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View Martha Nussbaum's clip from The Examined Life . In a minimum of 8 well written sentences, explain what she means by "capabilities approach" and how it relates to modern society. Discuss the most ...
In chapter 1 of Martha Nussbaum's book Cultivating Humanity , page 21 states, "Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living for a human being. In other words, this life of questionin...
The introduction of Martha Nussbaum's book Cultivating Humanity mentions three capacities that are essential to the cultivation of humanity. I need a short explanation regarding, List thr...
The introduction of Martha Nussbaum's book Cultivating Humanity mentions the phrase "package his politics in his humanity." I need a short explanation regarding, What does this phra...
In the introduction of Martha Nussbaum's book Cultivating Humanity, there is an example of how philosophy could potentially corrupt the youth. A young man produces a relativist argumen...
only answer. QUESTION 26 The poison oracle of the Azande: O a. is the highest-ranking oracle O b. involves observing the response of a chicken to poison O C. is the most accurate oracle, according to ...
only answer. QUESTION 21 An informant's story of his or her life and the influences on it is known as a(n): O a. survey b. genealogical record O C. interview history O d. life history O e. personal su...
only answer. QUESTION 11 Generally speaking, priests: O a. need no formal qualifications O b. can be either men or woman O C are conservative figures O d. are revolutionary figures O e ( b ) + (c ) QU...
Scenario: To Keep or Not to Keep Characters: Dr. Sandra, archaeologist with a federal agency Dr. Noreen, contract archaeologist Mr. Ned, collections manager A large, five-year CRM contrac...
Scenario: To Keep or Not to Keep Characters: Dr. Sandra, archaeologist with a federal agency Dr. Noreen, contract archaeologist Mr. Ned, collections manager A large, five-year CRM contrac...
How do we ensure a future for all primates, human and nonhuman? How do we coexist with non- human primates? Why is it important to preserve non-human primates? What do we lose when non-human primates...
Referring to the video and using specific examples from the video, write a paragraph about the significance of epigenetics in human phenotypes and development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp1bZ...
In the short video introducing Malinowski (we'll see him again in our discussion of economic and political systems later in the course), it is mentioned that Malinowski went from the armchair to...
a) What is the responsibility of anthropologists to the people they study? b) American Anthropological Association developed statement of ethics: read the ethics statement (in Week 1 Module) and write...
Did you express ethnocentrism or cultural relativism when seeing this video? What would be a cultural reason or idea behind this activity? Discuss. What is your perspective regarding your own cultural...
Why might a particular point mutation be "invisible" to natural selection? a. If it's on the X chromosome it won't affect males. b. Point mutations only affect ribosomes, not genes. c. Some ...
Whether an allele is dominant or recessive is defined by: O a. how common the allele is relative to its alternative alleles. b. whether it is inherited from the mother or the father. O c. what half of...
Natural selection can be described as: Q a. the survival of the physically fit. b. the passage of traits from generation to generation. 0. the retention of variants that fit well with the environmen...
In Mendel's experiments with pea plants, tall and short were alleles of each other. How do you decide if two genes are alleles of each other? 0 a. One codes for mRNA and one codes for tRNA. 0 b. They ...
DNA is a platform for evolution on planet Earth because: 0 a. it is cheap to make. 0 b. it copies itself very accurately. O c. it is a polymer with repeated sugar and phosphate molecules. 0 d. it has ...
Adult humans are diploid; diploid means: 0 a. in the DNA, for every sugar molecule, there is an attached phosphate molecule. 0 b. for every base in the DNA structure, there is a match (A with T, C wit...
QUESTION 47 Where do the Dani people live? O a. Greenland O b. Madagascar O C. New Guinea O d. Hawaii O e. Iceland QUESTION 48 The idea that criticizing a custom carried out in another culture should ...
QUESTION 44 Why do the Dani people cut off young girls' little fingers? O a. To punish them O b. To insult them To annoy the local Catholic missionaries O d.Because they are afraid of souls of the rec...
. QUESTION 31 Which anthropologist studied the kula ring? O a. David Hicks O b. E. E. Evans-Pritchard O C. Edward Tylor O d. Franz Boas O e. None of the above QUESTION 32 Bronislaw Malinowski is mos...
QUESTION 4 The word "etic" refers to: O a. The model a member of his or her society has of his own society O b. The way in which an ethnographer establishes contact with important members of...
QUESTION 1 The opposition made or detected by human beings between nature and culture has been shown by archaeological evidence to go back at least O a. 200 years b. 4,000 years O C. 1,000 years O d. ...
Choose a TV show, film or book with which you are familiar. Analyze it as though it were a myth or folktale (like the ones at the beginning of each chapter of the text) conveying key cultural messages...
Please discuss the difference between sex and gender in American society. In so doing, outline why binary sex and gender categorizations are flawed understandings and outline the outcomes of using bin...
What do shamans do? Question 24 (1 point) What do shamans do? 0 Communicate by way of trance with beings on a different plane of existence to treat illness and solve problems 0 Band together and try a...
Cultural capital and social capital are: Question 23 (1 point) Cultural capital and social capital are: 0 Based on where you've been and how you got there respectively 0 Based on what you have an yo...
As discussed via video lecture, which global economic process was the culprit in being associated with homelessness for some individuals in Iceland? Question 22 (1 point) As discussed via video lectur...
As an outcome of globalization, "desymbolization" leads to: Question 21 (1 point) As an outcome of globalization, "desymbolization" leads to: O The liberation of all forms of value (moral, s...
The reconstruction of the Wampanoag language was based on what? Question 18 (1 point) The reconstruction of the Wampanoag language was based on what? 0 Based on importing just 2% loan words from Potaw...
Suzanne Scheld found that "Coming Towns" were associated with what? Question 17 (1 point) Suzanne Scheld found that "Coming Towns" were associated with what? 0 Being third-class citizens 0 H...
What does Clifford Geertz's conception of religion as a "model of" and "model for" reality mean? Question 16 (1 point) What does Clifford Geertz's conception of religion as a "model of" and ...
In the documentary, We Still Live Here: As Nutayunean, how was the Wampanoag language revitalized? Question 15 (1 point) In the documentary, We Still Live Here: As Nutayunean, how was the Wampanoag la...
Valentin Volishinov's (aka Mikhail Bahktin?) approach to language differed from Ferdinand De Saussure's in that he centered on: Question 12 (1 point) Valentin Volishinov's (aka Mikhail Bahktin?) appro...
Words stand for things, actions and ideas because speakers of a language agree that they do. This is a feature of human language called: Question 11 (1 point) Words stand for things, actions and ide...
According to Conklin, Wari' endocannibalism was a process of mourning structured around which of the following? Question 10 (1 point) According to Conklin, Wari' endocannibalism was a process of mourn...
You encounter someone shooting heroin in a back alleyway in downtown Kitchener. Your first reaction is: "That's awful, but something--some exclusionary social, political, and economic process--must h...
When in relation to ethnographic fieldwork, epistemology centres on which of the following? Question 7 (1 point) When in relation to ethnographic fieldwork, epistemology centres on which of the follo...
Which of the following statements about culture change is NOT correct? Question 4 (1 point) Which of the following statements about culture change is NOT correct? All cultures evolve through specific ...
Franz Boas is associated with which theoretical orientation in sociocultural anthropology? Question 2 (1 point) Franz Boas is associated with which theoretical orientation in sociocultural anthropol...