Strategies in Teaching Anthropology

by Rice, Patricia C.; McCurdy, David W.; Kottak, Conrad Phillip; Moses, Yolanda T.

• ISBN13: 9780130256836
• ISBN10: 0130256838
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Unique in focus and content, this book is the first to focus on the how of teaching anthropology across all of its subfieldsCultural-Social, Biological, Archaeology, and Linguistics (and their two dimensions: research and applied studies)and to provide a wide array of associated learning outcomes and student activities.

Table of Contents

Contributors	v
Annotated Index by Topic, Learning Outcomes, and Student Activity	vi
Foreword	xiii
Conrad P. Kottak
Introduction	xv
Yolanda T. Moses
Part I: General
Participation and Page References: Sharpening the Focus of Class Discussion	1	(5)
Douglas Caulkins
Vicki Bentley-Condit
Web-Based Research Projects in Anthropology: Notes From the Virtual Field	6	(7)
Eric C. Thompson
Discussion Preparation Guides	13	(8)
Charles O. Ellenbaum
A ``Class inside the Class''	21	(3)
Patricia C. Rice
New Technology, Library Budget Cuts, and How to Deal with Them All	24	(3)
Dirk Van Tuerenhout
Part II: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology
``First Steps'' in Hominid Evolution: A Lesson on Walking	27	(4)
Janet Pollak
A Feline Paternity Suit	31	(7)
Joyce Lucke
The Trouble with the ``Race'' Concept: It's All in the Cards	38	(5)
Robert Graber
``Excavating'' in the Classroom	43	(12)
Julia L.J. Sanchez
An Exercise in Real World Archaeology	55	(8)
Maureen Siewert Meyers
Part III: Cultural
Cultural Anthropology 101: Teaching Cultural Anthropology Scientifically	63	(8)
Beverly Goodman
The Penny Game: An Exercise in Non-Industrial Economics	71	(7)
Cathy A. Small
Value Orientations in the Classroom	78	(6)
Robert C. Harman
Cultural Rights	84	(4)
Suzanne LaFont
Potlatching Classroom Participation: Using ``Prestige'' and ``Shame'' to Encourage Student Involvement	88	(5)
Daniel M. Goldstein
``And a Hush Fell Over the Courtroom'': Use of a Mock Trial in Cultural Anthropology	93	(6)
David Howard Day
Nacirema Writing	99	(3)
John M. Coggeshall
Dr. Seuss Meets Up with Anthony Giddens	102	(4)
Matthew J. Richard
Quizzing the Kula Way -- With Persuasion	106	(7)
Renee M. Gralewicz
Exploring the Meaning of Family	113	(4)
Matthew Kennedy
Museum Visits in Cultural Anthropology Courses	117	(5)
Serena Nanda
The Political Economy of Socialism	122	(6)
Elizabeth Dunn
Building Student Interest, Input, and Engagement: Organizing Small Group Projects in Large Lecture Classes	128	(4)
Marilynne Diggs-Thompson
Mnemonics, Quotations, Cartoons, and a Notebook: ``Tricks'' for Appreciating Cultural Diversity	132	(9)
Charles F. Urbanowicz
Field Trips and Student Involvement: Hands-On Learning Components	141	(4)
Ruth Krulfeld
Growing Up Pink or Blue: Using Childrens' Television Commercials to Analyze Gender Enculturation	145	(4)
S. Elizabeth Bird
How to Teach Self Ethnography	149	(8)
John L. Caughey
Pre-Class Fieldwork: Ethnographic Introductions	157	(2)
Dickie Wallace
Familiarizing the Exotic in Ethnographic Film	159	(5)
Sam Pack
Doing Ethnographic Research in the Classroom: A Simple Exercise for Engaging Introductory Students	164	(3)
Grace Keyes
Moiety Exogamy, Sibling Exchange, and Cross-Cousin Marriage	167	(4)
Ernest L. Schusky
Short Writing Assignments in Large Classes	171	(2)
David F. Lancy
Interviewing Tricks for Student Ethnographers	173	(5)
David McCurdy
``Sensory Anthropology'': A Sensi-ble Way to Teach Anthropology	178
Ann Christine Frankowski