In international literature, it is common to discuss resistances to modernization by the people. It is argued that in many cases these so-called resistances express a practical criticism of certain forms of modernization. This may represent embryonically alternative modes of modernization are a counter modernity not necessarily incompatible for example with the presence of the...
Between 1975 and 1985 the number of published articles in the USA increased by a factor of 1.08; the number of scientists engaged in research increased by a factor of 2.28 and the number of authors per article published increased by a factor of 1.19. These values suggest that about half of the new knowledge generated by science each year is not published. The increased demand for...
A short review was made of the history of the Brazilian population starting with the Asians who colonize the region 30,000-40,000 years ago and continuing with evaluations of the European, African, and Neo-Asiatic immigration. Social aspects of the contact situation between Brazilian Indians and the surrounding society were briefly considered, as well as quantitative estimates of...
The total area and annual rate of native vegetation clearing is greatest in the Cerrado region, followed by the Brazilian states of Pará, Mato Grosso, Maranhão, and Rondônia. Amazonian forest clearing proceeds most quickly where abundant natural resources (wood or land) are accessible by roads and close to markets. These regions are concentrated along the eastern and southern...
10.5935/2317-6660.20220064 ARTIGOS Etnologia: do primitivismo ao protagonismo indígena: os estudos etnológicos e os novos parâmetros para um diálogo de saberes e tradições de conhecimentos diferentes e de inclusão de novas epistemologias Edviges Marta IorisProfessora do Departamento de Antropologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Tem experiência na área de...
Por que despenalizar o aborto?Thomaz Rafael Gollop Nas últimas décadas há, entre outras, algumas maneiras comuns de se discutir o aborto decorrente de gravidez indesejada: ser contra ou a favor, polêmica, portanto, sem solução. Essa forma maniqueísta de discurso não nos conduz a lugar algum. Além disso, há que se reconhecer que sua prática ocorre em todas as sociedades humanas...