ANTHROPOLOGY

Writing Assignment 5: Applied Research in Anthropology

Due: May 7th 10:00 pm

*Justify your answer with logical argument to get full credit.

Part 1

1. According to Community Food Bank’s website (http://communityfoodbank.com/programs-services/alphabetical-list/food-boxes/), Food Boxes (TEFAP) is one of the services they provide for the general public. Take a look at the information at the website. Identify five demographic information the Food Boxes Program use to determine what types of boxes a person gets, and what demographic information they use to determine eligibility. [10 points]

2. Identify three issues that should be considered when you are administering a survey to a community you are not familiar with. [10 points]

3. Define the methodology: Participant Observation (P.O.). [5 points]

4. Identify one service provided by Pima County Library that interest you most and one service that you consider useful to introduce to a foreigner or a person who recently moved to the Tucson area. State what you like about the service, identify any types of requirements or tools it provide and how it works. (http://www.library.pima.gov) [10 points]

5. Identify three methods or tools that is used to collect information in applied anthropology. [5 points]

Part 2

1. Anthropologists pay special attention to macro and micro level linkages. A news clip (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10797473/Chinas-corn-not-enough-for-diet-change.html) about diet change demonstrated the linkage between everyday decision-making and national policy.

(a) Identify an example of macro-micro linkages and explain the linkage between them. Please point out the specific macro institution (ex: US Department of Agriculture) in your example. [10 points]

(b) According to the news clip, what were the two reasons behind China’s increasing meat consumption? [5 points]

2. According to environmental anthropology’s dual perspective, identify and explain an example of “Ecological effects on the organization and practices of small-scale societies”. [10 points]

3. According to environmental anthropology’s dual perspective, identify and explain an example of “Nature is seen through a screen of beliefs, knowledge, and purposes”. [10 points]

Part 3

4. Why should poor countries that contribute little to global green house gas emissions undertake mitigation actions? [10 points]

5. What are the salient features of climate smart development? [5 points]

6. Why climate change is considered as "mother of all development challenges"? [10 points]