Prompt: I would like each of you to, to the best of your ability, produce an ethnographic account of a specific social space of your choosing, one you have access to in the course of your daily life, or which you can easily gain access to. You can submit an entirely written account of about […]
Date: December 16th, 2022
Please read the research paper and continue from it. Final Research Project Descriiption Choose one (1) of the following diseases: bubonic plague, smallpox, leprosy, SARS, polio, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, or H1N1. (If you have another widespread epidemic you want to write about, please send me an email for permission.) Explain, in detail, the etiology and epidemiology […]
Date: December 15th, 2022
For this essay, you will explore the key concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism you were introduced to in Chapter 8 and relate them to events in the real world. Find a recent NEWS article that addresses an example of ethnocentrism. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or […]
Date: December 14th, 2022
Choose two of the following examples of prominent writers or artists and discuss how their work shows what role mestizaje plays in the formation of a Mexican/Chicanx identity: Frida Kahlo, Gloria Anzaldúa, Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, Manuel Gamio, Miguel León Portilla, Octavio Paz, José Clemente Orozco, or José Guadalupe Posada. Use at least 3 academic sources […]
Date: December 12th, 2022
Choose two prominent women from this list: La Malinche, Sor Juana Inés de La Cruz, Beatriz de Padilla, Rigoberta Menchú, Frida Kahlo, Gloria Anzaldúa. Discuss how these women exemplified liminality to challenge existing social, symbolic, or political structures. Use at least 3 academic sources to support your answer.
Date: December 12th, 2022
discuss one major reason to pursue recognition through the OFA process, and one major fix to the OFA process that you like from the article, and explain why.
Date: December 9th, 2022
Overview This project will consist of a 7-10 page essay. Note this is at least 7 pages of text and does not include the bibliography. The student will choose a topic covered in the book and lectures and conduct a cross cultural analysis. This means they will explore this topic by examining two modern cultures. […]
Date: December 9th, 2022
Prompt: Since the foundation of anthropology as an academic discipline, a major dimension of cultural anthropology has been to explore and compare the diversity of human groups. For this assignment, select a modern day linguistic and cultural group (other than the Dobe Ju/Hoansi) whose worldviews and cultural practices are substantially different from those in the […]
Date: December 5th, 2022
Complete this assignment after completing the readings and watching the short video clips. Then answer all the questions below, in a minimum of 5 sentences, each. What are some of the reasons that we state that concept of race is invalid from a biological perspective? Explain, and discuss at least 2 examples from the film […]
Date: December 5th, 2022
Americans are changing their views on religion as well as their participation in it. Please read the study below about these demographic shifts. Why are these changes occurring? Do you think Americans in the future will be more or less religious? Why or why not? Support your claims with observations you have made and data […]
Date: December 5th, 2022
