Global Gender Issues. This week, you are required to answer only one of the following discussion post questions. You should indicate if you chose Option A or Option B in your original post. Please note that you will need to watch both required videos in order to respond to your peers. Your initial post should […]

Kinship and Cultural Relevance. After reading Chapter 8 of Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective, discuss the importance of maintaining kinship ties within one of the cultures presented in your textbook. Drawing parallels to your own life, reflect on how maintaining kin relationships is often a social duty that requires considerable time.   DQ2 Women’s Roles in […]

Global Gender Issues. This week, you are required to answer only one of the following discussion post questions. You should indicate if you chose Option A or Option B in your original post. Please note that you will need to watch both required videos in order to respond to your peers. Your initial post should […]

Gender Egalitarianism and Feminism. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Courtney Martin talk about feminism from a Nigerian and American perspective. Both women focus on reclaiming the term, “feminism,” and defining it for themselves. Considering the two perspectives and experiences from your own life how would you define feminism? How is the idea of gender egalitarianism, such […]

Sex, Gender, and Identity Sex, Gender, and Identity. The video, Assume Nothing, explores the complexity of gender identity by revealing a world where gender cannot be defined as simply male or female. Using examples from the video and your textbook, describe the differences between sex, gender identity, and gender expression. In your response, explain the […]

Collaboration 1. Anthropologists often collaborate with their colleagues, during research studies, at conferences, etc. This collaboration can lead to substantial anthropological advances and serves as an excellent professional development tool. Throughout this course, you will collaborate with a small group of your classmates (assigned by your Instructor in the Announcements), as you would with colleagues […]

For your Final Project in this course, imagine that you have been asked by your colleagues to present your research on your chosen tribe at an online conference. At this conference, you will be presenting the information you have accumulated in your portfolio during the first four weeks of the class.   Your presentation must […]

Final Paper Preparation Part I – Research Project (Ashford) Final Paper Prepration: Part I – Research Project. Due by Day 7. In preparation for your Final Paper, this week you will submit information about the event at which you will conduct participant observation and conduct library research on it. Explain how you will adhere to […]

Religious Change Religious Change. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Religion is not static, but changes over time as do other elements of culture. Based on the readings, what factors are important for religious change, such as the significance of the Muslim veil or the rising power seen in small terrorist groups, due to globalization […]

Witchcraft Witchcraft. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Watch Strange Beliefs: Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard. Then, read the assigned selections from Chapter 7: Witchcraft, Sorcery, Divination, and Magic in Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion.   E. E. Evans-Pritchard concluded that the belief in witchcraft serves three cultural functions: to provide an explanation for the unexplainable; to provide […]