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ANT 101 Entire Class ANT 101 Week 1 DQ 1 -Cultural Universals Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/ant-101-entire-class/ Or Visit www.hwcampus.com 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. Your initial response should be 150-200 words in length. Please support your claims with examples from the text, required and recommended material, and/or scholarly articles. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 1 DQ 2 -If You Were a Cultural Anthropologist As a cultural anthropologist what might you propose to research and would it be an Ethnology or Ethnography? 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. Your initial response should be 150-200 words in length. Please support your claims with examples from the text, required and recommended material, and/or scholarly articles. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 2 DQ 1 Gender and Economy Using Chapters 3 and 4 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 Remember to use terminology from the text as well as your own ideas. Your initial response should be 150-200 words in length. Please support your claims with examples from the text, required and recommended material, and/or scholarly articles. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 2 DQ 2 Exchange Systems Using Chapters 3 and 4 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. Remember to use terminology from the text as well as your own ideas. Your initial response should be 150-200 words in length. Please support your claims with examples from the text, required and recommended material, and/or scholarly articles. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 2 Critical Thinking Paper – Kinship Organizations To complete the following assignment, go to this week's Assignment link in the left navigation. 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). ANT 101 Week 3 DQ DQ 1 Social Organization – Divorce 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. Your initial response should be 150-200 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’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 3 DQ 2 Chiefdom in a Changing World 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 6 to reinforce your point of view. Your initial response should be 150-200 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’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 3 Rough Draft of Final Cultural Research Paper To complete the following assignment, go to this week's Assignment link in the left navigation. 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: A culture from the list below: The Batek of Malaysia Mbuti Enga Semia Huaorani of Ecuador Nayar of India Singapore Tikopia of Melanesia 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: Kinship Social organization Political organization Economic organization Gender relations Beliefs and Values Sickness and Healing 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! ANT 101 Week 4 DQ 1 Monumental Architecture 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. Your initial response should be 150-200 words in length. Please support your claims with examples from the text, required material, and/or scholarly articles. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 4 DQ 2 Economy and Colonialism Apply what you have read in Chapter 8 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? Your initial response should be 150-200 words in length. Please support your claims with examples from the text, required material, and/or scholarly articles. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 5 DQ 1 Ethics in Anthropology 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 150-200 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’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 5 DQ 2 Anthropology and Your Future 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. Please use concepts and terminology from the text. Your initial response should be 150-200 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’ postings by Day 7. ANT 101 Week 5 Final Cultural Research Paper To complete the following assignment, go to this week's Research Paper link in the left navigation. 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 final research paper will require you to: Select a specific culture from the following list: The Batek of Malaysia Mbuti Enga Semia Huaorani of Ecuador Nayar of India Singapore Tikopia of Melanesia Basseri of Iran Use a minimum of three scholarly research journals, ethnographies and ethnologies as the primary sources of information. Identify and classify the selected culture’s primary mode of subsistence. ( Foragers, Horticulturalists, Pastoralists, Emerging Agriculturalists, Agrarian States or Industrialists) Analyze and explain the impact that the primary mode of subsistence of the selected culture has on at least three of the following aspects of culture: Kinship Social organization Political organization Economic organization Gender relations Beliefs and Values Sickness and Healing Social Change The Final Cultural Research Paper must be eight to ten pages long and formatted according to APA (6th edition) standards. You may use the text as a source, but the text does not count toward the required three scholarly journal articles/ ethnographies/ ethnologies. In Week Three, you are required to submit an introductory paragraph, thesis statement, an outline, and your properly formatted reference page with the required sources identified. At this point, you should have chosen your culture and identified its primary mode of subsistence. Writing the Final Cultural Research Paper The Research Paper: Must be eight double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA (6th ed.) style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. Must include a cover page that includes: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph. Must use at least three scholarly research journals, ethnographies and ethnologies, two of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library. Must use APA (6th ed.) style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources. Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA (6th ed.) style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. Must include parenthetical text citations for direct quotes and paraphrased material. Carefully review the for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.