Marriage and Family, Kinship and Descent Write a summary of each article http://meissinger.com/uploads/3/6/2/1/3621232/goldstein_1987_when_brothers_share_a_wife.pdf (Links to an external site.) http://wserver.scc.losrios.edu/~anthro/garr/culturalanthro/CAChapter08MarriageFamilyKinship/india20.pdf
What is the function of religion, explain why does it become more complex as societies do?
Religion, Art and Culture What is the function of religion, why does it become more complex as societies do? Think about Egyptian pharoahs, part gods… What about symbolism? The cross, the swastica, monumental architecture. Why did Hitler want to collect art? Why did the Taliban destroy art? What are the Holy Wars all about? Feel […]
Write a summary of each video; The Berdache Tradition, Miss America and MeToo.
Sex and Gender Write a summary of each video. The Berdache Tradition https://faculty.sfcc.spokane.edu/InetShare/AutoWebs/SarahMa/williams%20the%20berdache%20tradition.pdf (Links to an external site.) Miss America https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fifty-years-ago-protestors-took-on-miss-america-pageant-electrified-feminist-movement-180967504/ (Links to an external site.) MeToo Me Too Anthropology
Describe what is missing from the virtual and physical presentations that would put it over the top in terms of a highly effective persuasive presentation.
The Effective Presentations presentation Read Chapter 8 in your course textbook and the article Four TED Talk-Inspired Speaking Tips to Improve Your Remote Communication Skills Download Four TED Talk-Inspired Speaking Tips to Improve Your Remote Communication Skills. In organizational operations, in order to conduct successful meetings with internal and external stakeholders, knowing how to give […]
How are they perpetuated by such things as racial categories on government forms, social stratification.
Power and conflict Find a URL link that relates to a current event involving anything from power and violence, class conflict, racial issues, etc. Then summarize your article/link in a paragraph. Think critically about these in terms of your own ideas. What is the history behind these emotions? How are they perpetuated by such things […]
What can we say about these cultural expectations when all of these changes happened within less than a decade?
TASK Choose one of the following to respond to: Same-sex marriage is legal in a number of states, but various kinds of restrictions on same-sex marriage and its recognition exist in the other states. What anthropological questions can you identify about the meaning that such unions have for Americans in different parts of the country […]
If you were an antiracism educator in an elementary school in the United States, what role do you think anthropological insights about prejudice and discrimination should play in your work?
Ethnic identity 1. How did Africans become “black” and Europeans become “white”? 2. If you were an antiracism educator in an elementary school in the United States, what role do you think anthropological insights about prejudice and discrimination should play in your work? 3. How did the US census play a role in the rise […]
How might an advocate of structural power explain the use of a census by the US government?
Government 1. How might an advocate of structural power explain the use of a census by the US government? 2. Is action theory applicable to a study of a sports team? Explain your answer. 3. How does political power work in both state and nonstate societies?
Using the examples provided in the Story of Stuff, discuss how you will create a communication tool to highlight the importance of an environmental or social issue affecting a community.
The Story of Stuff Project Develop a topic for effecting change in what we buy as consumers. Read The Story of Stuff Project (https://www.storyofstuff.org) Explore a Topic: Blog Articles (https://www.storyofstuff.org/blog/#) Podcasts (https://www.storyofstuff.org/podcasts/) Movies (https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/) The Story of Plastic Animated Short Film (https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-plastic-animation/) Take Action: Fight Plastic Pollution (https://www.storyofstuff.org/plastic/) Unbottle Water(https://www.storyofstuff.org/unbottle-water/) Post: (15 points = 15 […]
Explain the expertise and value of that speciality for exploring and resolving the issue, problem, or conflict within a cultural group.
Anthropology Watch Video Focus Questions: Conduct research as an Applied Anthropologist (i.e. Medical, Psychological, Linguistic Anthropologist, etc.) to learn about a specific issue or problem related to humans, such as diabetes, childhood obesity, etc. that you would like to address and resolve. 1. Provide a short description of the Applied Anthropological specialty you chose (example: […]