Ashford U ANT 101 / ANT101 Class Answers
ANT101 / ANT 101 - ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED
ANT101 / ANT 101 / ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 1 Discussion Questions
How does the identification of cultural universals impact our understanding of what it means to be human? How does the search for universals help us better understand human cultural behavior? What examples from your own culture can illustrate the ideas that our behaviors are impacted by our culture more than our biology? Use terminology from the text and ideas from your own life to support your answers There are two main approaches to the practice of anthropology: ethnography and ethnology (Nowak and Laird, 2010, 28). First define each in your own words. Next, imagine you are a cultural anthropologist studying any culture or cultures that you are interested in. Which approach would you use in your study and why? What methods would you use to gather your data? What potential issues may you face while conducting your fieldwork and how would you deal with them? Make sure you use proper terminology from your text in your post.
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 1 Quiz
ANT101 / ANT 101 / Week 1 Quiz
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 2 Assignment Critical Thinking Paper: Kinship Organizations
Critical Thinking Paper: Kinship Organizations Kinship systems in Foraging and Horticultural based societies provide support for people in all stages of their life. Address the following in a two- to three-page paper: • Identify and describe the kinship system of one of the cultures listed below. These cultures are found in Chapters 3 and 4 of your text. • San • Australian Aborigines • Btsisi • Inuit of the Artic • Iroquois • Yanomamo • Briefly describe the culture and identify three specific examples of how the kinship system of the chosen culture impacts the way this culture behaves (i.e. thinks, acts, lives). • Compare this to your own society. Does kinship impact these same behaviors in your own life? Why or why not?
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 2 Discussion Questions
Using Chapters Three and Four of the textbook as your guide, discuss the following: The role of women in foraging and horticultural based societies? How a woman’s status is impacted by her participation in food procurement? How a woman’s status in these societies, compares to that of women in American society today? Using Chapters Three and Four of the textbook as your guide, address the following: Identify and explain the major forms of reciprocity found in both Foraging and Horticultural societies and provide examples regarding how they impact the level of conflict found in these societies. Consider the use of reciprocity in your own life and comment on its impact on the level of conflict/divisions in your own relationships.
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 2 Discussion Questions
Using Chapters Three and Four of the textbook as your guide, discuss the following: The role of women in foraging and horticultural based societies? How a woman’s status is impacted by her participation in food procurement? How a woman’s status in these societies, compares to that of women in American society today? Using Chapters Three and Four of the textbook as your guide, address the following: Identify and explain the major forms of reciprocity found in both Foraging and Horticultural societies and provide examples regarding how they impact the level of conflict found in these societies. Consider the use of reciprocity in your own life and comment on its impact on the level of conflict/divisions in your own relationships.
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 3 Assignment Rough Draft of Final Cultural Research Paper
Rough Draft of Final Cultural Research Paper To ensure you are properly prepared for your Final Cultural Research Paper in this course, you must complete a draft/outline that includes: 1. A culture from the list below: o The Batek of Malaysia o Mbuti o Enga o Semai o Huaorani of Ecuador o Nayar of India o Singapore o Tikopia of Melanesia o Basseri of Iran Three scholarly research journals, ethnographies and ethnologies to be used as the primary sources of information. Identification of the chosen cultures primary mode of subsistence. (Foragers, Horticulturalists, Pastoralists, Emerging Agriculturalists, Agrarian States or Industrialists) Identification of the three aspects of culture which will be used in the Final Cultural Research Paper from the list below: o Kinship o Social organization o Political Organization o Economic organization o Gender relations o Beliefs and Values o Sickness and Healing o Social Change The above information should be presented in an outline and must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis and a properly formatted reference page. Do not submit a full eight- to ten-page draft at this time! Your paper must be in APA (6th edition) format. If you would like to refer to APA samples and tutorials, log into the Ashford Writing Center (USER NAME: ashford; PASSWORD: student). Click on the ENG122” tab and review the resources in the “Week 5” section. If you would like to view material on creating an outline, click on the “Writing Resources” tab.
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 3 Discussion Questions
Describe the correlation between bride wealth and stability of marriage. How is your understanding of this relationship impacted by the status of women in pastoral societies? Reflect on marriage in current North American societies. Is there pressure to stay with a spouse from members of our kinship groups? What factors contribute significantly to the stability of marriages in your culture? Use terminology from the text and ideas from your own life to support your answers. As we have learned, an emic perspective is the insiders understanding / perception of why a culture may do as they do while etic is the perspective of the outsider. Explain the impact forced and voluntary conversion to Christianity has had on the leadership structure and social control of chiefdoms using one of these two perspectives in which to make your argument. Include specific examples and terminology from Chapter Six to reinforce your point of view.
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 3 Quiz
ANT101 / ANT 101 / Week 3 Quiz
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 4 Discussion Questions
Reflect on the material you read on band, tribes, and states. Explain why monumental architecture is unique to cities. What do such displays imply about the socio- economic and political organization of the society that created it? Consider pieces of monumental architecture found in the United States. Identify one of these monuments and describe the message it sends to the world. Apply what you have read in Chapter Eight regarding colonialism and the expansion of capitalism in modern industrial societies to the article, “Marketers Pursue the Shallow Pocketed.” Is the information being discussed in this article another example of colonialism? Why or why not? Identify two potential positives and two negatives direct marketing of the poor has on people and their economies. What theory of development is most applicable to the expansion of global markets to poor, low income, and indigenous communities?
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 4 Quiz
ANT101 / ANT 101 / Week 4 Quiz
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 5 Discussion Questions
As noted, anthropology’s work with the military over the years has been wrought with controversy. Where do you stand on the issue regarding the use of anthropologists in intelligence gathering for the military? Can you come up with a compelling argument based on examples given in the text, your understanding of the ethical requirements of anthropologist, and from your own experiences /understanding of past and present military actions to take a stance on this issue? Consider issues that are current in our own society today. Where will the application of an anthropological perspective be most effective? Consider and describe how the study of anthropology and its unique perspectives on human cultural behavior will most benefit you in your life and future career
ANT101 / ANT 101 - Week 5 Final Cultural Research Paper
Final Cultural Research Paper Throughout this course, we have learned that the primary mode of subsistence (how a culture makes a living) impacts many other aspects of cultural behavior and has been an effective way to organize thoughts and studies about culture. In order to demonstrate your understanding of subsistence modes and its impact on a culture and why a culture acts as it does, your Research Paper will require you to: 1. Select a specific culture from the following list: 1. Basseri of Iran 1. The Batek of Malaysia 1. Enga 1. The Amish 1. Huaorani of Ecuador 1. Bedouin 1. Zulu 1. Kurds 1. Maori 1. Mbuti 1. Nayar of India 1. Semai 1. Navajo 1. Tikopia of Melanesia 1. Research this culture using the Ashford University Online Library. Please identify and use a minimum of three scholarly articles from the library in addition to the text your research. Keep in mind that most anthropological research, whether article length or book length, is either an ethnography or an ethnology. You may use any combination of ethnographies or ethnologies in your paper. 1. Write a seven to eight page long research paper that does the following: 1. Identifies and classifies the selected culture’s primary mode of subsistence. ( Foragers, Horticulturalists, Pastoralists, Emerging Agriculturalists, Agrarian States, or Industrialists) 1. Analyzes and evaluates the impact that the primary mode of subsistence of the selected culture has on at least three of the following aspects of culture: o Beliefs and values o Economic organization o Gender relations o Kinship o Political organization o Sickness and healing o Social change o Social organization The Research Paper must be formatted according to APA style and include a title and a reference page (which does not count towards the page length). For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.