The term “cult” is almost always used in criticism of untraditional and unfamiliar religions. Do you believe this is fair, based on the lecture and your reading this week? Is “brainwashing” an accurate and fair description of the influence that some charismatic religious leaders have over their followers? Why or why not? Please illustrate your […]
Has evolution shaped our minds like it shaped our physical features? and 2) Are humans still evolving today and why?” We’ve learned a lot since the beginning of the course and hopefully, you currently have a more complete understanding of the evolution of human behavior. I want you to assess how your thoughts on this […]
For thousands of years, humans have related to each other through ties of reciprocity (exchange of things or favors for mutual benefit). The textbook describes two main kinds of reciprocity: generalized reciprocity and balanced reciprocity. Describe them and the social situations in which they are likely to be practiced. At first glance, generalized reciprocity may […]
The proponents of traditional marriage often claim that a heterosexual and monogamous union is the most “natural” form of marriage (implying that non-conventional forms of marriage are “unnatural”). Have monogamy and heterosexual unions been the only or dominant forms of marriages worldwide? Please incorporate information from the chapters on marriage and family in your response.
A lot of the opposition to same-sex families comes from religious people who consider these families as violating their religious beliefs (about the meaning and purpose of marriage). Do you think a multicultural society should base its definition of marriage on a religious foundation? What does anthropology tell us about the purpose and function of […]
How can the concept of ’emergent authenticity’ be used, or how is it used, to understand the significance of the production of local cultural forms for tourist consumption as discussed in the Cohodas and Medina readings? In your response, you should consider: Cohodas’ discussion of the local significance of Elizabeth Hickox’s production of curio baskets; […]
Discuss a specific solution to the Challenge of Surveying U.S. Latinos, make a recommendation to address this, and discuss why your recommendation would work. What if any demographic changes do you see in Latino/populations: where are they moving, are they moving away from traditional areas, are they living in urban or rural settings, and what […]
Based on your study of oriental medicine, what are the two most important cultural concepts of the worldview of patients of this system that would need to be understood by biomedical doctors if they are also treating the same patients in US hospitals? For example, some cultures do not recognize the same symptoms as treatable […]
Prompt A: This research falls under cultural anthropology which deals with human biology and behavior in the past and present, with an emphasis on the evolutionary processes that shape them. This field of study encompasses a wide range of topics such as the study of human fossils, the genetic and physiological differences between human populations, […]
Examine the words and phrasing that Lyell and Hooker used in their letter to the Linnean Society when describing Darwin’s and Wallace’s theory and its discovery. How were they conveying to society the importance of this theory? 2. In your analysis, who did Lyell and Hooker think should receive credit for the theory of natural […]
