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questions on the women who returns (can be used as an example on final)
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- The Woman Who Returns - can be used as an example on final
- Is the kinship depicted in the film bilateral or unilateral (patrilineal or matrilineal)?
- Answer: unilateral, matrilineal.
- What is the role of the Indian act in the film?
- Answer: Heather’s family members had their status impacted as well as where they lived. Federal recognition, could lose status as a woman if married to a white man.
- What is the intersection of kinship and politics?
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questions on the anthropologist film
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- In the film we observe change in many forms- climate change, cultural change, and personal change. What changes did you observe? Are they related?
- Answer: adaptations to climate change ie. Permafrost melting in Siberia leads to cultural change
- How do anthropologists interact with the cultures they study?
- Answer: cultural relativism, participant observation
- What can be lost as cultures change?
