Category: Anthropology

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Sex and Gender
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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

Who would possibly be the “parents” and what kind of possible relationships would exist between those parents and a child in a birth in which an infertile couple used a sperm bank and the egg from the wife’s sister, a surrogate mother?

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 that help to explain the legislative patterns in each state? What can we say about these cultural expectations when all of these changes happened within less than a decade?

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Who would possibly be the “parents” and what kind of possible relationships would exist between those parents and a child in a birth in which an infertile couple used a sperm bank and the egg from the wife’s sister, a surrogate mother? What would change if the legal parents were killed in an auto accident and the child was adopted by the mother’s sister?

Describe the medicalization of pregnancy in a specific context or give an example of chronic illness as a limit situation — keep it brief, this doesnt need to be an argument, only a demonstration that you understand the concept.

Describe the medicalization of pregnancy in a specific context or give an example of chronic illness as a limit situation — keep it brief, this doesnt need to be an argument, only a demonstration that you understand the concept.

Are we a conscious consumer? Do we buy fair trade and sustainable goods? Do we know where are clothes are made and only buy local?

We can ask ourselves, are we a conscious consumer? Do we buy fair trade and sustainable goods? Do we know where are clothes are made and only buy local?

According to a Green Biz article, Why sustainability professionals should drive green consumerism (https://www.greenbiz.com/article/why-sustainability-professionals-should-drive-green-consumerism),

“Despite our intentions, the vast majority of us don’t consistently shop in a way aligned with our values or desires for a sustainable economy. In one recent survey, 65 percent of consumers said they want to buy purpose-driven brands that advocate sustainability, yet only about 26 percent actually do so. Another survey uncovered an ugly truth: 48 percent of Americans say we should be should care more about the environment, but convenience is more important. Anecdotal evidence suggests that right now, during the crisis, convenience trumps other concerns for most people.”

In this discussion, we will 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 sentences minimum)

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.

Questions to answer for Discussion 5:

Address an environmental or social issue.

Share a communication or marketing tool will you use (web site, video, cartoon, podcast, blog, photo exhibit, commercial, etc.) and explain why you chose this particular media tool.

Identify the issue affecting a community and how you hope to help through communication and media to encourage change.

Explain the expertise and value of that speciality for exploring and resolving the issue, problem, or conflict within a cultural group (example: childhood obesity and diabetes in Hispanic children).

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: Medical Anthropologist)

2. Explain the expertise and value of that speciality for exploring and resolving the issue, problem, or conflict within a cultural group (example: childhood obesity and diabetes in Hispanic children).

3. Explain the fieldwork techniques and methods your Applied Anthropological specialty would use to understand human conditions and behavior to resolve the issue (example: Medical Anthropologist can use interviews and behavioral observations to explore diabetes in children).

4. Create a policy for action for education and awareness to make change within the culture.

5. Tie these questions together for a logical analysis.

Steps:
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Applied Anthropology
Choose a speciality within Applied Anthropology. Such as:

Then, spend some time on the internet researching the Chumash People and their language project. How is language power for a culture?

Language is such an important part of culture…don’t forget, culture is learned and shared…and much of that is through language. We learn both verbal and nonverbal forms of communication, and thus everything from personal space to the ability to discuss a particular topic is shaped and constrained by language…

1. read the two articles below and write a brief summary/response for each.

2. Then, spend some time on the internet researching the Chumash People and their language project. How is language power for a culture?

“Shakespeare in the Bush”

http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/editors_pick/1966_08-09_pick.html (Links to an external site.)

“Why Don’t You Say What You Mean?”

https://nanopdf.com/download/why-dont-you-say-what-you-mean_pdf (Links to an external site.)

How can they remain nomadic and herd their animals when there are national borders and fences delineating private land ownership.

In today’s world, very few hunter-gatherers remain. Two cultures that continue to an extent to practice such a lifestyle are the Inuit of the Arctic, the San or Bushmen of the Kalahari. They live in areas that no one else wants to live in, and when society needs resources there, they are impacted. look on YouTube and select at least one video focusing on the challenges one of these groups face. To get credit, you will need to upload the link and a brief summary of the video, 3-4 sentences. (10 points)

The modern world is equally challenging for pastoralists. How can they remain nomadic and herd their animals when there are national borders and fences delineating private land ownership. The Sami people of Scandinavia and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania are two groups that are struggling with such issues. look on YouTube and select at least one video focusing on the challenges one of these groups face. To get credit, you will need to upload the link and a brief summary of video, 3-4 sentences. (10 points)

Is your draft accurate, with citations in text and one graphics? Do you have a bibliography?

This assignment is worth up to 50 points. Your score will come from how complete is your flyer along with all the features students noted in the discussion about the guidelines on this project?
1. Is your draft accurate, with citations in text and one graphics? Do you have a bibliography?
2. Once you upload your draft: evaluate the the similarity report that is generated to this upload.

Make sure to review how much of your presentation is matching other sources.

1. Did you cite these cases?

2. What is the percentage matched?

3. Even if you cited, you don’t want too much of your text to be “not your original writing.”

(https://clpccd.instructure.com/courses/30966/files/9060283/download?wrap=1) here.

What do you think is shared amongst the majority of Americans in terms of culture (meaning those ideas, beliefs, values, and behaviors that are both shared and learned amongst a group of persons…)?

What is American Culture?

1. What do you think is shared amongst the majority of Americans in terms of culture (meaning those ideas, beliefs, values, and behaviors that are both shared and learned amongst a group of persons…)?

2.  provide a video clip or other interesting link to support your idea/s. You can also talk about subculture. (This is a category that implies that while everyone may feel part of American culture, they are also part of various subcultures – part of a group that is recognizable from the outside because it shares such things as ideas/beliefs/behaviors. Subcultures can be religions, ethnicities, or smaller things like skateboarding or street racing, but they must be recognizable to the outside because they share things. Skateboarding is a subculture that often is youth, can be any gender or ethnicity, has stereotypical behaviors such a breaking laws or smoking pot, has lingo and clothing that is exclusive to its participants, etc.)