Anthropology Culture Sketches Essay

Using the assignedchapters: The Roma (ch. 11); The Samoans (ch. 12); The Tiwi (ch. 13); TheTrobriand Islanders (ch. 14); The Yanomami (ch. 15) (Link to PDF of book can be found here file:///C:/Users/mburk/Downloads/culture-sketches-case-studies-in-anthropology_compress.pdf) Must use book as a reference

Consider the different ways in which these groups have become part of the larger global community.

a. What are some of the global phenomena that play a part in these chapters?

b. How do global phenomena act on these different groups? How do they respond? What causes the group to respond in that way?

c. What elements of their social and cultural structures caused them to interact with the broader global community?

I will grade the assignments on a basis of 100% using the following criteria:

1. The mechanics of writing, such as correct spelling and grammar and organization of ideas. How well is the paper written and proofed? Are there grammatical and other errors? Do you use formal language? Is the paper properly formatted?(20%)

2. Articulating the connections between cultural group knowledge and global phenomena: Do you demonstrate an understanding of global phenomena? Do you consider the ways that global phenomena affect local/daily lives? Do you consider the different cultural structures that cause or enable a group to respond to global phenomena in a particular way? Do you discuss each of the five groups to some extent, demonstrating your knowledge of them as a cultural group? (80%)