Assignment
In your first discussion, you will introduce yourself to your peers and explore the basic structure of the field of anthropology, including its subfields, methods of gathering information, and several key concepts.
To prepare for your initial post, be sure to read the required sections in MindEdge, listed under Required Resources in the Readings and Resources section.
After reading the assigned sections, imagine that you work in the human resources department of a very large, multinational organization working on a growing international health crisis. The new director of the organization has decided to eliminate some positions to save money, and some of the first positions the director has suggested cutting are the anthropologists.
Based on the assignments below, your job is to convince the director why your assigned type of anthropologist (based on the first letter of your last name) is a vital member of the organization.
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First Letter of Last Name
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Assigned Type of Anthropologist
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A-E
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Physical Anthropologist
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F-K
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Linguistic Anthropologist
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L-R
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Cultural Anthropologist
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S-Z
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Archaeologist
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The first Letter of my last C so I'm Physical Anthropologist
Introduce yourself to your peers and compose your initial post as an email to the director. Be sure to accomplish the following:
• Define the broad field of anthropology and include an appropriately formatted citation.
• Define the specific subfield you have been assigned based on your last name and include an appropriately formatted citation for your definition.
• Identify three specific tasks or ways in which your assigned type of anthropologist could add value to this imaginary multinational organization.
• Explain why cultural relativism is valuable to the employees of this imaginary organization and why ethnocentrism should be avoided.
Appendix: APA format
Each task you turn in will need to be formatted in proper APA format.