Listen, Here’s A Story –by Bonnie L. Hewlett Assignment 3: Chapters 5 through 7 Divorce is a common feature of married life, both within our own culture and that of the Aka and Ngandu. How are their causes of divorce similar or different to causes of divorce in parts of the Western World? Women from […]
Category Archives: Anthropology
What would be some potential drawbacks-How might such media use affect the nurse-and-patient relationship?
Reflective essay on modern media In a 1-to-3-page reflective essay, consider how anthropologists study modern media, and consider how you, in your nursing career, see yourself using modern media professionally. Think critically, as anthropologists do. First, describe in your essay how anthropologists study modern media. Then, apply those observations regarding ways anthropologists study modern media […]
Explain at least three things he says are challenges for applied anthropologists when they are conducting a research project; be specific and give an example of each.
Midterm Exam 500 words essay answer 500 words Reflect on Van Willigen’s (2002) training for applied anthropologists; every chapter is a training chapter. Explain at least three things he says are challenges for applied anthropologists when they are conducting a research project; be specific and give an example of each. Also explain what Van Willigen […]
What are the three forms of reciprocity, and what social differences exist in each type of exchange?
Anthropological studies of economic strategies challenges the assumption of conventional economics by analyzing societal behavior from a cross-cultural perspective. Anthropologists look at the relationship between economy and society in which it occurs through a critical examination by address factors such as exchange, production, consumption, property, and the social changes that have occurred in the modern […]
What is kinship, and is it cultural or biological? Explain the differences between matrilineal, patrilineal, and bilateral kinship systems.
Midterm Essay This midterm, take-home exam essay consists of three parts. You may determine how many pages you wish to devote to each part. Part One | Are gender and age cultural or biological phenomena? How are gender and age used by different groups in different ways to organize society, the division of labor, and […]
What does this teach us about being human and what cross cultural perspective can we use.
Why chimpanzees and Humans are closely related All need is background on why we are compared to chimpanzees and how long we’ve been compared to them. Also what does this teach us about being human and what cross cultural perspective can we use.
Explain how it would have changed the research-writing process.
Imagine that you chose the other option for your qualitative research report (narrative research instead of ethnography, or vice-versa). Explain how it would have changed the research and writing process. Be sure to cite your sources. No Spacing.
What do you learn about language in this film-What do you learn about learning social performance of language, as well as the role of langue in social life, in this film?
Watch and discuss Earthlings (Ugly Bags of Mostly Water) film (below). Watch Earthlings (Ugly Bags of Mostly Water). After you’ve finished watching, write a discussion post of at least 1-2 paragraphs about the film. What do you learn about language in this film? What do you learn about learning social performance of language, as well […]
What did you learn about the particularity of the Piraha language-What do you learn that is special about it–its features-performance?
Finish reading and discuss: Don’t Sleep, There are Snakes (Chapters 11-epilogue). After you’ve finished, write a thoughtful discussion about the reading–at least 2-3 paragraphs. What did you learn about the particularity of the Piraha language? What do you learn that is special about it–its features and performance? What do you think Daniel Everett is trying […]
Describe Kenneth Good’s experiences studying the Yanomamo-How did his relationships with the villagers change over time?
This week, we are focusing on ethnology and ethnography. These are the methods that cultural anthropologists use to conduct their studies of other societies- documenting the unknown, Answering questions about how a particular society is structured (culturally, religiously, politically, and economically), and preserving cultural aspects of (commonly) isolated cultures before they are disrupted by modernization, […]
