Social science

January 9, 2020

Artifact Chart Project 1 Practice

Artifact Chart Project 1 Practice I. Describe the artifact in detail. For instance, how would you describe it to someone who could not see it? [You practiced this 2-4-1 Short Answer: Seeing Your Artifact in a New Light.] Your response might include basic and technical details about the artifact, such […]
January 9, 2020

Anthropology

Anthropology GED210 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet) 1. A study of the garbage people throw away may reveal more about their lifestyles than surveys and interviews because: a. garbage is easier to analyze than survey data b. people will often […]
January 9, 2020

Relationship Between Speakers and Listeners

Relationship Between Speakers and Listeners Born in Stockton, California, in 1940, Maxine Hong Kingston grew up in a Chinese immigrant community, where her parents had a laundry. In the selection below, taken from her autobiography, The Woman Warrior: Memories of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, she recalls some of the confusion […]
January 9, 2020

Human Creative Expression and Culture

Human Creative Expression and Culture Asian Americans often feel invisible within the dominant white culture in the United States. Few American television programs, movies and commercial Internet sites focus on Asian Americans. Part of this invisibility of Asian Americans is due to the myth of the “model minority,” which is […]