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MODULE 1 Special Project ANTHROPOLOGICAL MONOGRAPH IN A CULTURE

Your name: _________Patel_______Aakil_______________________

Anthropological Monograph in a Culture (AMC) Usually, an anthropological monograph is a manuscript, an article, or an essay of roughly  50,000 to 150,000 words dedicated to a particular subjectmatter and its data were gathered from  fieldwork. Anthropological monograph is a part of ethnography. Ethnography is a written  document about the entire life ways of a specific culture group. 

For this assignment, the class will work on an outlined ethnography that includes only those  essential aspects of the culture. There is no specific number of pages. Number of pages depends  on your answers on all the items. A list of indigenous culture groups is posted in Module 1 from  which each student will choose from. Choose only one indigenous culture group for this  assignment.

The last part of this outlined ethnography is going to be a simple monograph of a special topic  chosen by the student from the life ways of the people he or she is studying. For example, if the  student chose the Inuit people for his or her AMC, the special topic should be from the Inuits like seal-hunting methods or any interesting topic from the Inuits. If the student is studying the Hopi  Indians for his or her AMC, an interesting topic could be the art of making pottery, and so on. If  the student is studying the Koreans for his or her AMC, an interesting topic could be baby- naming tradition among the Koreans.

Doing this assignment requires a thoughtful research and critical choosing of data. It is a must  that all data used are affixed with citations (in-text citations and references). You can use APA or MLA citation format.

This assignment titled, “Anthropological Monograph in a Culture” is a semester work. It begins  on January 19, 2021 that is required to be submitted no later than April 19, 2021. Submit this  AMC in the Assignments section of the D2L. AMC is an individual work. It has a 50 points value.

Let’s Start!

This is the Anthropological Monograph in a Culture (AMC) Format. DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING IN THIS FORMAT. Write the answers on the blank lines and below each question.

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I. Title of your AMC: (Insert a photo here)

II. Introduction 1. Introduce your culture group.

a. The indigenous culture I studied for AMC is the ____Assam  community_________.

b. As a subsistence group, they are: __Fishermen and  farmers________________________.

c. Their distinctive behavior and temperament are:  Multi ethnic____  __multi linguistic__

d. This culture group speaks ____Assamese and Indic ___________. They have/They do not have a written language. If they do not have a written language say, “They do not have a written language.” If they have a written language, insert photo of their alphabet here and cite the source of the material.

2. The macro environment (continent) of this culture group is located in___Asia_____________________________.

a. The microenvironment (cultural habitat) is located in ___Northeast_India_______. This cultural habitat is rainforest

3. Demographic Information In the past census of (year), this culture group’s population was____ 35,498,71

 __ At present time census (year) this culture group’s population is _36,024,656

 _An Increase________ These two population censuses show that there was (n)(increase? in population at current time.

 The reasons for the (increase or decrease) are:  _internal migration______  ____High fertility rate___

III. Aspects of the Culture a. Subsistence System (Way of Getting Food) (See Content section of D2L, Chapter 7 Power Point)

 What is the meaning of Subsistence System?

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It’s the set of activities applied by individuals of a society to obtain food.

 What is the subsistence system of your selected indigenous culture group? - Farming and fishing

 What are the tools they use for getting food? - Banana leaf 

 What are the subsistence roles of males? - Acts as middlemen in the purchasing and selling of farm produce

 What are the subsistence roles of females? - Play a huge role in crop and livestock production.

b. Economic System (How food and other resources are shared, distributed, and exchanged? (See Content section of D2L, Chapter Power Point)

 What is the meaning of Economic System in cultural anthropology? - Basically the means individuals in the  society meets their material wants.

 Did your indigenous culture group engage in reciprocity, trade, or market exchange?

- The assamese people involved in the exchange of farm produces where men  acted as middlemen

Do they have some forms of money? - No c. Social System. (See Content section of D2L, Chapters 9 and 10 Power

Points)

 What is the meaning of Social System? - This is a patterned system of relationships comprising a coherent whole that exist 

between persons, groups, and society. It is also the official arrangement of role and status  that can shape into a small and steady group[ .Laisram,2018]

 Did your indigenous culture group practice monogamy, forms of polygamy (levirate, sororate, fraternal polyandry, or others?)

- Polyandry  What is your culture group’s practice regarding post-marital

residency? - Corporation beyond consanguinity

 What is your culture group’s family structure? (nuclear? extended?)

- Extended  What is their belief regarding kinship?

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- Kinship terms structure a  significant facet in morphology of Assamese people  language. Kinship vocabulary is determined depending on the social traditions in every  meticulous society. The majority of the kinship stipulations in Ass assumes Community are of  Sanskrit in origin. However, there has been evolution over time.

d. System of Enculturation (Teaching children their cultural ways).

 What is the meaning of enculturation? - These is the method by which a person discovers the traditional content of a culture 

and incorporate its practices and ideals.  What are the ways or methods of enculturation practiced by your

culture group? - Community. Acculturation, Assimilation, Sanskritization and Modernization.

e. Political System (Leadership, Governance, and Conflict Resolution). (See Content section of D2L, Chapter 12 Power Point)

 What is the meaning of Political System? - This is a formal and informal political structure by which decisions are 

reached regarding the governing and distribution of resources in any  society. It can also be defined as formal or informal  legal structure that  comprise a government or a state. 

 What is the political structure of your indigenous culture group’s political system? (is it a band? tribal? chiefdom? state?)

- State  What are (oral or written) rules or laws to maintain the peace and

order of their society? - Power to prohibit strikes in certain employments - Power to arrest without warrant

 What are their forms of punishment for noncompliance of rules? - Jail time - Fines in terms of cash

 What are their resolutions of conflicts? - Help avoid unnecessary chaos in case of strike. - Help decongest the retaining facilities.

f. Belief System (See Content section of D2L, Chapter 14 Power Point)  What is the meaning of Belief System?

- These are the stories we tell ourselves to describe our personal sense of Reality.  Does your culture group practice animism, monotheism,

polytheism, or other forms of belief? - Polytheism

 Who are the supernatural beings or gods in their belief system?

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- Brahman  Do some members (shamans and or sorcerers) of your culture

group practice white magic or black magic? - Mayong practiced black magic [Laisram,2019).

g. The Arts of the Culture Group. (See Content section of D2L, Chapter 15 Power Point)

 What is the meaning of Arts of the Culture? - The transformation and a collaboration of dissimilar art forms. It involves 

creative thinking and analysis, which involves the analyses of modern  visual culture along other art forms.

 What are the cultural arts of your selected indigenous culture group?

- The people of Assam are generally craftsmen their artistic work includes  weaving, masons, spinners and sculptors.

 What are the meanings of these arts? Every woman in the Assam community must understand the art of weaving. h. Culture Change (4 points)In two paragraphs (5 sentences per paragraph)

discuss what have changed in the life ways of your indigenous culture group as they adapted to modernization and influences of globalization.

Globalization and modernization have influenced the lifestyle of the Assam community 

of India. The influence is either positive or negative ways. One of the positive impacts of 

modernization and globalization for the Assamese people is the spread of culture to other parts of

the country. This has led to the assimilation of various cultures like religion and new farming 

techniques. One of the crucial impacts of modernization among the Assam people is the belief 

and exposure of traditional practices like dance, literature, and other artworks.

  Globalization has also played a vital role in exposing the talents of the Assamese people 

to the world. One of the most beneficiaries of this globalization is the silk industry in India. One 

of the negative impacts of Modernization and globalization among the people of Assam is that it 

altered the excellent culture of the inhabitants. The coming of western culture affected the 

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cultural habits of the Assam people, especially in traditional food habits and other social 

practices [Gharphalia,2018]

IV. ANTHROPOLOGICAL MONOGRAPH IN A CULTURE. Write a SPECIAL TOPIC from the culture group you are studying here in AMC. Three (3) paragraphs only.

Title of the Special Topic:

Assam women empowerment project

_______________________________________ Narrative of the Special Topic:

In recent years there has been increased discrimination against women in India. However, in 

recent years, there has been an improvement in the issues of girl child representation. A few

decades have been observed in the precedent a solid rise in awareness of the necessity to 

empower women and achieve gender equality among the Assam community. The notion of 

gender parity has been gaining significance in recent years. The current document is an 

inspirational adolescent girls program happening in the Assam tea society's hearts.

The rise of empowerment groups for these young girls has been developed in partnership with a 

giant organization like Unicef and the Ethical Tea Partnership of the Assam community. This 

empowerment group aims to empower these young Assam ladies to reach their potentials and 

compete on a fairground. These groups aim to give women confidence and courage and help 

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address violence, marital abuse, and any exploitation.

Many women in the Assam community have been empowered to raise awareness on changing 

the attitude and traditional mistreatment to the other community members. The empowerment 

groups have provided a platform for women to express their issues openly and be heard[ Hazarika 

and  Kalita2019]

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(Attach 4 photos of your indigenous culture group)

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References

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Gharphalia, M. (2018). IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE SOCIETY AND CULTURE

OF NE INDIA. IJRAR-International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews

(IJRAR), 5(1), 879-881.

Hazarika, M. K., & Kalita, M. D. R. (2019). Women Empowerment through Women 

Entrepreneurship: A Study of Home Based Enterprises run by Women in Sonitpur 

District of Assam.

Laisram, R. (2019). Religion in Early Assam: An Archaeological History. Cambridge Scholars 

Publishing.

Luhmann, N. (2018). The „State “of the Political System. TSU Journal of Law, (2).

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