Anthropolgy

Read this article and think about the value of gift-giving: is it all about the monetary value of the gift, or does gift-giving have a social value beyond the price tag?

Discussion Post 9: Economic Anthropology Respond to this: In the readings on Economic Anthropology, we’ve put an emphasis on the importance of culture in creating value. Individual objects are worth more than just their monetary value, and when we exchange gifts we create social meanings that go far beyond the price tag of the gift. […]

Explain how the topic of module, Religion, conveys its message through the film and article and how they connect.

Must use two movies ;The Apostle Everything is Illuminated and explain how the topic of module, Religion, conveys its message through the film and article and how they connect. The articles are: Rylko-Bauer, Barbara. 2005. “Bringing the past into the Present: Family Narratives of Holocaust, Exile, and Diaspora: Lessons about Humanity and Survival from My […]

Reflect on Van Willigen’s (2002) training for applied anthropologists; every chapter is a training chapter.

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 shows are options or solutions for […]

Explain is it possible to practice sufism outside Islam and why might Sufism appeal to modern western people more than Islam?

Alchemy and Hermeticism Journal entry Islamic Mystical ExperienceWhat is the relationship between exoteric and esoteric Islam, sharia and tariqa(sufism)?Is it possible to practice sufism outside Islam?Why might Sufism appeal to modern western people more than Islam?How did Sufism come to the West?What are the central beliefs and practices of the sufis?What is the purpose and […]

Provide a research you conducted for the annotated bibliography, write a paper of 750 to 1250 words discussing your chosen issue.

Building on the research you conducted for the annotated bibliography, write a paper of 750 to 1250 words (3 to 5 pages, not including the cover page and references) discussing your chosen issue. Offer practical solutions to address the issue based on your research and interviews. Make sure to include relevant findings from the scholarly […]

Write a three-page typed report that will include how you learned about the demonstration/meeting, why you attended, and an ethnographic description of what transpired at the demonstration/meeting.

You will write a three-page typed report that will include how you learned about the demonstration/meeting, why you attended, and an ethnographic description of what transpired at the demonstration/meeting (including providing information on who organized it, the target and issue). In your reporting on the event, you will also use at least two social movement […]

Write 3 pages essay explaining on kinship and how the movies and articles convey these messages.

3 pages in length, keep it at an average writing level, the topic of the essay is kinship and how the movies and articles convey these messages. Provided the essay prompt below. Article references are: Sharpe, Jenny. 2005. “Gender, Nation and Globalization in Monsoon Wedding and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.” Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism 6 […]

Describe the Kula Ring and explain what benefits, both monetary and socially, come from participating in it.

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 […]

Identify how inheritance plays a role in the frequency of the trait and explain how the trait enhances survival and reproduction.

Genetics of Elephant Tusklessness 1: Genetics of Elephant Tusklessness As you watch the videos below, take notes on the following: Purpose of tusks Frequency of tuskless males and females The reason the researchers think the frequency changed over time Advantage of being tuskless The method used to identify genes for tusklessness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxJDUrDH9v4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldUPdHXRP4o&feature=emb_title Using the […]

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