuient sur une valorisation identitaire des spécificités. Par…
How The Chinese Think about the Family: The ‘Family’ in Chinese Family Firms
No Family Company Without Family: The Professionalization of a Chinese Family Business in Hong Kong
Tongju Gongcai: A Case in Hong Kong’s Caacaanteng
Taking the Notion of Family in Different Cultures Seriously: How Does the Cultural Context Affect Family Business Succession?
The shared practices of corporate social responsibility with local stakeholders is one of the few relevant experiences that are undertaken to contribute to sustainable development in a mining context of high social complexity. This study characterises …
This article collates personal insights from 30 years of research and consultancy in organisational anthropology. It has two target groups in mind: on the one hand, students who, after completing a degree in anthropology with a more classical focus, ar…