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How can biological anthropology be used to help address these issues? How is biology relevant in your own life?
Herdt had a certain goal in writing the article. From your perspective, what did you get from this article? Did Herdt Herdt convince of his perspective?
Given these ideas and values are the essential case for anthropology (and Anthropology 201, The Nature of Culture)
Children living at high altitudes develop a larger chest cavity by adulthood than children living at lower altitudes. What can be said about this adaptation?
How are the post-cranial bones of // creerus different from all earlier hominins'?
Problem: Imagine your dream job. Then, write out how you would respond to the following interview questions.
Problem: What did you think of anthropology before our lessons? What do you think now?
According to Erickson ("Nationalism and Minorities"), nationalism is an ideology which holds that cultural boundaries should correspond to political boundaries.
Describe three cranial features that differentiate the robust australopithecines from gracile australopithecines.
For your final article review assignment, read "How Taming Cows and Horses Sparked Inequality." - Two-paragraph. Reflective response
Problem: Why are fossils so important in establishing scientific evidence of hominid evolution?
What is Charles Derber's Wildling theory and how does it relate to the pursuit of the American Dream? Use the interactions among early Anglo settlers
In the article we read by Helmer, one of the methods used to test the identity of skeletal remains thought to belong to Josef Mengele was:
Explain how what you have learned is relevant to your life and/or to real world issues. Regarding the content and structure of the course, what worked for you?
Alan Howard argues that the term 'diaspora' is outdated. Briefly explain this claim. Based on your readings in this class, do you believe this is true
Problem: How did course readings describe anthropological perspectives regarding kinship systems and family?
the author presents the story of Bernardo, a man who linked aspects of his pain and suffering in the fields to the torture inflicted upon
In the reading Globalization, the authors argue that anthropologists are interested in local cultural processes,
As anthropology expands its purview outside academia, what career paths can young graduates hope to pursue which incorporate their studies.
Obviously anthropologists were not there to advise and correct the problems. GM at least had anthropologists on staff. So what happened?
Explain what Guest means by the "cultural construction of gender" and what you experienced in your life and enculturation.
Problem: What's one example of how our concept of "race" is not scientifically valid?
Problem: Can you think of a time when the placebo effect may have worked on you?
Problem: How would an anthropologist collect data/information/examples and what tools would they use to analyze them?
Which of the following is not a cultural universal? a. A system of economics b. Rules for determining who your kin are