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ANT 101 Entire Course / Introduction to Cultural Anthropology http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
ASHFORD ANT 101 Week 1 DQ 1 Cultural Relativism |
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ANT 101 Week 1 DQ 1 Cultural Relativism http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Cultural Relativism.Cultural Anthropology gives three distinct meanings of cultural relativism: a moral stance that requires anthropologists to suspend moral and ethical judgments when interacting with a culture different from their own, a methodological strategy that allows the anthropologist to pay specific attention to the uniqueness of a culture, and an epistemological position that cultures are unique and therefore knowledge about different cultures is almost inherently not comparable. (Sec. 1.3). |
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ANT 101 Week 1 DQ 2 Studying Culture http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Studying Culture. Choose one of the “Consider This” boxes that Nowak and Laird present us with in Chapters 1 and 2 of Cultural Anthropology, or discuss the topics below from the film Margaret Mead: Coming of Age, available in the Films On Demand database, in the Ashford Online Library. |
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ANT 101 Week 2 Critical Thinking Paper – Kinship Organizations http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
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: |
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ANT 101 Week 2 DQ 1 Foraging Societies http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Foraging Societies. Answer one of the following four questions posed by Nowak and Laird, in Cultural Anthropology, at the very end of Chapter 3: |
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ANT 101 Week 2 DQ 2 Economic Concerns http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Economic Concerns. You have two choices for this discussion. |
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ANT 101 Week 3 DQ 1 Social Organization http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Social Organization. Watch Blood Bonds, available in the Films On Demand database, in the Ashford Online Library. Describe the correlation between arranged marriage, economic exchanges surrounding marriage (bridewealth, bride service, dowry, etc.), status of women, family pressures, and other factors you can think of and the stability of marriage. Based on your reading of the textbook and the film, what are the disadvantages of different forms of marriages? Do you think they can be as successful as marriages of choice? Which form of marriage do you have the hardest time understanding? |
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ANT 101 Week 3 DQ 2 Doing Business with Famil http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Doing Business with Family. Nowak and Laird’s Applying Anthropology 6.2 box, in Cultural Anthropology, proposes the following question: |
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ANT 101 Week 3 Rough Draft of Final Cultural Research Paper http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Rough Draft of Final Cultural Research Paper. To ensure that you are properly prepared for your Final Cultural Research Paper in this course, you must complete a draft/outline that includes: |
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ANT 101 Week 4 DQ 1 Monumental Architecture http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Monumental Architecture. What does monumental architecture imply about the cultural values and the socio-economic-political organization of the society that created it? |
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ANT 101 Week 4 DQ 2 Economy and Colonialism http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Economy and Colonialism. Relate what you have read in Chapter 8, of Cultural Anthropology, 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? |
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ANT 101 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in Anthropology http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Ethics in Anthropology. Be sure to watch and read the “Miscellaneous Topics” at the end of Chapter 9 of Cultural Anthropology. Then, address the following topic: 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? Please use concepts and terminology from the text. Your initial response should be at least 150 words in length. Please support your claims with examples from the text, recommended material, and/or scholarly articles. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. |
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ANT 101 Week 5 DQ 2 Anthropology and Your Future http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
Anthropology and the Future. Watch Winners and Losers, available in the Films On Demand database, in the Ashford Online Library. Which issues are most urgent in our world today? Are they the same in the US as in the developing world? Where will the application of an anthropological perspective be most effective? Your initial response should be at least 150 words in length. Please support your claims with examples from the text, recommended material, and/or scholarly articles. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. |
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ANT 101 Week 5 Final Paper http://www.homeworkstudent.com/products/ant-101?pagesize=24 |
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: |