week 4 assignment

To

complete

this

assignment,

you

need

to

understand

the

premise

of

the

final

paper.

The

following

flow

chart

will

walk

you

through

each

part

of

your

paper.

Your

Final Paper

will consist of:

Introducti

on

Part I

Part II

Conclusion

Use the introduction to set up the topic of your paper, giving

a preview of the information you will pr

esent in the body of

the paper.

The

thesis statement

is the last sentence or two

of the introduction and states what the main point

structuring your paper will be. In this paper, you'll be

examining an aspect of your o

wn culture from an etic

perspective and an aspect of another culture from an emic

perspective.

Choose

one

aspect

of culture

from

this

list

. Review

the relevant

section of

the

textbook.

Find at

least one

scholarly

source to

support

your

analysis.

Using

the article by

Miner

as a guide,

describe an aspect

of your o

wn culture

from an etic

perspective. Cite

your

sources

.

Review the article

for Part II that

corresponds with

the to

pic you

chose.

Using information from

this source, describe an

aspect of another culture

from an emic perspective.

Cite your source(s).

End with a concluding paragraph that

reinforces

your thesis.

Summarize and tie together your main points for the reader.

Provide a brief

self

-

reflexive analysis of what you learned

while writing this paper.

See the assignment

description for

full instructions and examples of each section of this paper.

Week Three Assignment Worksheet

Please review this assignment tutorial for help filling out this worksheet.

1) Select one aspect of culture from the list. Once you've made your selection, please delete all other

options.

Education

Healthcare

Gender

Rites of passage

Religion

Politics

Business

2) Select a source to use for Part I of the paper. You will be using your textbook and the article by Miner

for this part of the paper, but for this worksheet, include the source you found through your own

research. Review the tutorial on Evaluating sources and enter your reference in the space below.

Reference entry in APA format:

3) Include the reference for Part II that corresponds to the topic you’ve chosen. Copy and paste the

reference entry from the table (e.g., if you chose Education, you would use the article by Jonsson for

Part II).

4) Summarize the main points from each of your sources. See this guide for help with summarizing your

sources.

Summary of your source for Part I (include one to two paragraphs, totaling at least 300 words). Enter

your summary in the space below.

Summary of your source for Part II (include one to two paragraphs, totaling at least 300 words). Enter

your summary in the space below.

5) Write a working thesis statement based on your sources. See this example.

Working Thesis Statement:

Final Research Paper week 5

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In the Final Research Paper, you will examine your own culture from an etic (outsider’s) perspective and

another culture from an emic (insider’s) perspective to demonstrate your understanding of cultural

relativism and examine misconceptions and ethnocentric beliefs concerning each of these cultures. Keep

the distinction between cultural relativism and moral relativism in mind as you write your final paper.

Even if you do not personally agree with a cultural practice, demonstrate your understanding of the

practice in its cultural context. Avoid opinionated or judgmental language in your paper.

Cultural relativism is the idea that the beliefs and practices of a culture should be understood within the

context of that particular culture’s background, history, and current events surrounding it. We should

not ethnocentrically impose our own beliefs and opinions, which are products of our own enculturation.

Cultural relativism is not the same as moral relativism, however. As Crapo (2013) notes

We need not, for instance, come to value infanticide in order to understand the roles it may play in

peoples’ lives in a society where it is customary. What cultural relativism requires of us is simply that we

do not confuse our own feelings about such a custom with understanding it. To do the latter, we must

investigate the meanings the custom has for those who practice it and the functions it may fulfill in their

society. (section 1.4, “Cultural Differences: Cultural Relativism,” para. 3)

Keep the distinction between cultural relativism and moral relativism in mind as you write your Final

Research Paper. Even if you do not personally agree with a cultural practice, demonstrate your

understanding of the practice in its cultural context. Avoid opinionated or judgmental language in your

paper.

Your Final Research Paper will consist of two main parts, framed by an Introduction and a Conclusion.

See the Final Paper Flow Chart for a quick overview of the assignment. See the following instructions for

information on each part of the paper.

Introduction

Begin with an introductory paragraph that has a thesis statement at the end. The introduction should

set up your topic, giving a preview and summary of the analysis you will present in the body of the

paper. The thesis statement is the last sentence or two of the introduction and states what the main

point structuring your paper will be.

Here is an Example of an Introduction.

Part I

Using the article by Miner (1956) and the feedback you received from your instructor on your worksheet

in Week Three, describe one aspect of your own culture from an etic perspective. See the appropriate

Sections in the Textbook in the List of Topics, based on your chosen topic from Week Three, for

information on how to approach your paper from an anthropological perspective. You can describe

American culture in general, as Miner does, or you can describe an American subculture, such as a

specific geographical group (e.g., New Yorkers), a particular ethnicity (e.g., African Americans), or an

age-related category of Americans (e.g., millennials).

Use reputable statistics and/or scholarly research to support any factual statements. Do not rely solely

on personal experience or opinion.

Here is an Example of Part I.

Part II

Refer to the article you chose for Part II of the worksheet assignment in Week Three and describe an

aspect of another culture from an emic (insider’s) perspective. You do not have to do research beyond

reading your chosen article; however, if you do choose to conduct additional research make sure to use

reputable statistics and/or scholarly sources to support any factual statements. Do not rely upon

personal experience or opinion.

Here is an Example of Part II.

Conclusion

End with a concluding paragraph that reinforces your thesis. Summarize and tie together your main

points for the reader. Provide a brief self-reflexive analysis of what you learned while writing this paper.

Here is an Example of Conclusion.

The Final Research Paper

 Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (excluding title page and references page,

meaning it will be seven to eight pages total), and formatted according to APA style as outlined

in the Ashford Writing Center (see the APA Essay Checklist for Students).

 Must include a title page (see title page) with the following:

o Title of paper

o Student’s name

o Course name and number

o Instructor’s name

o Date submitted

 Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.

 Must have well-structured body paragraphs with clear transitions from one topic to the next.

Incorporate in-text citations (see In-Text Citation Guide) from your scholarly sources to support

your analysis throughout the paper.

 Must describe an aspect of your own culture from an etic perspective for Part I.

 Must describe an aspect of another culture from an emic perspective for Part II.

 Must demonstrate a perspective of cultural relativism throughout, avoiding judgmental and

opinionated language.

 Must end with a conclusion that that reinforces the thesis and provides a self-reflexive analysis.

 Must use at least one scholarly resource in addition to the textbook, the Miner article, and the

article chosen from the list in Part II of the Week Three assignment.

 Must document all sources in APA style in the body of the paper and on the references page as

outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

 Must include a separate References Page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in

the Ashford Writing Center. Here is an Example of a References Page.

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