Assignment:
Create a combination of short answer (write about 3-4 sentences for each) and essay questions (write in an essay format with an introduction, body paragraph(s), and a conclusion).
Citation Expectations
You will probably summarize material from the course using your own words. If you use quotations, please keep the following in mind:
-Follow MLA style for your citations. Cite quotations from our textbook like this: (Lavenda and Schull 68). You are discouraged from using outside sources
For the following short answer questions, please write one brief paragraph responding to the question.
1. Choose one of the five subdisciplines in anthropology, and explain what is distinctive about its approach to the human condition.
2. What are ethnocentrism and cultural relativity? How does the ethnographic description of the Nacirema demonstrate one or both of these terms?
3. What is a theory and how is it both similar to and different from a myth?
4. What are the key elements of Darwin's approach to evolution? Why are they important?
5. What selection pressures and human practices explain the high frequency of the sickle-cell genotype (HbA/HbS) in certain populations?
For the following essay questions, please compose a more detailed answer with an introduction, body paragraph(s), and a conclusion. Remember to briefly explain key terms as you use them in your answers and use examples when you can
Q1. Compare and contrast the replacement, regional continuity, and "mostly out-of-Africa" models for the evolution from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens. What kinds of evidence are used for each model? What kinds of contrasting interpretations are given for the same evidence?
Q2. What does it mean to say that anthropologists approach the study of humanity from a biocultural perspective? What do present-day anthropologists say about the connection between biology and race?