Author: chris

Readings: Miller Ch. 2 + Conformity and Conflict [C&C] Eating Christmas in the Kalahari, p. 15

Fieldwork is the core activity in cultural anthropology. These readings will introduce you to the methods and problems that some researchers have experienced. The sites in the material section represent different styles of fieldwork. Read enough of each fieldworkers experience to understand the goals and problems of their work.

This week also has your first writing assignment. Reread the syllabus to remind yourself of the formal academic writing conventions for these assignments. Be sure to include citations for all quoted or paraphrased material. Only assignments posted by Sunday night will be accepted and graded.

After finishing this chapter, students should know:

♦how the research goals of cultural anthropology influence the selection of methods for data gathering and analysis.
♦understand the difference between etics and emics.
♦be familiar with the history of fieldwork in cultural anthropology.
♦what participant observation is, what it involves, and why it is an important method in cultural anthropology.
♦about several special types of data gathered by cultural anthropologists and what they reveal.
♦how do microcultural differences affect research in cultural anthropology?
♦the general differences between qualitative and quantitative data, how they are analyzed, and what they reveal.
♦discuss how the goals and concepts of cultural materialists compared to interpretivists affect their choice of fieldwork methods and write-up.
♦what are some ethical and safety issues in cultural anthropology research?

Assignment:2

CA02 Fieldwork Problems ( text book Conformity and Conflict by Allyn and Bacon Pubs….)

Chapter: 2 Lee

What problems did Richard Lee ‘s gift of a Christmas ox present? What was the misunderstanding and what values was it based on? Have you ever experienced a cultural misunderstanding? How did you resolve it? What do you think Lee could have done to improve the situation?

Below is the other student responed –You must respone both of their post wheather you agree/ disagree in complete thought and paragraph to recieve credit for the assignment

A.
EATING CHRISTMAS IN THE KALAHARI
TYNEISHA IRVIN

Richard Lee’s gift of an Ox brought nothing but negative comments about his present that he believed was one of the greatest gift that the !Kung could have received from someone outside of their culture. Not having a full understanding one’s culture can cause conflicts and misunderstandings such as the one between Lee and the !Kung Bushmen. The way Lee went about boasting on how big of an Ox he had to present for Christmas day, was found as being arrogant and would cause him to think that he was more than what he was in that culture. That is not accepted in the !Kung Bushmen culture.

I think Mr. Lee experiencing that minor situation taught his a lesson. Which he should have learned that when going into another culture, things that one would normally do in their culture should not be done in another not having a full understanding of the culture that you are studying, or just observe and ask questions before just assuming.

I have encounter many cultural misunderstandings. One while on vacation in Jamaica, where the women thought I was also an Jamaican and they flipped out on me when I did not greet them as if I knew that I was suppose to, which in their culture in parts of Jamaica greeting one another is a major issue. But after explaining to them that I was not apart of their cultural however they did apologized once everything was cleared up and explained the reason for their rudeness.

B.
EATING CHRISTMAS IN THE KALAHARI
ERESA RODRIQUEZ

One problem presented by Richard Lee’s gift of a Christmas ox was that his gift to them was not a gift given freely, it was given with the expectation of gratitude from the !Kung and their ridicule of his choice made him angry due to the lack of appreciation they showed.

Lee misunderstood the intentions of the !Kung. They were not trying to be mean or make fun of Lee’s gift, they were actually treating him as one of their own but he failed to realize this. The value that this custom is based on is humility—the act of ridiculing what one man has hunted is meant to keep him from considering himself better than anyone else because he brought back a big catch.

I believe that if Lee had paid more attention to the Bushmen he was supposedly studying, he would have seen this ritual performed over and over during the time he spent with them and the situation would have never occurred. But, when it did, he should have gone to the Tswana man who married into the !Kung’s to ask why the Bushmen were teasing him so, when he knew the ox he had chosen was a good one.
ETA: I forgot to address one of the questions. I have not ever experienced a cultural misunderstanding personally, but there is still time!
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Briefly tell where person is from and what the person accomplished. Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, Vandana Shiva, Walter Rodney, Ho Chi Minh, Ahmed Sukarno, Ernesto " Che" Guevara, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kwame Nkrumah, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Rigoberta Menchu Tum,Angela Davis, Amilcar Cabral, Jomo Kenyatta, Patrice Lumumba, Stokely carmichael, Indira Ghandi, Aung San Suu Kyi, Ahmed Ben Bella, Sekou Ture. Do not cut and paste from internet sources!

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper describing how verbal and nonverbal communication can
affect communication in the following areas:

o Police situations (public announcement to the press)

o Courtroom setting (testifying)

o Corrections facility (employees, peers, inmates)

o Juvenile facility (employees, peers, inmates)

• Identify one communication guideline or preferred practice for each area.

• Include one to three references to support your findings.

At dinner, you and your father get into a discussion about the best approaches to minimize taxes. Your father has some strong beliefs, and you have your ideas as well. Both of you make valid points, and the discussion continues.

Prepare a report that discusses the major tax minimization strategies. Include the following items:

* Which strategies do you feel are the most effective? Why?
* List two tax deductions.
* Discuss two tax credits.
* Discuss retirement plans like 401(k)s and 403(b)s.
* Address regular IRAs.
* What is a trust agreement, and how can it help in estate planning?

•Using the comparison and contrast pattern of development, read and discuss “Saving Sourdi” and “Soldier’s Home” in terms of writers’ tone and style and their use of setting and character development
•The essay is to be 1,000 words in length
•If any text is quoted, citations and a Works Cited page are required

Note- Do not separate each element into its own discussion. All of the elements need to be merged together in a coherent whole to support your thesis which needs to go in the introduction.

Internet Exercise #1

As you know, financial accounting differs in many ways from managerial accounting.

• The website of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) at

http://www.imanet.org/ provides an overview of the Certified Management

Accountant (CMA) designation. (See the Certification link on the home page.)

• The website of the American Institute of Public Accountants (AICPA) at

http://www.aicpa.org provides an overview of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

designation. (Access the overview at http://www.startheregoplaces.com/.

Review the information provided on these two websites. Then, write a brief paper (3 – 5

paragraphs) that:

Compares and contrasts these two professional designations (that is, the CMA and

CPA).

Identifies the professional designation(s) (that is, the CMA, CPA, or both) that

involves obtaining a license from the state in which the accountant practices.

Lists and briefly describes other certifications discussed on the AICPA and IMA sites.

Internet Exercise #2
Bechtel Corporation and Boeing Corporation both use job-order costing. The Bechtel web site, http://www.bechtel.com, and the Boeing web site, http://www.boeing.com, contain information about the business operations of each company. Review the websites of both companies, consider the related discussion of the types of companies in Chapter 3 that would tend to use job-order costing, and write a brief paper (2 – 3 paragraphs) that supports the use of job-order costing by each of these two companies.

writer need to use the internet to do this paper. Please if you think can not complete it just let me know because i dont want to waste my time and money.

Write some of the unwritten rules that you think cultures use to regulate behavior.

You are to select a topic (or topics, if it applies) in computer security
and find two examples of where security has failed because of factors you
identify from your text as case studies, which you will then analyze. For
instance, you may select a worm attack on the Internet and a case where
credit card records have been stolen by outside hackers. Other examples
include employee theft of guarded intellectual property, hacker exploitation
that has resulted in costly damages to systems, or even email virus attacks.

Explain the background of each case sufficiently that the specific security
issues are apparent, analyze what you feel "went wrong" (in terms of what
you have learned), and propose future recommendations that will serve to
prevent such breaches in future. If experts have published opinions on the
cases, present their findings and explain why you agree or disagree with
their analyses.

The key to this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the
topics, not to reword your readings and information you find on the breaches
and present empty, boring facts.

•Research paper on the impact and consequences of Civil Rights Act of 1866, 1964 and 1991 had on Human Resource Management. Explain how Human Resource Management changed and adjusted to these Civil Rights Acts putting more emphasis on the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
•Research Paper must be written using APA style
•Minimum of 6 full written pages
•Must contain a minimum of 5 cited references; with no more than one (1) web site citation
•Must use journals or books

Instruction For The Paper
– 2 Full Pages
– No Plagiarism
At least 3 peer reviewed articles
Make sure you answer all of the following question
-This paper will be turn in using : www.turnitin.com use proper citation

Topic: How does Police use of legitimate force affect the offender resistance arrest?

1) Provide a causal statement: “In my study, I will be examining the effect of _______________ on _____________.”

2) Identify your unit of analysis.

3) Provide a conceptual definition for your two key concepts/terms in your causal statement. That is, explain specifically what each concept means. For example, if one of your concepts is recidivism, explain what you mean by recidivism.

4) Identify your main independent variable(s) and your dependent variable.

5) Provide an operational definition for your key concepts/terms. That is, explain how you will measure each concept.

6) Identify the level of measurement for each of your variables: nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio.

7) Provide the appropriate citations for three peer reviewed articles related to your topic.

***This Is An Example How Should The Paper Should Be Done***

1) Provide a causal statement:

In my study, I will be examining the effect of the victim-offender relationship on the victim’s decision to report rape to the police.

2) Identify your unit of analysis.

The unit of analysis is the individual rape victim.

3) Provide a conceptual definition for your two key concepts/terms in your causal statement.

The victim offender relationship refers to whether or not the victim knew the offender. The victim’s decision to report rape to the police refers to whether or not the victim officially reported the rape to the police.

4) Identify your main independent variable (IV) and your dependent variable (DV).

IV = stranger offender
0 = no, the offender was someone that the victim knew
1 = yes, the offender was a stranger the victim had never seen before

DV = victim reported rape to the police
0 = no, the victim did not report the rape to the police
1 = yes, the victim reported the rape to the police

5) Provide an operational definition for your key concepts/terms.

I will use data from the rape subset of the National Crime Victimization Survey to create a measure of stranger offender and to create a measure of victim reported rape to the police. Specifically, to measure stranger offender, I will use the victim’s response to the following survey question: “Was the offender someone you knew or a stranger you had never seen before?” If the victim responded by saying that the offender was someone he/she knew, then stranger offender will be coded 0 “no, offender was someone the victim knew.” If the victim responded by saying that the offender was a stranger he/she had never seen before, then stranger offender will be coded 1 “yes, offender was a stranger the victim had never seen before.”

The victim’s response to two separate questions will be used to measure victim reported rape to the police: “were the police informed or did they find out about this incident in any way” and “how did the police find out about it.” If the victim responded “no” to the first question, then the variable victim reported to the police will be coded 0 for “no, the victim did not report the rape to the police.” If the victim responded “yes” to the first question, but then indicated that someone else reported the rape to the police, then victim reported to the police will be coded 0 “no, the victim did not report the rape to the police.” If the victim responded “yes” to the first question and then indicated that they were the ones that called the police to report the rape, then victim reported to the police will be coded 1 “yes, victim reported the rape to the police.”

6) Identify the level of measurement for each of your variables: nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio.

The level of measurement for the independent variable, stranger offender, is nominal because there are only two categories that simply classify whether or not the offender was a stranger. The level of measurement for the dependent variable, victim reported the rape to the police, is nominal because there are two categories that classify whether the victim reported the rape to the police.

7) Provide the appropriate citations for two peer reviewed articles related to your topic.
Felson, Richard B., Messner, Steven F., and Anthony Hoskin. 1999. “The Victim-Offender Relationship and Calling the Police in Assaults.” Criminology, 37(4): 931-
Fisher, Bonnie S., Daigle, Leah E., Cullen, Francis T., and Michael G. Turner. 2003. “Reporting Sexual Victimization to the Police.” Criminal Justice and Behavior, 30(1): 6-38