There are 9 questions that needs to be answered. In total, I will need about 1800-2000 words. I have adjusted the number of pages needed, to match the nmber of words I need. I provided some readings, and it is ok if not all of it is used, just the important ones, as mentioned in the problem statements below. Thank you.
1. In what ways (identify at least two) does Zora Neale Hurston’s work differ from and/or challenge the approach of Franz Boas? In your response please be sure to make use of readings related to Hurston and Boas (provided in the additional materials). Respond with 400-450 words.
2. Explain the concept of refusal in Audra Simpson’s work and its significance for her discussion for her discussion of Mohawk citizenship and sovereignty. In your answer, explain what the Indian Act is and how it has impacted the Iroquois. Respond with 400-450 words.
3. How is the concept of recognition significant for Frantz Fanon’s considerations of race and colonialism? In Fanon’s account, how do race and colonialism make recognition complicated? Respond with 400-450 words.
4. What kinds of cultural materials did Zora Neale Hurston collect in her Florida research? Identify and describe three examples of this, as discussed in her writing. Respond with 100-150 words.
5. Define and explain three of the key attributes of a social fact. Respond with 100-150 words.
6. Identify three key elements of Boas’ critique of the social evolutionists who preceded him. Respond with 100-150 words.
7. What is the difference between classificatory and descriptive kinship systems? And what aspects of Morgan’s understanding of this difference did we identify as ethnocentric? Respond with 100-150 words.
8. What were Malinowski’s key conceptual and methodological contributions to anthropology (name at least three) and how did these mark a break with the anthropology of his day? Respond with 100-150 words.
9. In the reading “The Concept of Race”, Dubois argues that race is an unstable category that is constantly shifting. Describe three notions of race that he encounters in his life,according to the autobiographical account in that chapter. Respond with 100-150 words.
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