Anthropology

Who are the main characters, what is the setting/context, is there an important backstory, and are there any key cultural or technological parameters? What significant events occur in the story?

Students will analyze the biocultural component(s) of a story of their choosing (suggestions provided below) in a 4-5 page paper (1000-1250 words) comprised of the sections outlined below. You do not need to follow APA structuring rules for a research paper (APA applies only to the References), but you should include an introductory and concluding […]

Read full post

Date: July 21st, 2022

This week you will read about architecture. The lesson includes information on Roman architecture, which was greatly influenced by the Greeks and Etruscans.

Initial Post Instructions This week you will read about architecture. The lesson includes information on Roman architecture, which was greatly influenced by the Greeks and Etruscans. Locate at least two architectural works that were influenced by Greco-Roman architecture. These can be from any time period after the Greco-Roman period but should be from different periods […]

Read full post

Date: July 20th, 2022

Humans are biocultural beings, meaning that we are very much a product of our biological and cultural heritage. A study of the night is a prime way to illustrate this point. The night is a special time of day when our bodies behave differently and we do different things than during daylight hours.

Humans are biocultural beings, meaning that we are very much a product of our biological and cultural heritage. A study of the night is a prime way to illustrate this point. The night is a special time of day when our bodies behave differently and we do different things than during daylight hours. Our perception […]

Read full post

Date: July 18th, 2022

What political, economic, and cultural factors are prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges

(Page 358 of Chapter 14, on Culture and Sustainability, of your textbook poses the question, “What political, economic, and cultural factors are prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges?” (Palmer, 2020). For this assignment you will write a letter, to the world leader of your choice based on the concepts you […]

Read full post

Date: July 18th, 2022

Topic: Research how Native Alaskan Indians and Native American Indians treat and value their two-spirit persons and how their cultural ideas around two-spirit people can and have influenced modern LGTBQ+ culture in America.

Topic: Research how Native Alaskan Indians and Native American Indians treat and value their two-spirit persons and how their cultural ideas around two-spirit people can and have influenced modern LGTBQ+ culture in America. Assignment: Write this report as if you were communicating with a person who has not taken this class but wants to know […]

Read full post

Date: July 16th, 2022

For this assignment, you will review and analyze some of the existing anthropological research on the geographical area that you have selected.

For this assignment, you will review and analyze some of the existing anthropological research on the geographical area that you have selected. TOPIC RESEARCH & GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: Research how Native Alaskan Indians and Native American Indians treat and value their two-spirit persons and how their cultural ideas around two-spirit people can and have influenced modern […]

Read full post

Date: July 16th, 2022

Explore who has inhabited your community in the past. How does this knowledge change your understanding/relation to the area in which you live?

Discussion post responding to the following questions. Explore who has inhabited your community in the past. How does this knowledge change your understanding/relation to the area in which you live? How do you think anthropology provides a valuable contribution to the topic. Article to use https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/mdunearth/SiteSummaries/Site18MO745.aspx

Read full post

Date: July 16th, 2022

Explore who has inhabited your community in the past

Discussion post responding to the following questions. Explore who has inhabited your community in the past. How does this knowledge change your understanding/relation to the area in which you live? How do you think anthropology provides a valuable contribution to the topic. Article to use https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/mdunearth/SiteSummaries/Site18MO745.aspx

Read full post

Date: July 15th, 2022

Research how Native Alaskan Indians and Native American Indians treat and value their two-spirit persons and how their cultural ideas around two-spirit people can and have influenced modern LGTBQ+ culture in America.

For this assignment, you will review and analyze some of the existing anthropological research on the geographical area that you have selected. TOPIC RESEARCH & GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: Research how Native Alaskan Indians and Native American Indians treat and value their two-spirit persons and how their cultural ideas around two-spirit people can and have influenced modern […]

Read full post

Date: July 15th, 2022