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Discussion #2 (Chapters 14, 15, 16 & 17)

Choose ONE of the following to write a short essay of 400-500 words. Be sure to read and reply to at least 3 other students. You must cite your textbook using terms and examples.

1. List some stereotypes about how different people speak. Are those real differences, or just stereotypes? Are stereotypes positive or negative? Why do you think those stereotypes exist? What is vocal fry? How might this new term fit into a stereotype?

2. Give examples of your own exchanges of different degrees of reciprocity? Why are anthropologists interested in studying exchange across cultures?


Discussion #3 (Chapters 18, 19 & 20)

Choose ONE of the following to write a short essay of 400-500 words. Be sure to read and reply to at least 3 other students. You must cite your textbook using terms and examples.

1. (A) What are some of the alternatives to nuclear family arrangements considered in Chapter 19? What may be the impact of new (and increasingly accessible) reproductive technologies on domestic arrangements? (B) To what kind of family do you belong? How do the kin terms you use compare with the four classification systems discussed in Chapter 19?

2. According to Edmund Leach (1955), depending on the society, several different kinds of rights are allocated by marriage. What are these rights? Which among these rights do you consider to be more fundamental in your definition of marriage? Which ones can you do without? Why?


Discussion #4 (Chapters 21 & 22)

Choose ONE of the following to write a short essay of 400-500 words. Be sure to read and reply to at least 3 other students. You must cite your textbook using terms and examples.

1. Describe a rite of passage you (or a friend) have been through. How did it fit the three-stage model given in Chapter 21?

2. Chapter 22 describes how sports and the media reflect culture. Can you come up with examples of how sports and media influence culture?

Discussion #5 (Chapters 23 & 24)

Choose ONE of the following to write a short essay of 400-500 words. Be sure to read and reply to at least 3 other students. You must cite your textbook using terms and examples.

1. Think of a recent case in which a core nation has intervened in the affairs of another nation. What was the intervention philosophy used to justify the action? (Be sure to define terms used in Chapter 23.)

2. Consider majority and minority rights in the context of contemporary events involving religion, ethnicity, politics and law. Should religion be an ascribed or an achieved status? How about ethnicity? Why?

 
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