ANTHROPOLOGY

Writing Assignment 5: Applied Research in Anthropology

Due: May 7
th
10:00 pm


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

Part 1

1. According to Community Food Banks 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 Chinas
increasing meat consumption? [5 points]


2. According to environmental anthropologys 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 anthropologys 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]