Note to instructors: The following assignment has worked successfully for courses with student enrollments from 25-40. Group sizes of 5 tend to work best for this assignment. It introduces students to eHRAF World Cultures as…
This assignment will allow you to explore a large database containing ethnographic information from many societies around the world. The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) is an extensive record of the ways in which individuals…
Note by the editors: Dr. Huber uses this short paper assignment as extra credit. Goal: The goal of this project is to have you do a little research on the topic of nutrition using eHRAF…
Adapted from Teaching eHRAF Exercise Exercises Using eHRAF World Cultures, Marriage by Carol Ember Download In-Class Activity PDF PowerPoint Summary In this exercise, students will read and analyze the concept of marital choice among a…
Unlike most exercises in Teaching eHRAF that focus on searching ethnographic texts, this exercise uses the Browse Cultures function and information from the culture summaries. The culture summaries contain short entries on the following categories: Types of Categories…
The intention of this assignment is to illustrate principles of scientific method by using the eHRAF World Cultures database at http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu to explore the relationship between diet and attitudes toward salt. We are all familiar…
DUE:__________________________, at the beginning of class The main goals of this exercise are: 1) to reinforce your knowledge about the fundamental concepts of research, 2) to get you to start thinking about the cross-cultural research…
Adapted from Teaching eHRAF Exercise Hide Working and Tanning Leather by Christiane Cunnar Download In-Class Activity PDF PowerPoint Summary In this exercise, you will compare methods, materials, and tools used by societies across the world…
Note by the editors: Dr. Huber uses this short paper assignment as extra credit. Goal: The goal of this project is to have you do a little research on the topic of marriage using eHRAF…
(Week 3 incorporates eHRAF World Cultures) Course Description Pig brains, coffee from digested cat feces, and deep-fried scorpion are all on the menu for our examination of food preferences, delicacies, taboos and other cultural engagements…