Anthropology Midterm

Explain what prompt you are answering and give appropriate background so that I

understand what you are discussing as well as where you conducted your research

or with whom.

Use one of the following terms within your paper: ethnocentrism, code-switching,

cultural relativism, culture, intersectionality, cultural construction. Start by defining

the term in your own words. Then show how it connects to your observations.

Write at least one full page connecting your own observations to things discussed in

the readings for the module. YOU MAY USE ARTICLES FROM EITHER MODULE 1 OR

2! Pick articles that you can clearly link, but write about them in a way that someone

who has never read them would understand. PLEASE DO NOT USE OUTSIDE

SOURCES!!! Stick to what we have read in class. No more than one direct quote. I

want to see you put things into your own words.

Interview over linguistics

Conduct an interview with someone who is bilingual to get better insight into how they use

language in their daily life. You might ask them about when they use one language versus

another, if there are words that dont have a good translation into another language, what

language they tend to think or dream in, or if there are times they code-switch what

language they use. Consider having them reflect on how their language reflects their

culture or is a part of their identity and why that is important to them. Are there times they

are afraid to speak a certain language or have been targeted for using a specific language?

Make sure to omit potentially sensitive information from your paper (such as immigration

status) and ask for permission to record the interview if you choose to do so in order to go

back and listen as you write your paper. Also be sure to ask for permission to use their real

name or if they would like you to use a pseudonym.

As you write your paper, give a little bit of background into the person you interviewed

(name, age, languages they speak, relationship to you). Pick out the parts of the interview

you thought were most impactful to share and analyze. Be sure to include at least one

direct quote from your interviewee.

You can use the interviewee name as “Jen:

Sources used in the course are:

Leah Shaffer: “Is a More Generous Society Possible?”

Paragraph 1: Short introduction to the prompt you chose, what you are talking about, and background around the research you preformed

Paragraph 2: More in-depth analysis of the research you preformed, relating it back to anthropology and things we have discussed in class

Paragraph 3: The term you chose with a definition in your own words and how it relates to your research

Paragraph 4: Connection to one of the readings from Module 1 or 2. Make sure you are including specifics and relating back what you found in the readings to your own research

Paragraph 5: Short conclusion to tie everything together.