Assignment:
Short Paper :
There are four short papers required in this course all related to the same cultural group you will select in paper 1. Please follow the instructions in step 1 and 2 to complete paper 1.
Step 1: Choose one cultural group from the list below and a title for your paper. You will continue to write about different aspects of this cultural group for the remaining papers in this course.
!Kung (Kalahari desert, Ovamboland or Botswana)
Ashanti (Central Ghana)
Amish (North America)
Andaman (Andaman Islands)
Aymara (Andes)
Azande (North Central Africa)
Bakhtiari (Iran)
Bantu (Sub Saharan Africa)
Dani (West Papua, Indonesia)
Dinka (South Sudan)
Etoro people (Papua New Guinea)
Fang people (Africa)
Gullah (South Carolina)
Huichol or Wixaritari (Mexico)
Hmong (East and Southeast Asia)
Hopi (North America)
Hui Muslims (China)
Ibo (Nigeria)
Inuit (Alaska, Canada or Greenland)
Kapauku (Papua, Indonesia)
Kpelle (Liberia)
Kurds (Iran)
Kwakiutl (North America)
Mbuti (Congo)
Mende (Sierra Leone)
Native Hawaiians
Navajo
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) (North America)
Nuer (South Sudan)
Pygmies (Central Africa)
Romani People (Europe and America)
Sami (Northern European herders)
Samoans
Teso (Uganda, Kenya)
Tiv (West Africa)
Tiwi (Australia)
Trobrianders
Yanomami (South America)
Zuni (North America)
Step 2: Your paper 1 must answer the following:
a) Research the selected cultural group's economic system, modes of livelihood, and modes of reproduction using a minimum of one peer-reviewed journal article (dated within the last 10 years) and information from the Miller textbook.
b) Which population did you pick?
c) What is the population size and where are they located?
d) What is their economic system in terms of modes of livelihood (foraging, horticulture, pastoralism, agriculture or industrial), property ownership, and modes of exchange?
e) What are the modes of reproduction in terms of population growth, the value of children, and social aspects specific to your selected cultural group?
f) How is the cultural group changing (or is being changed) through globalization when it comes to modes of livelihood and modes of reproduction?
g) How can anthropologists work to help this population in the changing world? Search for information on what anthropologists are doing to help this population regarding the aspects you discussed, and what are the gaps (what is still missing that anthropologists can still work on to meet the needs of this group).
Include citations from the Miller textbook and a minimum of one peer-reviewed journal article with a date within the last 10 years. Remember to write in your own words by interpreting what you read and citing the source. Avoid long direct quotes. Avoid plagiarism by always citing your sources.
Short paper format:
All short papers should have a title, an introduction, a conclusion, and a References Cited page. All papers in the course must be:
• 2 to 4 pages
• typed
• doubled spaced
• font size 12
• written with proper grammar and syntax
• in American Sociological Association (ASA) citation and reference style.