Culture of Southeast Asia Description Both Paradise of the Blind (set in the war years) and Goddess on the Rise, (describing the post war years) describe ritual actions involving food offerings. In Paradise, both Que and Aunt Tam – in their own ways – provide food “offerings” to the narrator as a sort of “worship” […]
Thinking Like an Anthropologist Essay: Brainy Chefs-How Cooking Ignited the Evolution of our Brains Context of the Assignment: Two million years ago a gene mutation, MYH16, was introduced into the hominin population. This mutation rendered the gene responsible for producing some jaw muscles used in chewing and bite force inactive. This weaker jaw could have […]
Ethnographic Research: An Evaluation of Some Theoretical and Practical Problems Introduction Problem: What is the importance of ethnographic research for the social sciences? What are the potential problems that the ethnographic researcher may experience in the field, and how can the researcher overcome them? What strategies and tactics can the researcher apply in this process? […]
Ethnicity and Race In addition to the course content, where appropriate, you may also draw on your personal experience, observations and other relevant sources information to provide an adequate response to each question. Your response to each question must be about one full page (double spaced) or 500-700 words/question. 1. Discuss salient features of ethnicity […]
Evolution of the Human Skeleton Comparative Anatomy of the Axial Skeleton, Arm, and Hand Use eSkeletons to compare the lumbar vertebrae of great apes and modern humans. What differences do you see? In particular, pay attention to the last lumbar vertebra. Which specimen displays a vertebral body that significantly shortens posteriorly? This anteroposterior “wedging” is […]
Briefly discuss the areas of health disparities. Module 5 Culture and health reading Healthy People.gov. (2017). Determinants of Health. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health Bresnick, J. (2017, August 18). What are the social determinants of population health?. Health IT Analytics. https://healthitanalytics.com/features/what-are-the-social-determinants-of-population-health Healthy People.gov. (2017). Disparities. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Disparities
Diversity Explain how diversity has emerged as an important (academic, political, etc.) issue in the US in particular or in the contemporary world at large. After briefly describing some of the oppositions to neoliberalism, critically comment on whether or not any of these oppositions is justified. Explain the differences between assimilation, pluralism and multiculturalism as […]
Description Based on the reading and film, and all that you have studied so far, reflect upon shamanism. What have you learned from these two sources (give some specific examples from each source)? Did anything particularly catch your interest or surprise you? How would you compare the role and practices of shamans to medical practitioners […]
Cultures of Southwest Asia Description Compare the essays by Suzanne Brenner “Reconstructing Self and Society” and Aihwa Ong “The State versus Islam: Family, women’s bodies and the body politic in Malaysia”. 1) compare their arguments about the role of islam in women’s lives in Malaysia and Indonesia: what do the authors believe are the main […]
Future of archaeology Description 1. 1200-1500 words (about 6 pages), and should include information from the readings or other outside research, at least 4-5 sources from class readings or the library (NEVER WIKIPEDIA! And be careful with other websites like History.com and of that ilk). Note all sources, include a bibliography, and be consistent with […]
