What science-based advice are specialist now giving, and how does that compare with that of the doctors in the video?

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View “Living a Transgender Childhood”. Do not just give me a synopsis of what the video is about –  rather than focusing on Josie’s parents, or on your opinions and feelings of what you would do if it was your child, focus instead on the science conveyed in this video: What do we actually know now, from our medical sciences, regarding transgendered people? What science-based advice are specialist now giving, and how does that compare with that of the doctors in the video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXfQuXUQ8X8 Read Blackless et al. 2000, “How sexually dimorphic are we?” Discuss its implications in regards to the common concept of there being just two sexes.

Explain what the ar3cle can add to lecture material regarding the topic of the week, and how lecture material can enrich our understanding of the ar3cle.

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ANTH 1120 Assignment #1: Cri4cal Reading Exercise Instruc4ons Worth 15% of final grade 3-4pages(double-spaced)Overview You must write a 3-4 page cri3cal summary of one of the ar3cles assigned as required reading from classes 4 or 5: oBohannan, Laura. 1966. Shakespeare in the Bush. Natural History (Aug.-Sept.), 28-33. oGmelch, George. 1971. Baseball Magic. Trans-Ac2on 8, no. 8, 39-41.oMiner, Horace. 1956. Body Ritual Among the Nacirema. American Anthropologist 58, no. 3,:503-507. Purpose The point of this exercise is to give you prac3ce with: oreading assigned material cri3cally, and for specific content; oci3ng ideas and informa3on thoroughly and accurately; oand making connec3ons between ethnographic examples and anthropological concepts. ContentYour summary must address the following points: 1. Argument and Suppor3ng Points (40-50% of total content) oSummarize the author’s argument, and two or three of the key points the author makes to support that argument.

oConven3onal ar3cles will usually outline the argument near the beginning of the introduc3on (much like a thesis statement in an essay) – but the argument is not always this easy to find.

oTo fully appreciate the argument, it is always necessary to read the en3re ar3cle and think about it as a whole. 2.Relevance to Course Content (20-30% of total content) oEach ar3cle expands upon the themes of the video lecture in the week for which it is assigned. oExplain what the ar3cle can add to lecture material regarding the topic of the week, and how lecture material can enrich our understanding of the ar3cle.

3. Cri3cal Ques3ons and Concerns (20-30% of total content)

oOutline and explain two or three cri3cal ques3ons or concerns about the ar3cle that you would ask the author if you could.

oThese ques3ons should address gaps, issues, and/or problems you may have iden3fied in the ar3cle. Yes/no or factual ques3ons are not adequate for this sec3on. oIssues to consider when formula3ng your ques3ons include:

oAre there aspects of the author’s argument that leave you unconvinced?

oDo you see any traces of older approaches to ethnography that contemporary anthropologists try to avoid? (ethnocentrism, typological thinking, cultural evolu3onism, etc.)

oDoes this portrayal of the community seem representa3ve, or are some groups excluded? Cita4ons oIt is impera3ve that you cite thoroughly and accurately. oEvery 3me you men3on an idea or fact derived from the ar3cle, you must note the page number on which it appeared – whether you men3on it in direct quotes or by paraphrasing. For example, Malinowski’s hypothesis about magic is highly relevant to baseball (Gmelch, 1971: 39).

oThe above is just one example to get started – there is much more to ci3ng properly. See the How & Why to Cite instruc3onal video (required viewing for October 19). FormaWng Instruc4ons

oDouble-spaced, 12 point Calibri or Times New Roman font, 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins, number the pages oOn the top lei corner of page one: your name, student number, course code, tutorial leader’s name, date submijed

oUse Chicago Style for in-text cita3ons and bibliographic references (brief guide: hjp://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=2044).

oWrite in the first person (“I argue that…” not “it will be argued that…”)

oNo 3tle or “works cited” page needed for this assignment.

oUpload to Moodle (via the link provided near the top of the page) as a PDF or Word document

Discuss its implications regarding homosexuality and human reproduction.

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Read Iemmola and Ciani 2009, “New evidence of genetic factors influencing sexual orientation in men: Female fecundity increase in the maternal line”. Discuss its implications regarding homosexuality and human reproduction.

Discuss the importance of “Selam” in regards to early human evolution.

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Read about “A juvenile early hominin skeleton from Dikika, Ethiopia”. Discuss the importance of “Selam” in regards to early human evolution.
Discuss the importance of Ardi in regards to early human evolution.

What were the main differences between H. habilis and H. erectus? Was H. habilis more like H. erectus, or more like the australopithecines? Some argue that H. habilis should be classified in the Australopithecus genus rather than the Homo genus.

Discuss, evaluate, and contrast the evidence of migration to the Americas presented in Gibbons 2012 and Balter 2013 with information provided in one (or more) of the following articles

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Discuss, evaluate, and contrast the evidence of migration to the Americas presented in Gibbons 2012 and Balter 2013 with information provided in one (or more) of the following articles: Erlandson et al. 2011, “Paleolithic seafaring, maritime technologies, and coastal foraging on California’s Channel Islands”; O’Connor et al. 2011, “Pelagic fishing at 42,000 years before the present and the maritime skills of modern humans”; Pringle 2014, “Welcome to Beringia”; Raghavan et al 2014, “The genetic prehistory of the New World Arctic.

Consider what she could have done differently. Discuss two options. In the end, did she do the right thing?

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Cultural anthropologists often face critical decisions when practicing participant observation. The video listed below documents ethnographic fieldwork carried out by Wynne Maggi in the Kalasha valleys of northern Pakistan. While doing research in a remote community, she experienced a trauma that affected her fieldwork and her life for years afterward. After viewing the video, consider what she could have done differently. Discuss two options. In the end, did she do the right thing? A related issue is whether she follow the ethical rule in anthropology of doing no harm to the people one is studying. What do you think about this last point? Why?

How can malnutrition impact the biological development of children?

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Given that there is currently enough food produced around the world to adequately feed everyone, the problem of global malnutrition arises from cultural factors such as social status, economics, and systemic racism. Watch the following video, and answer at least one of the questions below.
Video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0zkdz86us2zt8t/NEED%20TO%20KNOW%20The%20silent%20epidemic%20of%20malnutrition%20PBS_cc.mp4?dl=0
1. How can malnutrition impact the biological development of children?
2. How might these impacts manifest socioeconomically and/or culturally in malnourished people as they enter adulthood?
3. Which cultural factors are explained in the video?
4. What other cultural factors not mentioned in the video affect the problem of global malnutrition? (Keep in mind that culture consists of all human behavior that is not biologically mandated. For example, while a pregnant child in labor must give birth, the manner in which she does so – such as choosing a home birth instead a hospital birth – can be motivated by tradition, superstition, politics, economics, or culturally embedded logistical reasons.)
5. How would you explain or summarize global malnutrition from a biocultural perspective?

Knowing what you do about the differences between phenotype and genotype do you think that would be a fair basis by which to determine whether someone should be insured?

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Read Chapter 5, Macroevolution and Taxonomy and Chapter 7, Genotypic Traits and the Tracing of Population Affiliations in Human Biological Diversity by Daniel E. Brown.

View Lecture 6: Four Forces of Evolution.

View Lecture 7: Blood Groups.

View Lecture 8: HLA Antigens and Hemoglobin Variants

View Lecture 9: Human Biochemical Diversity

View Lecture 10: Taxonomy.

Question

In the recent past health insurance companies have proposed requiring people applying for health insurance to give genetic information about themselves. Knowing what you do about the differences between phenotype and genotype do you think that would be a fair basis by which to determine whether someone should be insured? Why or why not?

 

Discuss how this belief manifests in other areas of your life. Develop this answer.

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In essence, these are some of the conflicting ideas about the nature of the strongest motivator in human experience. These opposing views are discussed in the section, Three Debates in Chapter 1 of your textbook. These debates represent age-old human disagreements about what “makes the world go round.” These debates often manifest in our individual lives, particularly with respect to the important decisions we have to make at critical moments. When the debate is occurring within ourselves, we call it a dilemma. We all experience one or more of these dilemmas in the course of our lives.

In this assignment, you will choose one of the three debates Miller describes and the conflicting values it represents. Then discuss how that debate represents a dilemma you have experienced, in other words, a debate within yourself. For example, you may have at one point had to decide between money and love. Perhaps on an important occasion, you had to decide whether to follow established rules or disregard the rules and decide your own distinct course of action. Whatever the dilemma, after you describe it, indicate on which side of the argument you eventually came down. The decision you made should tell you something about yourself, specifically what for you is an essential value.

So, what does your decision tell you about your “basic self?” What is your core value? Does your decision reveal that deep down you believe that money and nice things are the most important things in life (which makes you a cultural materialist) or that you believe that making decisions for yourself, even at some personal cost is far better than following established rules (which means you believe in individual agency)? Develop this discussion. Can you think of other dilemmas, large or small you resolved the same way? Whatever category you choose to describe yourself, do you know why you believe this? Did you know this about yourself before beginning this assignment?

Remember, this is a debate within yourself, not a debate between you and a parent, your friend, or someone else.

To Summarize, your paper should be a single cohesive essay in which you:

—Make sure you have a clear thesis statement in your first paragraph.

—Select an important decision that you made and give a description of the options you were considering.

—Select ONE of the arguments described in the Three Debates in Chapter 1 of your text and describe why one of the debates reflects your own dilemma. Explain exactly how your final decision indicates that you fall into one of the six theoretical categories described by Miller (cultural materialism, structuralism, interpretivism, etc.). Elaborate on this point to whatever degree you need to in order to explain, keeping in mind the paper’s length limits.

—Using the questions in the third paragraph of these instructions as a starting point, explain what this decision tells you about your “basic self,” the part of you that believes a certain thing or idea consciously or unconsciously directs human decision-making, including your own. The best essays will include insights or questions that go beyond what the questions in the third paragraph address.

—Discuss how this belief manifests in other areas of your life. Develop this answer.

Some Points to Keep in Mind: Again, make certain that at the outset of the paper you have a clear thesis statement that lets the reader know what issue your paper is addressing. Also as you develop your point, make sure you clearly explain the evidence from your own life so as to back up how you classify yourself. Describe specifics and do so in sufficient detail and with sufficient explanation to make your conclusion appear reasonable to the reader. It is your job as the writer to convince the reader that you are what you say you are. Do not deliver a conclusion without explaining your reasoning. You may decide that your decision was influenced by several theoretical viewpoints, not just one, but here you want to choose the most powerful single perspective as a force in your life and focus your essay on that.

In your view, where does conversion to these fall along the continuum between the crisis of maturation and the seeking of mature religious options?

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Students are required to post an essay answer to the instructor’s question/topic prompt (hit “reply” to do so). These answers must be four or more paragraphs (at least 250 words each) in length and use formal writing style (i.e., have grammar, punctuation, and spelling appropriate for university work), including page number citations where appropriate (e.g., where quotations are used). These posts MUST show strong familiarity with both the module readings and discussion lectures for their respective weeks. The details of the discussion post for this week are as follows:
Discussion Post #2:
“Revitalization” is a powerful concept that address the cultural, social, and subjective problems many people experience when confronted with a dysfunctional and/or unsatisfying world. Many NRMs tend to share the goal of revitalization. Considering the Branch Davidian and Hare Krishna movements, why do you believe (based on readings and lectures) that people join these groups? In your view, where does conversion to these fall along the continuum between the crisis of maturation and the seeking of mature religious options? Please illustrate your answer with examples from the readings.