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Assignment 1: LASA 2: Ethnographic Comparison

Anthropologists are interested in framing broad hypotheses about human behavior. In order to do this, it is imperative to use examples from multiple cultures to ensure that their conclusions are not grounded in a single case.

In this assignment, you will be taking on the role of an ethnologist, using multiple ethnographic accounts to study human behavior and culture.

Do the following:

  • Identify two to three societies to compare, such as an African society (for example, Ethiopian, Liberian, etc.), Indian, Chinese, Korean, or one of the many Native American groups (for example, the Cherokee, the Inuit, etc.).
  • Choose one aspect of human culture discussed in the course:
    • Domestic life and kinship
    • Subsistence and economy
    • Religion
    • Culture change

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, write a research paper to include the following:

  • Describe the background information of each of the societies you have chosen. You need not analyze this background information, only provide details regarding these societies.
  • Analyze the aspect of human culture you selected for each of the societies.
  • Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the societies in relation to the topic you chose—for example, standard of living, education, or employment opportunities.
  • Summarize and address human behavior in relation to your topic and based on your examples.
    • Address the realities of life for the cultures you have examined.
    • Examine some of the social problems and public policy issues that become apparent.

Your paper should have a title page as well as an introduction section. This introduction section should include the societies you selected as well as the human culture aspect you will be discussing and why it is relevant to anthropology. As an anthropologist, use relevant anthropological terms in your analysis.

Support your statements with examples and scholarly references.

Write a 4–6-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.

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Running head: COMPARISON OF THE HAN CHINESE AND CHEROKEE

Comparison of the Han Chinese and Cherokee
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COMPARISON OF THE HAN CHINESE AND CHEROKEE
Comparison of the Han Chinese and Cherokee
Introduction
Ethnography can be described as explaining an aspect of human social life based on
primary data that is obtained from the field. Ethnography describes a culture based on its terms.
Ethnographic studies can be used in making comparisons between various religions, but that is
not the primary purpose of conducting these studies (Hammersley and Atkinson, 2007). This
paper will discuss two societies which are the Cherokee which is an example of a Native
American ethnic group and the Han Chinese which form the largest population of the Chinese
people. In comparing the two ethnic groups, the paper will concentrate on the aspect of
subsistence and economy. This aspect is essential to anthropology as it explains how these
societies used the available resources to maintain their existence.
Background Information
The Cherokee are from the Iroquoian lineage which had a record of many politically
integrated tribes during the European colonization of the United States. The Cherokee are closely
related to the Creek people, and the name Cherokee is explained to have been derived from a
Creek word that means people of a different speech. In 1650, the Cherokee were concentrated in
the South Western parts of North and South Carolina, the Appalachian Mountains which today is
referred to as Georgia and South Eastern Tennessee (Perdue and Green, 2005). In the recent
census conducted in the United States, there were more than eight h...


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