-What is an emotional proletariat?
- As an anthropologist, why is the Mexican elder care worker worth writing about?
- How do you obtain/ establish an emotional connection as an elder care worker?
- Theoretically would you classify Ibarra as a Marxist, anti- Marx, structural functionalist, functionalist, and why?
- How is what an elder care workers job similar to that of an ethnographer? What similarities and differences do both occupations share?
1. What does it mean to be culturally relative vs. ethnocentric? Why is this important in anthropology?
2. What was Geertz' reason for only focusing on one aspect of the culture (the cockfights) in Bali?
3. What is the cultrual problem regarding sexuality?
4. Explain the argument about simplicity vs. complexity and why "simple" societies are not really simple.
January 23 January 27:read: Geertz (Introduction) (Balinese cockfight),
Why would Geertz be seen as interpretivist in his descriptions of the Balinese cockfights?
Roseberry
What fundamental principle of a society does Roseberry believe Geertz left out in his discussion of the cockfights?
January 30: read: Wolf.
Why does Wolf believe it is impractical to think of one society as a separate entity from others?
Februrary 3: read:Reeves
What was the problem that Reeves sees with political boundaries not matching ethnic boundaries?
Chagnon
What view does Chagnon share with Hobbes and how is this displayed in his views of the Yanamamo?
March 10: Nanda
What is the structural functionalist role played by Hijras in reproduction?
March 13:Levine
Why is polyandry not readily explained by functionalism?
March 17:Herdt
What is the structural functionalist role of the Sambia nosebleeds on the males in the society?
Weismantel
Why are the Moche pots seen as controversial today? What reproductive role did the male play during acts like breast feeding?
March 20: Lewis
Why cant Ekila be defined in a context other than how the Mbendjele people use it? What are some of its uses?
March 24:Shostak (Chapter 3)
How is Shostak’s writing style different than that of earlier Anthropologists?
March 27 March 31:Sanders
What is one critique that Sanders makes about “Western” views of rainmaking?
April 3: read: Lansing
How do the water temples serve both a functionalist and structural functionalist role?
April 7:readGell
Why does Gell say that the Muria Ghans are a classic case of structural functionalism?
April 14 Aprl 17:Crawford
Why is Crawford’s writing a critique of our modern view of Globalization?
How do large families make globalization work for them?
April 21:read: Ibarra
How does Ibarra’s heritage affect her methodology?
Why is Ibarra’s writing a critic of Marxism?