For this assignment, analyze one reading from the unit – provided below. Davis, H & Todd, Z, 2017,, ‘On the importance of a date, or decolonizing the Anthropocene’, ACME an International e-Journal for Critical Geographies, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 761–780. The first key task is to summarize the reading – its context, empirical basis, […]
**Please just write the pages, no need to put the references list (which are only the videos) or title page*** For an ethnographer, one of the most important aids to fieldwork is the personal journal. In these journals, ethnographers jot down their daily observations about the society in which they are living or doing research, […]
How has cultural globalization impacted religions around the world? Use one example from Kottak’s textbook (Chapter 15) and one example from an outside source to illustrate your answer.
In the absence of law enforcement, how do the Dobe Ju/’Hoansi deal with leadership and conflict resolution? How does it differ from the way we deal with similar issues? Use specific examples from Chapter 8 of Lee’s book to develop your answer. Book: Lee, . The Dobe Ju/’Hoansi. Available from: Columbia College, (4th Edition). Cengage […]
Book Review For this assignment, you will be writing a 3 page book review, using an ethnography from the selected list below. The book review should be written as an overview of the contents, ideas, and concepts that the anthropologist is researching within the ethnography. Book choices You choices of books are limited to the […]
Instructions ***PDF ATTACHED**** We read the following article by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, which we utilize as a starting point for our discussion and analysis of cultural relativism and universal rights in relation to current events. – Cultural Relativism and Universal Rights in The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 9, 1995, pp. 81-2 (pdf, 648.4 KB) We […]
Instructions ATTACHMENT IS THE BOOK/ READING! The readings for this module are in Conformity and Conflict: James Spradley and David W. McCurdy, Conformity and Conflict, “Globalization,” 293-296 Theodore C. Bestor, Conformity and Conflict, “How Sushi Went Global,” 297-306 Sonia Patten, Conformity and Conflict, “Village Walks: Tourism and Globalization among the Tharu of Nepal,” 307-316 Dianna […]
How does each anthropology article help you to better understand your academic field? In other words, how can an anthropologist help you better understand issues within your own major? This is not a research paper but rather a synthesis of each journal article. Begin each article review with a citation of the article and then […]
“Cultural relativism is an essential corrective to the ethnocentrism prevalent in the world today. However, cultural relativism, if applied indiscriminately, can potentially result in morally unacceptable outcomes.” Using examples, explain why you (dis) agree with this statement.
Please respond to the following in your initial discussion post: Many cultures have ethno-etiologies that provide explanations for illness that are not based in science. From a biomedical perspective, the non-scientific medical treatments provided in these cultures have a low likelihood of success. Despite this, people tend to believe that the treatments are working. Why […]
