I need Analytical Essay for Analysis of one Culture from your Family’s Ethnic Heritage - African (from South Africa)

PART l: INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION this is not Anthropology based.   15 points total

1. Find the Country & Culture. Don’t use a region, town, village, etc.     This part is 2 points total

a. Give the OFFICIAL NAME of the country your family member came from. You can use the short name in the rest of the paper, though.     1 pt

b. Give the name of the country’s main Culture.                          1 pt

USE THIS COUNTRY & CULTURE TO ANSWER ALL RELEVANT QUESTIONS IN THIS PAPER

2. Relate your Basic ancestry & how you learned about it.            Question 2 is 3 pts total 

a. Name when your ancestor left/may’ve left. Give a year or decade when he/she left.       1 pt

b. Explain why your family member left. Do NOT explain why he/she came here. Everyone left for ‘better opportunity’ What caused them to leave their home, family, friends, etc. Try to find out why she/he left their home. This needs to explain what was happening IN the country at the time that caused migration.                1 pt

c. Describe how you found out when & why they left. Be specific. Name who you talked to, why they knew, name a research sources if you used them, etc.              1 pt

Do NOT describe too many details of family history, either in their homeland or the US.

3. Describe the country TODAY. Use basic information that is not Anthropology based.    This part is 8 pts total: 1 pt each, b./c. are ½ pt each  Do not repeat answers. Each question asks for different information.

a. Name & describe 1 Important Geographic Feature. Find the most important feature.

b. Name the Capital city of the country.     

c. Give the current Population numbers.

d. Name all the Bordering Countries or closest neighbors, IF there are no direct borders.

e. Briefly describe the basic Climate; include seasons, average temperatures, rainfall, etc., anything significant about the climate.

f. Name & describe 2 Natural Wonders. This is not the same as 3.a. Look for sites that are part of Nature.

g. Name & describe 2 Major Tourist Attractions. Do not repeat answers from f. Find well known sites. Don't use entire cities. Use specific attractions.

h. Name & explain the importance of 2 Well Known People. Don’t use current political leaders, celebrities, sport stars, etc.. Find important people from history, etc.

i. Name, describe & give dates for 2 Important Historical Events the country is known for.

4. Identify a 10 year period that will be easy to use to Analyze this Culture.   This is worth 2 pts total Do NOT use disruptive historical times of war, disaster, etc. These alter culture. This does NOT have to be when your ancestor immigrated here. Probably that was during a disruptive period. 

a. Name the 10 year period. Use only this 10 year period to answer all this paper’s questions.     1 pt

b. CLEARLY explain why you chose this particular 10 year period as the best period to use to Analyze using Anthropology.     1 pt

USE THIS SAME 10 YEAR PERIOD FOR ALL ANSWERS IN PART II, III & IV OF THE PAPER

Here are guidelines to help doing PART I: GUIDELINES FOR DOING THE INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION

ANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS of your chosen CULTURE                        

NOW we’ll do some Analysis using Anthropology!

GOAL: 1. Correctly Define in your own words ALL Anthropology terms from the Primary Institutions of Culture that apply in this Culture. 2. Accurately Apply each Anthropology term correctly to this Culture. 3. Use Specific Examples from the Culture to illustrate each Anthropology term defined & applied.

PART II: PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS OF CULTURE        this part is worth 24 points total

This part of the paper asks you to use the Anthropology terms explained in UNIT 2, Section 3. You may want to review that material to answer these questions. Use specific examples from your chosen Culture to prove you understand the Anthropology terms used in the Primary Institutions of Culture.

1. Find & include EVERY Subsistence Strategy used  for survival  in the Culture.            this part is worth 10 pts total

a. Name EVERY Subsistence Strategy used in the Culture.

b. IN YOUR OWN WORDS write a definition for each Subsistence Strategy you name. Be sure your definition is based on how Anthropology defines each Subs. Strat.

c. Describe 2 specific examples from this Culture of what’s herded, planted, produced, etc. for each Subs. Strat. named.

This is NOT economic sectors. It’s the Anthropology definition of Subsistence Strategies.

2. Explain the Technology used in each Subsistence Strategy named in 1.       this part is worth 8 pts total

a. Name & describe 2 specific examples of Technology used in each Subs. Strat. you named in this Culture.

b. Clearly explain how each Tech. from a. is used in each Subs. Strat.

This is NOT electronics. It’s the Anthropology meaning of Technology.

3. Describe Division of Labor for each Subs. Strat.     this is worth 6 pts total

a. Name 2 specific ways Labor is Divided in each Subs. Strat. named in 1.

b. Explain how each Div. of Lab. named in a. applies by describing a specific example of each.

Do NOT confuse this with gender roles. This is Division of Labor as defined in anthropology.

Here are guidelines to help doing PART II: GUIDELINES TO FINDING & EXPLAINING PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS OF CULTURE

 

PART IIl: SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OF CULTURE      this part is worth 26 points total Keep using the Country/Culture & time named in PART l to answer questions in PART lll. This part of the paper asks you to use the Anthropology terms explained in UNITS 3 & 4. You may want to review that material to answer these questions.

GOAL IS STILL:  Correctly Define in your own words ALL Anthropology terms from the Secondary Institutions of Culture that apply in this Culture. When there’s a choice of terms, use the most appropriate choice for this Culture. THIS IS IMPORTANT. Many terms have one choice from several options. Accurately Apply each Anthropology term correctly to this Culture. Use Specific Examples from the Culture to illustrate each Anthropology term you define & apply.

1. Analyze the Political Organization using the appropriate Anthropology terms.    this is worth 6 pts total Information to answer questions about Political Organization is in UNIT 3, Week 7, Sections 1 & 2.

a. Name & define in your own words the Type of Political Organization used in this Culture. This is 1 of 2 choices.  ½  pt

b. Name the Main Political Model in a Centralized Political Organization used in this Culture. IF more than 1 is used, rank each Pol. Mod. in the order of importance. This has 4 choices.       ½  pt

c. For only the Main Political Model in a C.P.O. briefly explain 1.Legitimacy & 2. Authority by applying them to one simple example specific to this Culture.   1 pt

d. Explain the difference between 1. External & 2. Internal Governmental Control in a Centralized Political Organization. Describe a specific example from this Culture of an 1. Internal Governmental Control in a C.P.O. & an 2. External Governmental Control in a C.P.O.          1 pt

e. Define Internal Political Control on the Individual. Explain this term by using a specific example from the Culture.        1 pt

f. Describe each type of External Political Control on the Individual. Name each External P.C. on I. & use a specific example from the Culture to explain each.      2 pts

Don’t just describe ‘government' here. That’s Political Science. It’s not Anthropology. Use terms from Anthropology to Analyze the Culture’s Political Organization.

2. Use Anthropology to Analyze this Culture’s Economic System.      this part is worth 6 pts total Information to answer questions about Economic System is in UNIT 3, Week 8, Sections 3 & 4.

a. Name & describe in your own words the most commonly used, main Type of Reciprocal Obligation used in this Culture’s Economic System.        ½  pt

b. Name the main Type of Economic Exchange used in the Culture. Describe a specific example of this Type of Economic Exchange. EXPLAIN your example by using the specific terms relevant to this Type of Econ. Exch.           2 pts

c. Name the main Economic System used in the Culture. Explain how it functions by using important terms specific to this Econ. Sys. Describe the Econ. Sys. using a specific example from the Culture.  2 pts

d. Name & define each Economic Sector. Describe each Eco. Sect. by using a specific example of a major good &/or service this Culture is known for.         1½ pts

Don’t just list economic statistics. That’s Macro/Micro-economics. It’s not Anthropology. Analyze using Anthropology terms for this Culture’s Economic System.

3. Anthropologically Analyze Religion in this Culture.      this part is 6 pts total Information to answer questions about Religion is in UNIT 3, Week 9, Sections 5 & 6.

a. Name the MAIN Organized World Religion or Traditional Belief in the Culture & give the % of the population who follow it. If more than one Org. World Rel. is commonly used, rank others based on % of population in each. Don’t include any below 2%. If percentages don’t equal 100, use the correct Anthropology term & give  the % of the population for this group as well.       1 pt

b. Name & define the Type of Religious Belief for only the main World Rel. or Trad. Belief named in a.                 ½ pt

c. Describe the main Org. World Rel. or Trad. Belief named in a. Use at least 4 important details. Don’t use demographics from the Religion hand-out or repeat a. & b. Name places of worship, holy texts, sabbath day, etc.      1 pt

d. Name the biggest Denomination of the main World Rel. or sect of Trad. Bel. named in a. If more than 1 Denomination/sect is used, name the top 2.        ½ pt

e. Describe 2 Types of Religious Action.                         2 pts Name one common Ritual. Briefly explain it's purpose. Describe 2 important details. Name one major Rite of Passage for the main Rel. or Trad. Belief. Briefly explain its purpose. Name & describe the 3 stages of this Rite of Passage.         

f. Name & describe 2 MAIN Religious holidays/traditional ceremonies for the main Religion or Trad. Bel. Briefly describe what each celebrates. Use 2 important details for each.    1 pt

Don’t just describe all religions. That would be Comparative Religion. It needs to be Anthropology Analysis of ONLY the main Organized World Religion or Traditional Belief in this Culture.

4. Analyze Social Organization in this Culture using Anthropology.     this part is worth 8 pts total Information for answers on Social Organization is in UNIT 4, Week 10 & 11, Sections 1 to 4

a. Name & define, in your own words, the main Type of Marriage practiced. Describe, made up or real, a specific example of this type of marriage. Use names.

b. Name & describe the most common way to Choose Marriage Partners. Describe, made up or real, a specific example of this. Use names.

c. Name the main Type of Post-Marital Residence. Describe exactly who the newly married couple lives with & where they live.

d. Name the most common Type of Family Unit. Identify family members included in this Family Unit.

e. Name & explain the way kin is traced in this Culture. Use the correct Anthropology term.

f. Describe Class. Use names & percentages of classes as they are defined in this Culture. If class is not based on economics, say what it is based on.

g. Name & briefly describe 2 important ethnic minority groups in this country. Give percentages.

h. Name 2 popular groups in this Culture based on shared interest. Identify their shared interest & describe a little about the group's activity/ies.

Do NOT just name Anthropology terms. Define & apply them. Use specific examples. Be Specific.

Here are guidelines to help doing PART III: GUIDELINES FOR ANALYZING SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OF CULTURE

PART IV: OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION                      this part is worth 22 points total, that's over 1/5 of the points Use the Country/Culture & time period named in PART l to answer ALL the questions in PART lV.

Describe 5 different specific topics/subjects. You may use things, traditions, past-times, activities, etc. from this Culture. DO NOT REPEAT SUBJECTS IN PARTS I, II OR III. Use topics interesting to  you.  Use what you learned in your interview, saw in the Visual resource or book. Do NOT compare to US or other Cultures. Clearly name, describe & explain each topic as it is uniquely found in this Culture. There is a weekly assignments corresponding to this part.

Do exactly what is asked in each of the 4 sections. Each answer is worth 1 point. Use details. Be Specific. 5 topics x 4 sections=20 points. 2 points extra if done well!

1. Name each topic. BE SPECIFIC. Find topics that are unique to this Culture. Don't use huge, general subjects. Food, is too general. Well know dessert is specific.

2. Describe your subject by explaining at least 2 details about it. REALLY describe the topic. Mention dates of festivals, ingredients in food, etc. Name specifics!

3. Explain how each topic is integrated into the larger Culture. Be specific. Name at least 2 other parts of the larger Culture your topic is interconnected with. Explain their integration using accurate Anthropology terms. This is not the same as paper 1. Look at the comments on the weekly assignment for help here.

4. Tell me why each particular subject you chose interested you. Again, give details. Explain what piqued your interest about each topic.

Thoroughly answer all 4 questions for each subject/topic. General, non-specific subjects or/& missed or vague answers lose points. This should be an easy 22 oints if done well.  

Here are guidelines to help doing PART IV:  GUIDELINES FOR GETTING ALL 22 POINTS

PART V: The APPENDIX must include ALL the following.         this last part is worth 13 points total This is not part of the page requirement.

1. Read a Current Event NEWS Article about the country. Be SURE this is a  news  event, not an editorial, opinion, etc.        5 pts Answer these 4 questions:  a. How did you find the article? Explain a few details. Give search process, some sites visited, etc. b. Give a clear reason why you used this particular article. c. Connect this news to the Culture. Explain how this current event NEWS relates to the Culture you analyzed. d. Explain what personally interested you about the article. e. Include a copy of the NEWS article in the Appendix.

2. Include the 2 Maps explained in “Required Resources”. Be sure you indicate the country being analyzed on each map.       2 pts                                                                    

3. Bibliography: Cite all the sources you use; written, visual, interview, news article, maps, etc.          6 pts Everything needs to be cited as explained under “Required Sources” at the beginning of these instructions. You may cite any other sources you use in the format of your choice. Remember do NOT QUOTE ANY MATERIAL FROM THE WRITTEN LECTURES. Always use your own words. A quote without “quotation marks” & (a parenthetical citation) from a source that is not included in your Bibliography will be considered Plagiarism.