Entries by Daphne Hanson

Consider the maquiladoras as an economic basis for social (human) development

Consider the maquiladoras as an economic basis for social (human) development.  Look at all sides of the maquiladora phenomenon, go through all the pros and cons, look at the multiple perspectives, and then come to a carefully reasoned overall assessment of them. Remember, it is important to demonstrate to me that you understand the concepts […]

How did the armchair anthropology and the off-the-veranda approaches differ as methods to study culture?

How did the armchair anthropology and the off-the-veranda approaches differ as methods to study culture? What were learned from reading about it? In short, the off-the-veranda approach allows anthropologists to gain a more complete whereas armchair anthropology relies on secondary sources and may not provide as rich or nuanced an understanding Why is the concept […]

Ethnocentric portrayals

What does this example make you think about in terms of how we frame others? How can we avoid the issues resulting from ethnocentric portrayals of others? What kind of a difference can it make to present a culturally-relative perspective and how is this significant?

Perspectives of Eating Disorders in Men and Boys

Peer Response The Journal of Men’s Studies article, "It’s a Touchy Subject": Service Providers’ Perspectives of Eating Disorders in Men and Boys" explores the perceptions and experiences of providers of eating disorder services towards men to understand the challenges and barriers experienced by spoth professionals and patients in addressing the gender bias within this field […]

Explain one adaptation humans have evolved

For each of the four types of adaptations described above, (short-term, facultative, developmental, and cultural), identify and explain one adaptation humans have evolved or developed to solve the problems caused by your chosen stress. Use the information in the assignment module to locate these adaptations. Include one image for each adaptation. To summarize, you should […]

Learning about the digestive system

Activities 1. Read the instructions posted in this week’s Module, and attached them here, for guidance on how discussions will be used for this class. The instructions include an example of how to format this type of discussion and a grading rubric. 2. This week we are learning about the digestive system. For this discussion, […]

Numerical values describing the resources

1) Identify a soil resource of interest (this should be a region or county) anywhere in the world and describe how it is being used and why it is important. 2) Summarize attributes of soil and water resources that exist in that region. Please use a tabular format or list that includes numerical values describing […]

What is the relevance of international relations

Your task for this assessment is to write an answer to the following question:  ‘We are all internationalists now, whether we like it or not”’ (Blair, 1999). What is the relevance of international relations for thinking about politics today? For this assessment, you are being asked to reflect on what an international approach adds […]