What are the three stages in a rite of passage, as defined by Van Gennep?
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The Jewish eruv is an example of how cultural groups maintain adherence to their
separate cultural identities even within wider public spaces. Describe this phenomenon,
and give an example of this in your own community. What similarities do we find with
the eruv for groups such as the local government, etc.?
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Because trade can be essential in the quest for survival and is often undertaken for the
sake of luxury, people may go to great lengths to establish and maintain good trade
relations. A classic example of this is the Kula ring. What is the “Kula ring?” Describe
this form of exchange compare it to different types of exchange in your own society. Do
we practice anything similar to Kula?
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The hallmark of anthropological fieldwork is participant observation.
How does the constitution of family vary cross-culturally? What are the adaptive
advantages of each type?
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Describe the use of sex as a principle of social organization, using the Mundurucu and
typical U.S. society as examples.
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Global warming will cause a rise in diseases mostly in the more temperate areas of the
globe.
Migrant workers often send remittances to their families back in their home village.
Anthropologists use only qualitative data-gathering techniques. Quantitative data is
used by sociologists and psychologists.
Kindred and bilateral descent can be used interchangeably since they mean the same
thing.
What happens with a typical 6-lb. chicken butchered by a Mexican immigrant working
for minimum wage in a Mississippi poultry plant?
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Discuss the reactions that have occurred to counterbalance the forces of globalization.
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The primary role of anthropologists in addressing the challenges of globalization is to
document the native peoples who are disappearing.
The largest poultry broiler processing plant in the U.S. is located in Detroit, Michigan.
What role can anthropology play in dispute resolution? What perspectives does this
discipline have that can help in negotiating understanding between cultures?
Answer:Will vary