Cultural Anthropology

There are a total of 100 possible points on this examination.�? Your grade will be determined as a percentage of the total. �?Each of the questions can be answered adequately in 1-3 paragraphs.�? You may write or type your answer after each question in this electronic document or provide your answers separately.�? Following each question, a number appears in parentheses; this indicates the number of points that a particular question is worth. What is the difference between sex, gender, and sexuality? What role does culture play in shaping these aspects of human sexual identity and experience? (18) How did Margaret Mead’s study of gender roles among the Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli of Papua New Guinea challenge the view that male and female behavior are everywhere the same and ultimately instinctual? Use examples from at least TWO of the societies discussed by Margaret Mead.? (12)  Compare the perspectives known as “biomedicine” and “ethnomedicine.” How do they differ in the way they conceive of illness and medical treatment. (10) What are some of the problems associated with using a biomedical perspective when treating illness across cultures? Identify TWO. (10) During one of our classes, we discussed the “sick role” and the process of “medicalization”. What do they tell us about the cultural construction/invention of illness? (10) Early anthropologists, like E.B. Tylor, approached religion as a belief system based on fundamentally irrational misinterpretations of reality. What is the problem with viewing religion in this way and why might anthropologists be more attracted to an “agnostic” point of view? (10)  According to Clifford Geertz, what are the main features of religion? Describe each element of his definition of religion in your own words. (10)  Based on the work of Victor Turner, anthropologists now recognize that religious rituals and symbols are multi-vocal. What does this insight tell us about the controversy over Muslim women wearing head scarves in the West? (10) Briefly discuss the TWO points of view concerning the anthropologist’s role in the practical affairs of other cultures. Which one do you support and why? (10)For more information on Cultural Anthropology read this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_anthropology�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?�? �?�?�?�?�?�?�?�?