ANT101 Ashford Etic and Emic Perspectives Gender and Body Image Paper

ANT101 Week Five Final Paper Checklist

Introduction

Write an introductory paragraph that:

 Sets up your topic, previews and summarizes the analysis you will present in the body of the paper. Everything covered in your paper should relate back to the introduction and thesis statement.

 Ends with a thesis statement that clearly states what the main point of your paper will be.  Draw from what you learned while identifying thesis statements in the Week Two Locating Scholarly Resources assignment to help you craft your own thesis statement.

 Review your instructor’s feedback on your thesis statement from your Week Three Summarize Your Sources for the Final Research Paper assignment.

Part I

Write two- to two-and-a-half pages that:

 Describes an aspect of your own culture from an etic perspective. You chose this aspect of culture on the Week 3 Worksheet assignment. You can describe American culture in general or you can describe an American subculture, such as a specific geographical group (e.g., New Yorkers), a particular ethnicity (e.g., African Americans), or an age-related category of Americans (e.g., millennials).

 Uses the article by Miner to guide your own description. How would an anthropologist describe the topic you have chosen?

 Uses the textbook.

 Uses at least one reliable source to support your analysis. Review the ANT101: Evaluating Sources tutorial from the Ashford Library for help choosing a reliable source.

 Uses in-text citations every time you include information you learned from one of your sources. Review the In-Text Citation Guide for help with this.

 Demonstrates a culturally relativistic perspective. Do not use opinionated or judgmental language.

Part II

Write two- to two-and-a-half pages that:

 Describes an aspect of another culture from an emic perspective. You chose this aspect of culture on the Week 3 Worksheet assignment and you were assigned a particular article based on the List of Topics.

 Uses the assigned article to guide your description.

 Uses in-text citations every time you include information you learned from one of your sources. Review the In-Text Citation Guide for help with this.

 Demonstrates a culturally relativistic perspective. Do not use opinionated or judgmental language.

Conclusion

Write a concluding paragraph that:

 Reinforces your thesis.

 Summarizes and ties together your main points for the reader.

 Incorporates some of your self-reflexive analysis from the Journal entry you created in Week Four.