The following exercises are designed for in-class use or as homework assignment in an introductory archaeology course. They are linked to data in eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology. The purpose of the workbook is to…
Part 1: Syllabus Course Summary In this course, students will be introduced to formal approaches (methods) used to describe and analyze the social world (social research). We shall first consider the research act as a…
DUE:__________________________ The main goal of this exercise is to develop and present research posters based on the cross-cultural data you collected during Project #2 (see Anthropological Research Methods–Project #2: HRAF Data Recovery). The same pairs…
DUE:__________________________, at the beginning of class A project you will be working on in the future, Project #3 (see Anthropological Research Methods–Project #3: Group Poster Presentation), will have you analyze cross-cultural data using SPSS 10…
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…
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…
Imagine starting your first job as medical care worker with an international relief and health organization such as the Red Cross, WHO (World Health Organization), or the Peace Corps. Your job description lists that you…
Cultural views on medicine vary widely; sometimes they even clash. Whereas an American doctor might view a common cold caused by germs, a faith healer in Asia or Africa might attribute the cold to evil…
Cultural views on medicine and medicinal systems vary widely. For example, a Western doctor may diagnose an illness as being caused by germs and prescribe penicillin as cure, a traditional healer may interpret an illness…
In the United States and in many other societies leather is an integral part of fashion and household living. So, for example, in North America, most people own shoes or belts made out of leather,…