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Xutong Huang

Regardless of the civilization that has taken place in the World, some communities have remained primitive up to date. Such communities are marked by a small population, minimal sociocultural changes, and little or no technological advancements. These communities hold to their cultural practices and fail to blend in with the current changes. Thus, the study population in this project will be on the Jarawa community, who are situated in the Andaman Islands in India. The project will be aiming at identifying how this community lives focusing on their various adaptations to communication and gathering.

The main research question will be: “Why does the Jarawa community remain primitive even after the civilization has taken place?” This question will help in answering questions like whether this community is prone to development. It will also help in identifying understanding their way of life, communication, and reproduction.

The most suitable methodology for this project would be a systematic literature review. Many articles and books are highlighting important elements of the Jarawa community. The literature review will cover the history of this community, information on the present culture. The literature review will help in comparing the present and past life of the Jarawa community, and conclusive results to answer the research question will be derived.

The study of the Jarawa community is anthropologically interesting because it covers an indigenous community with different practices and cultures (Pandya, 2009). It is interesting to understand how people continue to live in primitiveness, despite the World evolving into greater levels of civilization. Also, out of this research, a new development about the community might come up.

References

Pandya, V. (2009). In the Forest. University Press of America.