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This assignment should conform to all the length, formatting, and other guidelines for writing assignments outlined in the syllabus (see the  Formatting and Submission Guidelines  in the Syllabus).

Ethnographic perspective as it relates to your own experience and research

· Choose one question from the following list and  answer it in light of the anthropological concepts and issues covered in class.

· If you wish to modify or rework part of a question, contact me in advance to discuss your plans and to ensure that you are going in an acceptable direction.

Note: for full points you must respond to the questions in this assignment in light of the course material. Incorporate specific, cited references to the course material to support your statements and main points.  

Questions

1. The military question. Military organizations have always had their own rules.

· Analyze a unit or other self- contained organization within the military.

· How does that unit accomplish its goals?

· What kind of internal culture does it have that allows it to both relate to the broader military organization and maintain its distinctiveness?

· What roles do individuals assume within the group to facilitate its success and cohesion?

· Your analysis must go deeper than the formal command structure and you must relate to anthropological concepts and issues covered in class.

· Incorporate specific, cited references to the course material to support your statements and main points.

2. The living-in-another-culture question. One of the real challenges of living as an expatriate is handling all the details of daily life.

· Discuss an experience of living in another culture by identifying one or more areas of daily life (e.g., shopping, going to school, paying bills) that you had to learn to navigate.

· How did you go about learning the appropriate cultural rules?

· Indicate what those rules are and how they differ from what you expected.

· Relate your discussion to anthropological concepts and issues covered in class.

· Incorporate specific, cited references to the course material to support your statements and main points.

3. The family question. People often say that family means everything to them and that they would do anything for a family member. This is demonstrably untrue. Like every cultural system, family is a finite system governed by rules and restrictions.

· Analyze the statement: “What does family mean to you?”

· What rules govern your interactions with your family?

· Consider and describe the rules concerning:

· Marriage

· adding new family members

· the meaning of various rule violations

· just how far you or others would go to support family members

· Relate your analysis to anthropological concepts and issues covered in class.

· Incorporate specific, cited references to the course material to support your statements and main points.

4.   The language/communication problem question. Parents and teenagers, professors and students, managers and workers…the parties in each pair group can have complex problems communicating what they want and need.

· Provide a specific example of a situation in which two people, or two groups of people, fail to communicate successfully.

· Analyze why this may occur.

· Is it about the words each party uses, the way the party uses them, or other, nonverbal communication cues?

· What are the roots of communication failures between people?

· Relate your analysis to anthropological concepts and issues covered in class.

· Incorporate specific, cited references to the course material to support your statements and main points.

5.    The observation question. Choose a public setting to observe and analyze. You may choose a new setting or one that is familiar to you. Some suggestions are a store, hair salon or barber shop, restaurant, train or bus station, airport, church, or sports arena.

· Observe your setting at least twice for at least an hour each time.

· What is the physical setting like?

· What is the social setting like?

· Provide an analysis of the cultural rules that apply to the setting you observed.

· Did anyone violate those rules?

· If so, what were the results?

· Relate your observation and analysis to anthropological concepts and issues covered in class.

· Incorporate specific, cited references to the course material to support your statements and main points. 

For whichever option you chose:

· Make sure that your paper is about 1000-1500 words long, with numbered pages.

· Make sure that your paper is double-spaced, with one-inch margins.

· Use in-text citations in APA (American Psychological Association) style.

· Record all source documents cited in a references list at the end of your paper. Follow bibliographic formatting as shown in UMGC's  Online Guide to Writing and Research  or the  APA 7th Edition Citation Examples .

· Be sure to include your name, the date, and the assignment topic on your paper.

· Save your work as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) file or as a PDF.

· When you save your document, title it with your last name, section number, and assignment name.

This assignment will use Turnitin to assess academic integrity. Please refer to your syllabus for more details on how Turnitin will be used in this class.

Criteria

Outstanding

Superior

Good

Poor (Substandard)

Fail

Criterion Score

Content

55 points

There are ten or more correct applications of relevant  anthropological  terms, anthropological theoretical perspectives (or theories), or anthropological research findings.

44 points

There are eight correct applications of relevant anthropological terms, anthropological  theoretical perspectives (or theories), or anthropological research findings.

40 points

There are six correct applications of relevant anthropological terms, anthropological theoretical perspectives (or theories), or anthropological research findings.

27 points

There are fewer than four correct applications of relevant anthropological terms, anthropological theoretical perspectives (or theories), or anthropological research findings.

0 points

No attempt (work not submitted)

Score of Content,

/ 55

Organization and Structure

10 points

The project is well-organized and structured, with a helpful introduction, a sophisticated use of transitional devices, and a conclusion that links to the body of the paper.

8 points

The organization and structure of the paper are clear and easy to follow. Paragraph transitions are present. The conclusion is logical.

7 points

The project has basic introduction, body, and conclusion elements that enable the reader to easily follow its flow.

There may be minor problems with paragraph transitions or how the introduction or conclusion is presented.

5 points

The organization and structure of the project detract from the message of the writer. There is no introduction or conclusion. Paragraphs are disjointed and lack transitions of thoughts.

0 points

No attempt (work not submitted)

Score of Organization and Structure,

/ 10

Spelling and Grammar

10 points

There are no spelling or grammar errors.

8 points

There are two spelling or grammar errors.

7 points

There are four spelling or grammar errors.

5 points

There are six or more spelling or grammar errors.

0 points

No attempt (work not submitted)

Score of Spelling and Grammar,

/ 10

APA Citations and Formatting

15 points

There are no citation  or formatting errors.

12 points

There are three citation errors and/or three formatting errors.

10 points

There are four formatting errors and/or four citation errors. 

7 points

There are six or more APA citation errors and/or there are six or more formatting errors.

0 points

No attempt (work not submitted)

Score of APA Citations and Formatting,

/ 15

Evidence of Preparation

5 points

The quality of the work exceeds all expectations.

4 points

The work was done with excellent effort.

 It is evident that a significant amount of time was put into this project.

3 points

The work was done with good effort.

It is evident that a good amount of time was put into this project.

2 points

The work was done with little effort. It is evident that little time was spent on the final product.

0 points

No attempt (work not submitted)

Score of Evidence of Preparation,

/ 5

Meeting Project Requirements

5 points

One-hundred percent of the requirements for this project were met.

4 points

At least eighty percent of the requirements for this project were met.

3 points

At least seventy percent of the requirements for this project were met.

2 points

Sixty percent or less of the requirements for this project were met.

0 points

No attempt (work not submitted)

Score of Meeting Project Requirements,

/ 5

Submission Feedback

Overall Feedback

Could you have better "concealed" the setting of your observations (writing in the style of the Nacirema)?

A few grammatical issues ...