Assignment 2: Be An Anthropologist

Assignment Details
Open Date Nov 3, 2014 12:05 AM
Graded? Yes
Points Possible 50.0
Resubmissions Allowed? Yes
Remaining Submissions Unlimited
Attachments checked for originality? Yes
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Assignment 2: Be An Anthropologist
Due:
11:55pm ET on Sunday of Week 6

Purpose:
The goal of this exercise is to observe a ‘cultural scene’ as an anthropologist would (i.e. based on everything you have learned in the course to-date). The student will analyze their observations in terms of themes from the subfield of cultural anthropology such as how it helps frame our societies (family, lifestyle, lineage, language and communication) and, in some ways, its evolution.

Description:
Culture as we have discussed in our readings and lecture notes is an incredible advantage that has allowed humans to enter almost every niche in nature. The development and maintenance of culture is what sets humans apart from other species. Culture varies by time and location. For this assignment, students will be observing a particular setting for 25 minutes, writing up your observations, and then analyzing them.

Directions:
In a 3-5 page written assignment, answer the following questions.

1) 1) Discuss culture and its importance to anthropology.

a. This should include defining culture using the text and/or lecture notes.

2) 2) Choose a time and location for where/when you are going to conduct your observations of an ethnographic scene

a. Examples of Possible Ethnographic Scenes

i. The coming and going of shoppers in a mall

ii. Getting on and riding the bus

iii. Buying coffee at a coffee shop

iv. Crossing at a cross-walk

3) 3) Go to the specified location and proceed with your observations.

a. The easiest way to do this is to find a place to sit quietly and to simply watch what is going on.

i. Please do not talk to or interview people during this time.

b. Take handwritten (recommended) notes in a small notebook and/or mental notes of:

i. details about the scene itself (time of day, lighting, furniture, plants, sounds, temperature, smell, vibe/energy, etc)

ii. the people around you, not only their behavior but general information about their characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, gender, class, etc)

iii. what you see people doing

1. this is the heart of your description and should provide the instructor of how the people you saw were involved in the scene you were observing

iv. your thoughts and feelings while observing may be a brief section of the paper.

4) 4) When your 25 minutes are finished, leave the scene. In a quiet place, fill out your notes. Be sure you include more details about the topics from step 3.

a. At this time, you should start to think about what themes, patterns, or conclusions you saw. This step is critical.

b. Type up your notes (you will add them to the end of your write-up)

5) 5) Write a 3 – 5 page reaction paper about your observations Your paper should include

a. Discussion about and definition of culture

b. a ‘thick description’ of the location

i. i.e. building you were in (what is the architecture like), descriptions of people there (in terms of characteristics: age, race/ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status), sounds, smells, temperature, time of day and week, etc

c. clear detail of your observations

d. analysis of themes and patterns in behavior you observed

i. this and the next requirement are key for a good grade, as it is about observing and commenting – not just describing

e. analyze your observations, their themes and patterns using at least four anthropological concepts from the text and lecture notes so far

i. this should include clearly identifying the concept you are going to use, defining the concept using the text, and then applying the concept to your observation

1. because you will be paraphrasing or directly quoting from another source, you will need to use APA-formatting with in-text citations and full references

f. Conclude with a discussion of your experience of the situation. For example you might write how you felt when you started to detect a pattern in characteristics and/or behavior.

g. Include your observation notes

Disclaimer
Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.

Writing Expectations

All written submissions should be submitted using APA formatting. In part, this includes:

Typewritten in double-spaced format with a readable style and font and submitted inside the electronic classroom.
Arial 11 or 12-point font or Times New Roman styles.
Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable accommodation being made for special situations and online submission variances.
Save as .doc, .rtf, or .pdf in the format: lastname_ANTH100_HW2

Grading Rubric

CATEGORY

Outstanding

Above Average

Average

Below Average

Unacceptable

Definition
Described and define culture using text and/or lecture notes (5 pts) Needed some elaboration on description and definition of culture (4 pts) Need significantly more detail culture; missing text definition. (3.5pts) Discussion about culture missing definition and/or detail overall. (3pt) No description/definition of culture (0-2pts)

Observation Description
Provided thick description of observations with a lot of detail about cultural scene and characteristics of people observed (9 pts) Needed some elaboration on either cultural scene and characteristics of people observed (7.2 pts) Need significantly more detail about cultural scene and characteristics of people observed ; or some elaboration on both. (6.3 pts) Summary of observations lacks detail overall. (5.4 pt) No description of observations (0-5pts)

Analysis
Included insightful analysis of themes and patterns observed at cultural scene (12 pts) Included good analysis of themes and patterns observed at cultural scene (9.6 pts) Needed to elaborate a bit more on analysis of themes and patterns observed at cultural scene (8.4 pts) Needed much more elaboration on analysis of themes and patterns observed at cultural scene (7.2 pts) No analysis; just description (0-7)

Anthropological Concepts Identified
Clearly identified 4 relevant anthropological concepts from the readings. (4 pts) Clearly identified 3 relevant anthropological concepts from the readings, one not clearly identified. (3.2 pts) Clearly identified 2 relevant anthropological concepts from the readings. (2.8 pts) Clearly identified 1 relevant anthropological concepts from the readings. (2.4 pts) Did not clearly identify any anthropological concepts (0-2 pts)

Anthropological Concepts Defined
Clearly defined 4 relevant anthropological concepts using the text and/or other source(s). (4 pts) Clearly defined 3relevant anthropological concepts using the text and/or other source(s); 1 not clearly defined. (3.2 pts) Clearly defined 2 relevant anthropological concepts using the text and/or other source(s). (2.8 pts) Clearly defined 1 relevant anthropological concepts using the text and/or other source(s). (2.4 pts) Did not include text definitions of anthropological concepts (0-2 pts)

Analysis
Clearly applied 4 relevant anthropological concepts to analysis of the current event. (4 pts) Clearly applied 3 relevant anthropological concepts to analysis of the observation, one not clearly applied to analysis. (3.2 pts) Clearly applied 2 relevant anthropological concepts to analysis of the observation. (2.8 pts) Clearly applied 1 relevant anthropological concepts to analysis of the observation. (2.4 pts) Did not apply anthropological concepts to analysis of observation. (0-2 pts)

Reflection
Included discussion of your experience of the situation (2pts) 1.6 pt Need to elaborate on your experience of the situation (1.4 pt) 1.2 pt No discussion of your experience of the situation (0-1 pts)

Observation Notes
Included ‘filled out’ observation notes (2 pts) Need to fill out observation notes further. (1.4 pts) No observation notes included (0-1 pts)

APA Formatted Citations
Included APA formatted in-text citations and full references for all paraphrased and quoted work from other sources. (4 pts) Minor errors in APA formatting of citations. (3.2 pts) Multiple errors in APA formatting of citations. (2.8 pt) Missing some citations, and errors in APA formatting. (2.4 pts) No citations included. (0-2 pts)

Grammar & Spelling
Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. (4 pts) Author makes a couple errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. (3.2 pts) Author makes a few errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. (2.8 pt) Author makes multiple errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. (2.4 pts) Author makes so many errors in grammar and spelling that the intent of the paper can not be understood. (0-2 pts)

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