Anthropology
Objective:
You will become familiar with anthropology’s holistic perspective in problem solving, and how an anthropologist can advocate for social change and contribute to the resolution of human issues through recommendations for change and the creation of policy.
Points possible: 25
Steps:
Watch Video
Applied Anthropology
Choose a speciality within Applied Anthropology. Such as:
Urban Anthropologist Medical Anthropologist Linguistic Anthropologist
Business Anthropology Nutritional Anthropologist Historical Preservationist
Economic Anthropologist Forensic Anthropologist Archaeologist
Political Anthropologist Psychological Anthropologist Other
Explain how you will resolve a real-world problem. Such as:
-working to develop more green space within an urban environment for families with children.
-marketing a product to appeal to the millennials.
-advocating for fair trade and fair wages among South American coffee growers.
-promoting public health and health screening for Hispanic farm workers due to pesticide exposure.
-educating overweight children with diabetes from single, low income parents who prefer fast food.
Share the fieldwork methods you would use. Such as:
behavioral interviews
surveys and questionnaires
participant observations
ethnography
recording language
Focus Questions:
Conduct research as an Applied Anthropologist (i.e. Medical, Psychological, Linguistic Anthropologist, etc.) to learn about a specific issue or problem related to humans, such as diabetes, childhood obesity, etc. that you would like to address and resolve.
1. Provide a short description of the Applied Anthropological specialty you chose (example: Medical Anthropologist)
2. Explain the expertise and value of that speciality for exploring and resolving the issue, problem, or conflict within a cultural group (example: childhood obesity and diabetes in Hispanic children).
3. Explain the fieldwork techniques and methods your Applied Anthropological specialty would use to understand human conditions and behavior to resolve the issue (example: Medical Anthropologist can use interviews and behavioral observations to explore diabetes in children).
4. Create a policy for action for education and awareness to make change within the culture.
5. Tie these questions together for a logical analysis.
Submission:
Write an Essay (25 sentences plus reference) – Note the speciality and problem (i.e. Medical Anthropologist, Childhood Obesity) at the top of the page.
