Category: Anthropology

Purpose:
The goal of this activity is to observe a ‘cultural scene’ for 25 minutes and take notes as an anthropologist would (i.e. based on everything you have learned in the course to-date). You will submit a worksheet (attached) about your observations.  
During this people watching activity, start to think about concepts that you’ve learned in class that fit with your observations. Be sure to take really detailed notes about the scene itself and the individuals and groups in the scene because you will use and build on this information in Week 5 to complete the assignment due that week.    
Directions: Use Attached Worksheet
Choose a time and location where you can observe a cultural scene with multiple people (mall, public transportation, coffee shop, etc.).  Quietly observe people for 25 minutes and simply watch what is going on. Do not talk to or interview people during this time.
B. Collect field notes (handwritten recommended).  
C. Fill out and submit the attached worksheet.  Your completed worksheet will include information about:
Location
Time of day
Scenery (for example- lighting, furniture, plants, sounds, temperature, smell, vibe/energy, etc.).
Details about the people in the scene (their characteristics, their behavior).
Reflection about what this activity was like for you.  What was it like to observe others, now that you’re learning about anthropology?  Was this different than people watching you engaged in before starting this class?

Requirements for final essay: You will independently research and write a paper of about 3,500 words on a topic of your choosing and related to the issues we cover in the course. Your paper could be either a literature review paper, which surveys available anthropological literature on a media-related topic; or an ethnographic paper, which presents an ethnographic analysis of a media-related phenomenon
My Research topic: mediated intimacy in K-pop online fansign 
The purpose of my research: explore how online fan sign events of K-pop artists function as mediator spaces that facilitate intimate interactions between idols and fans
And I will examine the rise of digital technology in shaping identities, globalization, and fan consumption Introduction of online fan sign events with k-pop idols: buy albums to win a chance to have a video call with your idol
1. The event will be conducted with the video call channel ID in the information provided. 
2. Members and winners will have a video call event. 
History of fansign event: Before 2020, Fan signs were held in person.
With the rise of digital technology and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, these events have transitioned online. 
The three points that I want to emphasize are here in the slides, starting from page 7, https://www.canva.com/design/DAGHu2OElDI/x0Eu0RM3U4IibdOqCmbR6w/edit?utm_content=DAGHu2OElDI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton Please take a look at the slides to see what I want to focus
❗️you don’t have to follow my outline exactly, if you have better or more logical ideas, feel free to express it in the essay

Roughly 4 pages about collaboration between anthropologists and archaeologists during research/field work.
Roughly 4 pages about what the senegambian stonecircles tell us in regards to anthropology/culture/etc.
+20€  if written in German.
When adding sources: Author (publishing year): ‘Title’.
When citing: (Author: publishing year)

please select a quote from Chapter 1 that highlights an important idea from the readings. For example, as we see in Chapter 1, physical anthropology is the study of “the origins of hominins (i.e. humans and fossil human relatives), how they adapted over time, and how we – modern humans – continue to change” (Chapter 1, page 4). This quote is important because it foregrounds the study of humans from an evolutionary perspective, and places great emphasis on the fact that we continue to adapt and change today and into the future. It is crucial to provide a quote with chapter and page number in parentheses.
Please conclude this first discussion post briefly discussing an example in your life in which you have applied (in the past) or could apply (in the future) the scientific method to expand your understanding of the world around you. To help you structure this part of your post, please reflect on the following questions:
Why is direct observation important?
How does direct observation influence our thinking about a particular object?
What can the physical details of objects lead to new insights about the world around us?
Why is testing hypotheses important?
What happens if testing suggests a particular hypothesis is wrong?
Why is sharing research results important?
How can dialogue with others help expand knowledge?

I have attached the Guideline and outline.
Please eusure that the same topic and outline are used.
This is for an Archeology class so must focus on using archaeological evidence.
Have to use two main sources
1.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358672712_Palynological_Insights_into_the_Ecology_and_Economy_of_Ancient_Bee-Products_A_Contribution_to_the_History_of_Beekeeping
2. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0407921102
Archaeological evidence from this sources should be utilized, but other sources can be used for historical context.
IMPORTANT: please do not use any AI tool or fix AI’s sentence to avoid AI detector tool. My professor uses sophisticated detection methods.

lease remember that the field notes should be attached with your Week 7 paper, and the 3-to-4-page double-spaced paper is in addition to the page or pages of the field notes.
Assignment Instructions
Why do so many researchers still treat race as a scientific concept? For your assignment this week, you will ask respondents about their definitions or understandings of race. In this article, an anthropologist asked scientists, too, for their definitions of race: 
https://slate.com/technology/2019/05/race-science-angela-saini-new-book-superior-deconstructed.htmlLinks to an external site. 
For this research assignment and paper, you will first survey 20 adult people of your choosing to ask them about their attitudes about race. Do not survey or interview children, inmates, or anyone else who cannot give legal or voluntary consent.
Please tell your adult respondents that you are completing a research project and paper for your online Cultural Anthropology course on people’s understandings of, and attitudes about, race.
Important: Your respondents must remain anonymous. To maintain their confidentiality, in your field notes, you must codify them and not list their names. You may number each subject or use initials instead, but no first or last names should be included.
Explain no more. If respondents do not understand any of the five questions, please ask them to simply answer to the best of their ability and understanding, and explain that you are unable to discuss the question any further, according to assignment requirements. 
Ask each of the 20 people the following 5 questions, and no more, and record their responses in your field notes, which you will submit with your paper: 
1) How many races are there? 
2) What are those races? (Please list them.) 
3) What is your race? 
4) What is your gender? 
5) What is your age? 
Then, in a 3-to-4 page double-spaced paper, in Times New Roman 12 point font, no longer and no shorter, explain your results.
Do you observe any patterns of responses based on respondents’ cultures, sub-cultures, or any particular socioeconomic background?
What about gender?
What about age?
Do people of particular age groups respond in a similar way?
Why do you think you observed the responses that you did? 
How do the responses compare to the anthropological understanding of race, or to what you have learned in this course in the weekly lessons or in the textbook? 
Be sure to include quotations or paraphrases from the textbook and/or weekly lesson and parenthetical in-text citations to support your points in the paper.

invention that made peace with lions. This talk by a young Maasai youth Links to an external site. demonstrates innovation and it is an uplifting journey and excellent last discussion which ties in many of of the elements of this

paper should:
Summarize and explain what you think the main arguments are in the Document attached. This should not be a paragraph-by-paragraph repetition of what the reading states. Instead, you should focus on providing a “big picture” overview of the reading that explains the arguments or ideas that you think are particularly important for understanding what the author is trying to communicate in the assigned pages of the reading. This section should be roughly 1/2 of the paper.
Include a reflective discussion on the assigned pages of the reading. This section should be roughly 1/2 of your paper. A reflective discussion explains your thoughts and impressions on the reading:
A discussion of how the arguments in the reading connect to other ideas in our course, other courses you’re taking, or to issues and events outside of class. 
My experience with some passages in the reading. (Globalization has had a big impact on my life, especially through my parents’ immigration from Mexico. Their journey to the United States was tough and full of sacrifices, which taught me a lot about strength and determination. They didn’t share many details about their crossing, but my dad mentioned tunnels and my mom almost getting hit by a delivery truck while crossing a highway. These stories show how risky their journey was for a better future.
When we arrived in San Jose, my parents lived in a small, basic shed. We often drive by that place, and they remind us how hard it was to start a new life. Since my parents only spoke Spanish, I had to learn English at school and was often teased for mispronouncing words. This experience, though hard, made me more determined and adaptable.
My parents worked wherever they could, often leaving my brother alone at home. Eventually, my mother became pregnant with my sister, the first U.S. citizen in our family. Despite their struggles, they took English classes at CET to gain citizenship, and I had to translate documents and conversations for them as a young child.
Looking back, I feel lucky for my family’s sacrifices. Their hard work not only gave us opportunities but also taught me to appreciate our cultural heritage and family strength.)
Reflection Paper should incorporate at least two quotes from the assigned pages of the reading as supporting evidence for your summary and/or reflections on the material. These quotes should serve as supporting evidence for your arguments.

Please watch “The Women’s Kingdom” which is a video about a matrilineal group in China and this video will give you an insight into a very different marriage pattern that most students are familiar with. After you have watched the video, research and post on a marriage pattern of a particular culture that is different from your own culture’s or the Mosuo culture and describe that marriage pattern. Include the location (where they live and also the name of the peoples), what type of marriage pattern they practice and all other relevant information on the particular culture as it relates to marriage.

PLEASE NO AI SOFTWARE OR COPY ANYRTHING ON INTERNET
Start your post with a favorite quote from this week’s readings. Include the citation and tell us why you chose that quote.
Choose one of the following to write about (100-200 words): (Make sure to tell us which you are doing so we know what you are writing about) 
What is the emic explanation for death without weeping, passive infanticide and the high infant mortality rate? Look through the article and find ONE quote that represents an emic perspective. Type the quote (include the page number) and a few sentences explaining what that quote means, or why you chose it, how it helps explain death without weeping, etc.
Ask a discussion question for the class using a vocabulary/key term we have learned this week and incorporating this week’s materials.