rangers

Minute Paper Assignment #1

Due Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 by 11:59 pm

Topic: Motivations & Intergenerational Linkages Case Study- The Female Rangers of Southern Africa

Points: 20 points

In Moreto et. al. (2017), Occupational motivations and intergenerational linkages of rangers in Asia, they discuss the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors and intergenerational linkages among a largely male sample of rangers in Asia. You have watched a series of videos about women that belong to all female ranger units in Southern Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe) found in the PDF presentation: Policing the Wild (RANGERS).

• Compare and contrast what you hear in these documentary shorts versus the Moreto et al. (2017) research findings (6 pts).
• What are example of extrinsic motivational factors that seem to be motivating these women into a non-traditional occupation (4 pts.)?
• What are the intrinsic motivations (4pts.)?
• What are some of the intergenerational and familial aspects of these women’s work (4 pts.)?