Anthropolgy

Explain and draw the four sources of variation. Use the table worksheet below to explain and draw the four sources of variation.

VARIATION Explain and draw the four sources of variation. Use the table worksheet below to explain and draw the four sources of variation. Four Sources of Variation In the four boxes below, explain each of these concepts that contributes to variation used in Natural Selection in a drawing or other visual way. Mutation     […]

Prepare an ethnographic reflection (1000 words) drawing on your daily life during the covid pandemic, as well as your observation – via news outlets and social media – of altered patterns of social life around the globe.

Ethnographic Reflection (1000 words) Write an ethnographic reflection (1000 words) drawing on your daily life during the covid pandemic, as well as your observation – via news outlets and social media – of altered patterns of social life around the globe. Use the two themes which are power/authority and symbolism.  

How does the reading correspond to concepts we have read or discussed in class? Did you learn anything from the reading that you did not learn (or remember learning) in class or the readings?

Anthro Sapiens Write-up for readings is worth a maximum of 10 points and will be accepted until the last day of class. All reading/podcast write-ups should be typed and 1 page double spaced. 1) What was the main point of the reading/podcast? 2) How does the reading correspond to concepts we have read or discussed […]

How is the concept of globalization useful in the study of cultural adaptation in the creative industries? Use at least two examples of cultural adaptation in the creative industries.

Cultural Adaptation 1. How is the concept of globalization useful in the study of cultural adaptation in the creative industries? Use at least two examples of cultural adaptation in the creative industries and remember that the concept is differently defined by different authors.

What does Ehreneich’s work experience suggest about working in the service industry and minimum wage?

Ehrenreich https://www.studypool.com/questions/download?id=2825955&path=uploads/questions/5163736/20230427220406ehrenreich_2001__1_.pdf&fileDownloadName=attachment_1 Answer following questions: What does Ehreneich’s work experience suggest about working in the service industry and minimum wage? Her book was published over 20 years ago; do you feel things have changed since that time? Do you have any thoughts about this chapter especially in relation to your own work experiences?  

Find an article from a journal database, like JSTOR. Read the article, provide a summary of its body, and draw out the conclusion of the text.

Journal Article Summary Estimated length 1 to 1.5 pages, not including title, header or citation. Find an article from a journal database, like JSTOR. Choose from journals in the previous exercise like Current Anthropology, Journal of Human Evolution, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology, etc. The article can be about 10 pages or greater. […]

What are the roles of science and belief in each of the articles? Did reading these articles and discussing them change any of your ideas about science/belief and culture/biology?

ASSIGNMENT Two question answer simple Part 1. This week’s prompt is a silly icebreaker. What is the weirdest food you have eaten? What is your favorite food? What is the food you absolutely hate? Any particular reasoning? Part 2. In this lesson, we contemplate two different relational concepts fundamental to the anthropological study of human […]

Write up 1-2 paragraphs of predictions/hypotheses (part 1) about what garbage you expect to produce over the three days you will be tracking.

Garbology Project For this project, students will be asked to emulate the work of Archaeologist William Rathje who pioneered the study of garbage (Garbology) as a way to understand the lifestyle and consumption patterns of a society. Students will be asked to predict their own garbage production, and then to actually monitor what they throw […]

What is meant by the term “complex society?” Why and how is organizing a large labor force more difficult than organizing the labor of a small group of immediate family members?

ASSIGNMENT 1A. How can we measure the geographical reach of Stonehenge? Where did the people who were buried there come from? How do we know? What does this information tell us about the geographic reach of Stonehenge? 1B. What is meant by the term “complex society?” Why and how is organizing a large labor force […]

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