Entries by Daphne Hanson

Pros and cons of various aspects of new reproductive technologies

The three articles below reveal the pros and cons of various aspects of new reproductive technologies. Choose at least one article to summarize. What were the benefits to the participants? What about the negative consequences? Finish by stating your opinion about the procedure. Would you be willing to participate (either in egg/sperm donation or as […]

Most significant advances in human history

Agriculture has been considered for a very long time to be one of the most significant advances in human history. This is due to the fact that it gave our ancestors the ability to settle down and start the process of forming complex societies and states. In this paper, I will investigate the beginnings of […]

Evaluate how healing systems vary cross-culturally

Evaluate how healing systems vary cross-culturally and how they are portrayed by the media. Use a peer-reviewed news article that discusses healers or healing traditions in a culture other than those discussed in the course, analyze the article, and make cross-cultural comparisons between the healing system in your article and the healing systems of Qollahuaya Andean Medicine, Navajo […]

Explain the different characteristics of structural violence

Explain the different characteristics of structural violence below. Cite and provide 2 real-world examples to showcase each characteristic, with the implication of structural violence Structural violence: 1. Has material manifestations in the form of roads, buildings, power and sewer systems, borders, etc. 2. Is frequently transnational. 3. Constricts the agency of victims. 4. Is characterized […]

How did human existence change with stratification

Imagine life without stratification. How did human existence change with stratification? What do you think – what are the good points about stratification and egalitarianism, and what are the bad points about each? What are some of the different kinds of stratification? Is our system of racial hierarchy common throughout the world? What other kinds […]

Forensic facial reconstructions

Forensic facial reconstructions receive a lot of attention (e.g., the digital facial superimposition presented in the recent Casey Anthony trial, the popular “forensic artist” characters on modern forensic television programs).  But how much of facial reconstruction is art, and how much is really science? Please discuss your opinions of the utility of facial reconstructions and […]

Medicalization of Racial Features

Use the introductory paragraph worksheet! Your paragraph should include a thesis statement, and articulate what you are analyzing and how (the roadmap). For the purposes of the Discussion Board, also list the course readings you expect to use in your essay.  you will need to go back in to the Discussion Board and post at […]

Dissolution of the Bolivarian dream of Latin American unity

Key points: New Lat Am nations feared intervention by European powers in the Americas. Regional blocks of large land masses into one political unit in Latin America quickly splintered into smaller nation-states. Ex.: Gran Colombia broke up to become the nations of Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. Economic instability plagued new nations. Led to dependence on […]

The culture of the copy and the problem of authenticity

Bill Maurer writes that “Blockchain tugs at several longstanding concerns of [anthropology], from the nature and politics of money to the creation and negotiation of the commons, to the culture of the copy and the problem of authenticity” Can you help me describe how this analysis relates specifically to NFTs, and what do you think […]