What kind of cultural messages do we send to children by the way different professions are portrayed in the media, books, movies, and television?

What We Learn From 50 Years of Kids Drawing Scientists and Understanding Why Girls Underperform at Science When you picture a scientist, what does that person look like? When you were a child, how did you picture scientists? What role does gender stereotyping play in the tendency for girls to grow up to be scientists? […]

Explain what the linguistic anthropology subfield focuses on, and how anthropologists in this subfield study evolution.

Evolution  Explain what the linguistic anthropology subfield focuses on, and how anthropologists in this subfield study evolution. Find at least one scholarly source that identifies a specific research project in which anthropologist from this subfield study evolution. For example, an archaeologist may look at how tools have changed through time, and what has caused that […]

What can anthropology contribute to the growing debates over race and genetics and race and health?

Use of “race” is increasingly qualified in anthropology, a trend that challenges but also potentially legitimizes and reifiesthe concept. What do anthropologists see as the future of concepts of race, ethnicity and use of the term “race”?Despite official pronouncement from the Human Genome Project that race does not reside in genes, some research suggests existing […]

What do you think this trend tells us about the contemporary family structure?

Anthropologists are intensely interested in how families are organized. Although the nuclear family remains the cultural ideal for many Americans, other domestic arrangements now outnumber the “traditional” American household about five to one. What are some reasons for this? What do you think this trend tells us about the contemporary family structure?  

What activities are included in their job, from the basic tasks of an ordinary workday to bigger requirements such as earning and maintaining a professional license?

Project II: Making a Living ANTH202 – Fall 2021  This project asks you to discover how someone around you is “making a living” – working at a job, multiple jobs or in a profession. Work is defined broadly—being a homemaker and being a CEO of a big company are both ways of making a living […]

Do you think human populations can develop alternative political organizations in the future?

Although state societies are efficient in organizing people and resources, they also are associated with many disadvantages, such as extreme disparities in wealth and opportunities, use of force to keep people in line, and harsh laws. Given these difficulties, why do you think the state has survived? Do you think human populations can develop alternative […]

What ideas about the relationship between changing technologies, language, and social relations could you suggest to you friend as worth studying?

Consider how changing technologies are altering the ways you communicate with family, friends, and even strangers. Suppose your best friend decides to study sociolinguistics in graduate school. What ideas about the relationship between changing technologies, language, and social relations could you suggest to you friend as worth studying? Refer to concepts you’ve learned from the […]

How has globalization impacted specifically on women and gender roles?

Title: Globalization Blog In this assignment, you will think critically about global issues within a cultural context by exploring an area of interest to you and sharing your research via a Blog. Beyond the class context, this assignment is important because, in today’s world, there is a demand in business and industry to hire people […]