Anth 101a Cultural Anthropology

Please answer this question-3. What is Lee’s experience in Eating Christmas? What does this tell him about !Kung culture? How do the !Kung explain their behavior at the end? What does his experience illustrate about the nature of ethnography? Use references from the article to support your ideas.

1. Do you believe that female circumcision should be viewed as a human rights issue or as cultural relativism. Explain your reasons. Use references from the article “Gender Perspectives: Female Circumcision” (pg 197-99) to support your ideas.

2. Compare the two perspectives of culture in “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari,” and “Body Rituals of the Narcirema.” Providing examples from the articles, how is the perception of an outsider flawed. What does this say about cultural relativism? Use references from the articles to support your ideas

3. What is Lee’s experience in Eating Christmas?  What does this tell him about !Kung culture?  How do the !Kung explain their behavior at the end?  What does his experience illustrate about the nature of ethnography? Use references from the article to support your ideas.

4. From the article “Reciprocity on Skid Row,” outline the key issues connected to poverty. Why do traditional forms of social assistance fail on skid row? What do you believe may be a better strategy for reducing poverty within this context? Use references from the article to support your ideas

5. From the article “Speak Bilingue” why does the author suggest that language does not create a Canadian identity? Do you agree or disagree that language influence one’s identity?