Please watch the following lectures from the 24-part lecture series Peoples and Cultures of the World,presented by Edward F. Fischer, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University.Each lecture is approximately thirty minutes long:
●Lecture 18, “Cultural Contact and Colonialism”Copyright © 2017 by Thomas Edison State University. All rights reserved.Read the following chapters in Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge, 13th ed.,by William A. Haviland et al.:
●Chapter 15, “Processes of Change”
●Chapter 16, “Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role ofAnthropology”
●Lecture 19, “Cultures of Capitalism”
●Lecture 22, “The Maya, Ancient and Modern
“●Lecture 23, “Maya Resurgence in Guatemala and Mexico
“●Lecture 24, “The Janus Face of Globalization”ACTIVITIESModule 7 has one activity. Please consult the Course Calendar for the due date.
Written Assignment 7
Answer the following essay questions completely, using specific examples to illustrate your points.
Each essay should be approximately 250–500 words (about 1–2 pages, typed double-spaced with a typicalfont).
Be sure to use proper citations for every idea that is not your own, whether quoted orparaphrased. Before submitting your work, please proofread it for correct spelling, grammar, usage,clarity of expression, etc.
1.How are art, religion, politics, and culture change all evident in Trobriand cricket? How has cricket helped the Trobrianders cope with colonialism?
2.Solving the problems of the global society depends on, among other things, lesseningthe gap between the living standards of the impoverished and developed countries.What is the role of global corporations in these problems? How can the lessening ofthis gap be accomplished?
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