Assignment

Instructions: You must answer question 1 and ANY other question from Section B any. Each of your response should not be more than a 3 page- typed written (double-spaced) essay. Note: clarity of expression, the appropriate use of examples from the assigned book and concepts learned in class will be taken into account in awarding points. Make sure that your essay has an introduction, a body and conclusion. Provide page numbers of cited quotations from the ethnography.. The book should be only your source; every thing out should be from the book. You have to provide real characters name from the book to get full credit

Book Name: Dancing Skeleton Katherine Dettwyler

Section A

1) Identify and discuss four major ethical challenges that confronted the author of Dancing Skeletons during her ethnographic research in Mali. How did she deal with these challenges and do you think she handled them well or not? Provide reasons for whatever position you take.

Section B

2) Discuss the ways in which the marketing and pricing of goods in Mali and other parts of the Third World are different from those in the United States. Give four main reasons provided by the author to explain this difference

3) Describe the goals and methods of the CARE health projects in the villages around Macina in northern Mali. What kinds of problems did the villagers face, and how did the CARE project help them deal with their problems?

4) In what ways have your reading of the chapters of the book so far taught you about issues of children's health and nutrition in Mali and West African more generally? Give four examples to illustrate your answer.