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Question: Respond fully and thoughtfully to the following questions, which reflect material presented in the first module.

If you needed to fully explain and define the concept of "human culture" to extraterrestrial visitors, what would you tell them?

Describe ways that Inuit peoples adapted culturally to survive the harsh climate of the Arctic.

Explain the concepts of 'worldview' and 'ideology', specifically how these two ideas, while related, are clearly different.

Think of some examples of general and specific cultural traits not discussed already in the module; list several of each, and explain why you feel they might fit that definition.

Discuss how reading "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema" affects your perspective on understanding and explaining our own culture.
Come up with some examples of our own cultural practices for which you could provide both emic and etic explanations, then describe them from both perspectives.

What is your take on the idea of "relativistic fallacy" - do you think it is ok to make moral judgments about another culture based on your own? Why, and - if yes - when?

Discuss some obstacles one might encounter when setting out to do ethnographic fieldwork with a "primitive" group (in other words, not integrated into or knowledgeable about the larger world), living on an isolated tropical island?

Explain both the "he said" and "she said" arguments in the Havasupai DNA case. Discuss whether you think either side is clearly right or wrong, and why. from the film: Describe ways that Mead made her ethnographic fieldwork go well. How do you think she might have done better?