chapter 14

Question 1

questions on the women who returns (can be used as an example on final)

Answer 1

• The Woman Who Returns - can be used as an example on final
  
  • Is the kinship depicted in the film bilateral or unilateral (patrilineal or matrilineal)?
  • Answer: unilateral, matrilineal.
  • What is the role of the Indian act in the film?
  • Answer: Heather’s family members had their status impacted as well as where they lived. Federal recognition, could lose status as a woman if married to a white man.
  • What is the intersection of kinship and politics?

Question 2

questions on the anthropologist film

Answer 2

• In the film we observe change in many forms- climate change, cultural change, and personal change. What changes did you observe? Are they related?
  
  • Answer: adaptations to climate change ie. Permafrost melting in Siberia leads to cultural change
  • How do anthropologists interact with the cultures they study?
  • Answer: cultural relativism, participant observation
  • What can be lost as cultures change?