This document provides resources for researching various world cultures, including books, encyclopedias, databases and websites. It lists reference books on cultures organized by country, ethnic group, and topic. Some of the topics covered include rites, rituals, tribes, motifs, customs, food, folk art, music and more. It also provides subject headings that can be searched in the library catalog as well as databases for additional information on different cultures. Guidelines are offered on finding introductory information and using anthropological terms to analyze the primary and secondary institutions of various cultures, such as political organization, economic systems and religion.

1. CULTURE SOURCES
Books in the Reference Collection
Encyclopedia of World Cultures
REF GN307.E53 1991
Ethnic Groups Worldwide
REF GN325.L46 1998
CIA World Factbook
REF G 122 .U56a (also online-see back)
CultureGrams
REF GT150.C8 (newest edition online in World Cultures
databases)
By country - Countries and Their Cultures
REF GN307.C68 2001 (online in GVRL)
Curiosities of Popular Customs
REF GT31.W2 1898b
A Celebration of Customs & Rituals of the World
REF GT85.I54

2. By ethnic group- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and
Daily Life
REF GN333.W67
Peoples of the World, e.g. Western Europeans
REF D1056.M67 1993
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures
REF E169.1.G755 2004
Notable Native Americans
REF E89.N67 1995
Distinguished Native American Spiritual Practitioners and
Healers
REF E89.J7 2002
Native American Tribes
REF E77.N3518 1998
Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands

3. REF.HF5389.M67 2006
Gestures
REF BF637.N66A88
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
REF GT 2850 .E53 (online in GVRL)
Latin America: History and Culture
REF F 1406 .T46 v.1-4
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
REF DS 779.23 .E53
√ Check out Traveler’s Guides & Peoples of the World series
Subject headings for Cougar Catalog & InfoTrac that may be
useful
www.kvcc.edu/library►Cougar Catalog
www.kvcc.edu/library►Articles/Research Databases►General

4. Information Databases►General OneFile
Body language (Cougar Catalog only)
Business communication—Australia (Great Britain, Mexico,
etc.)
Business etiquette—Japan (China, Korea (South), etc.)
Civilization, Celtic
College students
Cookery, Caribbean (Chinese, English, etc.)
Corporate culture—Asia (Canada, Great Britain, etc.)
Culture shock—Australia (China, South Africa, etc.)
Decorative arts
Ethnology—subdivided by country
Etiquette—Arabian peninsula (Argentina, Asia, etc.)
Food—Religious aspects
Food—Social aspects
Food habits—Caribbean area (Greece, United States, etc.)
Gastronomy—Religious aspects
Gesture
Indigenous peoples—subdivided geographically

5. Indians of Central America
Indians of Mexico
Indians of North America
Intercultural communication—Asia (Australia, France, etc.)
Interpersonal communication—Japan (etc.)
Manners and customs
Maya Art
National characteristics, African (Brazilian, Liberian, etc.)
Nonverbal communication—Brazil (etc.)
Nonverbal communication—Cross-cultural studies
Nonverbal communication (Psychology)—France (etc.)
Ojibwa Indians
Rites and Ceremonies
Religious etiquette—Religious etiquette—Canada (etc.)
Rites and ceremonies—England (Europe, Greece, etc.)
Sex role—Japan (Mexico, United States, etc.)
Success in business—Australia (Great Britain, United States,
etc.)
Superstition—Germany (India, Ireland, etc.)

6. Taboo
Use the following subdivisions after your country
--Social life and customs ex.
Brazil—Social life and customs
--Guidebooks
France—Guidebooks
--Popular culture
Italy—Popular culture
--Religious life and customs
United States—Religious life and customs
On the Web
http://www.culturebriefings.com – Customs, culture, the way of
life in selected countries.
ID: library Password: kvcc825
http://www.nativeweb.org – Indigenous peoples from around the
world
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs - ‘A Country Study’ online books
by the Library of Congress. Check out their Country Profiles
(20+ pages), too.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ - U.S. Dept. of State
Background Notes on countries
http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/countryinsights-apercuspays-
eng.asp - Country Insights
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ -

7. World Factbook from the CIA
http://www.ilpi.com/artsource - recommended websites in
categories like Image Collections. Check out the Museum
Information link to access all sorts of collections and the
Artcyclopedia.
Daily Life through History –
www.kvcc.edu/library►Articles/Research Databases ►World
Cultures & Folklore►Daily Life Through History
Looks at ordinary life through time and across the globe,
bringing the past to life: food, celebrations, work, social
customs and more…
World Folklore & Folklife –
www.kvcc.edu/library►Articles/Research Databases ►World
Cultures & Folklore►World Folklore & Folklife
Covers the important folklore of the specific society
represented, including its geographical setting, sociocultural
features, ethnohistorical information, belief system, sports and
games, artistic expression, and the effects of modernization and
globalization.
· Look for American Indian Experience & The African
American Experience in the World Cultures section.
· World History: The Modern Era is in the History section of
the Articles/Research page. Type in your country name in the
Quick Search box.
ProQuest Subject Headings–
www.kvcc.edu/library►Articles/Research Databases ►General
Information Databases►ProQuest
Go to Advanced Search. Mix and match these headings in the
search boxes, one term per box. Scroll down to Subject since
these are all headings. Put your country into one of the search
boxes and scroll down to Location.
Business

8. Business etiquette
College students
Cooking
Corporate culture
Cross cultural studies
Culture
Culture shock
Customs
Etiquette
Food
Intercultural communication
Life
Management styles
Manners
Negotiations
Nonverbal communication
Overseas employment
Religion

9. Rites & ceremonies
Social life & customs
Students
Success
Traditions
CD 223 – Royalty Free Music
The third CD has traditional and authentic sounds from around
our globe. Music is the universal language, and what better way
to understand one’s culture than to experience the rhythms and
melodies created to shape generations! At the check-out desk on
the upper level.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music REF ML 100 .G16
This multi-volume set has music CDs in each volume for the
cultures covered.
KVCC TTC Library 3-21-12 by I. Turcott
ValleyCat - Keywords
Rites
Rituals
Name of any tribe
Motifs

10. Culture AND Japan
Customs
Food
Book Series
keyword search in Cougar Catalog
“Insight guides”
“Lonely planet”
“Culture shock”
“Discovering the peoples of Michigan”
“a country study”
Cougar Catalog - Keywords

11. Rites
Rituals
Name of any tribe
Motifs
Culture AND Japan
Customs
Food
“Folk Art”
Add music to your Power Point
PART l: INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION this is not
Anthropology based. 15 points total
1. Find the Country & Culture. Don’t use a region, town,
village, etc. This part is 2 points total

12. a. Give the OFFICIAL NAME of the country your family
member came from. You can use the short name in the rest of
the paper, though. 1 pt
b. Give the name of the country’s main
Culture. 1 pt
USE THIS COUNTRY & CULTURE TO ANSWER ALL
RELEVANT QUESTIONS IN THIS PAPER
2. Relate your Basic ancestry & how you learned about it.
Question 2 is 3 pts total
a. Name when your ancestor left/may’ve left. Give a year or
decade when he/she left. 1 pt
b. Explain why your family member left. Do NOT explain why
he/she came here. Everyone left for ‘better opportunity’ What
caused them to leave their home, family, friends, etc. Try to
find out why she/he left their home. This needs to explain what
was happening IN the country at the time that caused
migration. 1 pt
c. Describe how you found out when & why they left. Be
specific. Name who you talked to, why they knew, name a
research sources if you used them, etc. 1 pt
Do NOT describe too many details of family history, either in
their homeland or the US.
3. Describe the country TODAY. Use basic information that is
not Anthropology based. This part is 8 pts total: 1 pt each,
b./c. are ½ pt each Do not repeat answers. Each question asks
for different information.
a. Name & describe 1 Important Geographic Feature. Find
the most important feature.
b. Name the Capital city of the country.
c. Give the current Population numbers.
d. Name all the Bordering Countries or closest neighbors, IF
there are no direct borders.
e. Briefly describe the basic Climate; include seasons, average
temperatures, rainfall, etc., anything significant about the
climate.
f. Name & describe 2 Natural Wonders. This is not the same

13. as 3.a. Look for sites that are part of Nature.
g. Name & describe 2 Major Tourist Attractions. Do not repeat
answers from f. Find well known sites. Don't use entire cities.
Use specific attractions.
h. Name & explain the importance of 2 Well Known People.
Don’t use current political leaders, celebrities, sport stars, etc..
Find important people from history, etc.
i. Name, describe & give dates for 2 Important Historical
Events the country is known for.
4. Identify a 10 year period that will be easy to use to Analyze
this Culture. This is worth 2 pts total
Do NOT use disruptive historical times of war, disaster, etc.
These alter culture. This does NOT have to be when your
ancestor immigrated here. Probably that was during a disruptive
period.
a. Name the 10 year period. Use only this 10 year period to
answer all this paper’s questions. 1 pt
b. CLEARLY explain why you chose this particular 10 year
period as the best period to use to Analyze using Anthropology.
1 pt
USE THIS SAME 10 YEAR PERIOD FOR ALL ANSWERS IN
PART II, III & IV OF THE PAPER
Here are guidelines to help doing PART I: GUIDELINES FOR
DOING THE INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION
ANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS of your chosen CULTURE
NOW we’ll do some Analysis using Anthropology!
GOAL:1. Correctly Define in your own words ALL
Anthropology terms from the Primary Institutions of Culture
that apply in this Culture.
2. Accurately Apply each Anthropology term correctly to this
Culture.
3. Use Specific Examples from the Culture to illustrate each
Anthropology term defined & applied.
PART II: PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS OF CULTURE this
part is worth 24 points total
This part of the paper asks you to use the Anthropology terms

14. explained in UNIT 2, Section 3. You may want to review that
material to answer these questions.
Use specific examples from your chosen Culture to prove you
understand the Anthropology terms used in the Primary
Institutions of Culture.
1. Find & include EVERY Subsistence Strategy used for
survival in the Culture. this part is worth 10 pts total
a. Name EVERY Subsistence Strategy used in the Culture.
b. IN YOUR OWN WORDS write a definition for each
Subsistence Strategy you name. Be sure your definition is based
on how Anthropology defines each Subs. Strat.
c. Describe 2 specific examples from this Culture of what’s
herded, planted, produced, etc. for each Subs. Strat. named.
This is NOT economic sectors. It’s the Anthropology definition
of Subsistence Strategies.
2. Explain the Technology used in each Subsistence Strategy
named in 1. this part is worth 8 pts total
a. Name & describe 2 specific examples of Technology used in
each Subs. Strat. you named in this Culture.
b. Clearly explain how each Tech. from a. is used in each Subs.
Strat.
This is NOT electronics. It’s the Anthropology meaning
of Technology.
3. Describe Division of Labor for each Subs. Strat. this is
worth 6 pts total
a. Name 2 specific ways Labor is Divided in each Subs. Strat.
named in 1.
b. Explain how each Div. of Lab. named in a. applies by
describing a specific example of each.
Do NOT confuse this with gender roles. This is Division of
Labor as defined in anthropology.
Here are guidelines to help doing PART II: GUIDELINES TO
FINDING & EXPLAINING PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS OF
CULTURE
PART IIl: SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OF

15. CULTURE this part is worth 26 points totalKeep using the
Country/Culture & time named in PART l to answer questions
in PART lll.
This part of the paper asks you to use the Anthropology terms
explained in UNITS 3 & 4. You may want to review that
material to answer these questions.
GOAL IS STILL:Correctly Define in your own words ALL
Anthropology terms from the Secondary Institutions of Culture
that apply in this Culture. When there’s a choice of terms, use
the most appropriate choice for this Culture. THIS IS
IMPORTANT. Many terms have one choice from several
options.
Accurately Apply each Anthropology term correctly to this
Culture.
Use Specific Examples from the Culture to illustrate each
Anthropology term you define & apply.
1. Analyze the Political Organization using the appropriate
Anthropology terms. this is worth 6 pts totalInformation to
answer questions about Political Organization is in UNIT 3,
Week 7, Sections 1 & 2.
a. Name & define in your own words the Type of Political
Organization used in this Culture. This is 1 of 2 choices. ½ pt
b. Name the Main Political Model in a Centralized Political
Organization used in this Culture. IF more than 1 is used, rank
each Pol. Mod. in the order of importance. This has 4 choices.
½ pt
c. For only the Main Political Model in a C.P.O. briefly
explain 1.Legitimacy & 2. Authority by applying them to one
simple example specific to this Culture. 1 pt
d. Explain the difference
between 1. External & 2. Internal Governmental Control in a
Centralized Political Organization. Describe a specific example
from this Culture of an 1. Internal Governmental Control in a
C.P.O. & an 2. External Governmental Control in a
C.P.O. 1 pt
e. Define Internal Political Control on the Individual. Explain

16. this term by using a specific example from the Culture. 1 pt
f. Describe each type of External Political Control on the
Individual. Name each External P.C. on I. & use a specific
example from the Culture to explain each. 2 pts
Don’t just describe ‘government' here. That’s Political Science.
It’s not Anthropology. Use terms from Anthropology to Analyze
the Culture’s Political Organization.
2. Use Anthropology to Analyze this Culture’s Economic
System. this part is worth 6 pts totalInformation to answer
questions about Economic System is in UNIT 3, Week 8,
Sections 3 & 4.
a. Name & describe in your own words the most commonly
used, main Type of Reciprocal Obligation used in this Culture’s
Economic System. ½ pt
b. Name the main Type of Economic Exchange used in the
Culture. Describe a specific example of this Type of Economic
Exchange. EXPLAIN your example by using the specific terms
relevant to this Type of Econ. Exch. 2 pts
c. Name the main Economic System used in the Culture. Explain
how it functions by using important terms specific to this Econ.
Sys. Describe the Econ. Sys. using a specific example from the
Culture. 2 pts
d. Name & define each Economic Sector. Describe each Eco.
Sect. by using a specific example of a major good &/or service
this Culture is known for. 1½ pts
Don’t just list economic statistics. That’s Macro/Micro-
economics. It’s not Anthropology. Analyze using Anthropology
terms for this Culture’s Economic System.
3. Anthropologically Analyze Religion in this Culture. this
part is 6 pts totalInformation to answer questions
about Religion is in UNIT 3, Week 9, Sections 5 & 6.
a. Name the MAIN Organized World Religion or Traditional
Belief in the Culture & give the % of the population who follow
it. If more than one Org. World Rel. is commonly used, rank
others based on % of population in each. Don’t include any
below 2%. If percentages don’t equal 100, use the

17. correct Anthropology term & give the % of the population for
this group as well. 1 pt
b. Name & define the Type of Religious
Belief for only the main World Rel. or Trad. Belief named
in a. ½ pt
c. Describe the main Org. World Rel. or Trad. Belief named
in a. Use at least 4 important details. Don’t use demographics
from the Religion hand-out or repeat a. & b. Name places of
worship, holy texts, sabbath day, etc. 1 pt
d. Name the biggest Denomination of the main World Rel. or
sect of Trad. Bel. named in a. If more than 1 Denomination/sect
is used, name the top 2. ½ pt
e. Describe 2 Types of Religious Action. 2 pts
Name one common Ritual. Briefly explain it's purpose. Describe
2 important details.
Name one major Rite of Passage for the main Rel. or Trad.
Belief. Briefly explain its purpose. Name & describe the 3
stages of this Rite of Passage.
f. Name & describe 2 MAIN Religious holidays/traditional
ceremonies for the main Religion or Trad. Bel. Briefly describe
what each celebrates. Use 2 important details for each. 1 pt
Don’t just describe all religions. That would be Comparative
Religion. It needs to be Anthropology Analysis of ONLY
the main Organized World Religion or Traditional Belief in this
Culture.
4. Analyze Social Organization in this Culture
using Anthropology. this part is worth 8 pts totalInformation
for answers on Social Organization is in UNIT 4, Week 10 &
11, Sections 1 to 4
a. Name & define, in your own words, the main Type of
Marriage practiced. Describe, made up or real,
a specific example of this type of marriage. Use names.
b. Name & describe the most common way to Choose Marriage
Partners. Describe, made up or real, a specific example of this.
Use names.
c. Name the main Type of Post-Marital Residence.

18. Describe exactly who the newly married couple lives with &
where they live.
d. Name the most common Type of Family Unit. Identify family
members included in this Family Unit.
e. Name & explain the way kin is traced in this Culture. Use the
correct Anthropology term.
f. Describe Class. Use names & percentages of classes as they
are defined in this Culture. If class is not based on economics,
say what it is based on.
g. Name & briefly describe 2 important ethnic minority groups
in this country. Give percentages.
h. Name 2 popular groups in this Culture based on shared
interest. Identify their shared interest & describe a little about
the group's activity/ies.
Do NOT just name Anthropology terms. Define & apply them.
Use specific examples. Be Specific.
Here are guidelines to help doing PART III: GUIDELINES FOR
ANALYZING SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OF CULTURE
PART IV: OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION
this part is worth 22 points total, that's over 1/5 of the points
Use the Country/Culture & time period named in PART l to
answer ALL the questions in PART lV.
Describe 5 different specific topics/subjects. You may use
things, traditions, past-times, activities, etc. from this
Culture. DO NOT REPEAT SUBJECTS IN PARTS I, II OR III.
Use topics interesting to you. Use what you learned in your
interview, saw in the Visual resource or book. Do NOT compare
to US or other Cultures. Clearly name, describe & explain each
topic as it is uniquely found in this Culture. There is a weekly
assignments corresponding to this part.
Do exactly what is asked in each of the 4 sections. Each answer
is worth 1 point. Use details. Be Specific. 5 topics x 4
sections=20 points. 2 points extra if done well!
1. Name each topic. BE SPECIFIC. Find topics that are unique
to this Culture. Don't use huge, general subjects. Food, is too

19. general. Well know dessert is specific.
2. Describe your subject by explaining at least 2 details about
it. REALLY describe the topic. Mention dates of festivals,
ingredients in food, etc. Name specifics!
3. Explain how each topic is integrated into the larger Culture.
Be specific. Name at least 2 other parts of the larger Culture
your topic is interconnected with. Explain their integration
using accurate Anthropology terms. This is not the same as
paper 1. Look at the comments on the weekly assignment for
help here.
4. Tell me why each particular subject you chose interested you.
Again, give details. Explain what piqued your interest about
each topic.
Thoroughly answer all 4 questions for each subject/topic.
General, non-specific subjects or/& missed or vague answers
lose points. This should be an easy 22 oints if done well.
Here are guidelines to help doing PART IV: GUIDELINES
FOR GETTING ALL 22 POINTS
PART V: The APPENDIX must include ALL the
following. this last part is worth 13 points totalThis is not
part of the page requirement.
1. Read a Current Event NEWS Article about the country.
Be SURE this is a news event, not an editorial, opinion, etc.
5 ptsAnswer these 4 questions: a. How did you find the
article? Explain a few details. Give search process, some sites
visited, etc.
b. Give a clear reason why you used this particular article.
c. Connect this news to the Culture. Explain how this current
event NEWS relates to the Culture you analyzed.
d. Explain what personally interested you about the article.
e. Include a copy of the NEWS article in the Appendix.
2. Include the 2 Maps explained in “Required Resources”. Be
sure you indicate the country being analyzed on each map. 2
pts
3. Bibliography: Cite all the sources you use; written, visual,
interview, news article, maps, etc. 6 pts

20. Everything needs to be cited as explained under “Required
Sources” at the beginning of these instructions. You may cite
any other sources you use in the format of your
choice. Remember do NOT QUOTE ANY MATERIAL FROM
THE WRITTEN LECTURES. Always use your own words. A
quote without “quotation marks” & (a parenthetical citation)
from a source that is not included in your Bibliography will be
considered Plagiarism.
CHOSEN CULTURE: AFRICAN (BLACK)
COUNTRY/REGION: SOUTH AFRICA
Paper 2: Anthropology Analysis of one Culture from your
Family’s Ethnic Heritage
This is NOT a research paper. THIS IS AN ANALYTICAL
ESSAY. It’s applying Anthropology terms to
one specific culture. It’s Objective
Anthropological ANALYSIS of ONE of the original cultures
from someone in your family’s history. It's a way to learn a
little about your Personal ethnicity.
GOAL: The aim of this paper is to use terms specific to
Anthropology to Analyze a Culture from a country outside the
USA.
INSTRUCTIONS: Anthropology ANALYSIS of ONE specific
Culture will do all of these:
Correctly DEFINE Anthropology terms in your own words.
Accurately APPLY these unique terms from Anthropology
Clearly Explain SPECIFIC examples in the Culture being
Analyzed
The terms you need to Analyze using Anthropology are in UNIT
2 Week 5, ALL of UNITS 3 & 4.
Here are guidelines for doing the paper. THIS INCLUDES
INSTRUCTIONS ON FORMAT:
FIRST, Find the Culture: Do NOT use the USA. Do NOT use a
sub-culture formed in the USA after 1560 (date of first
European settlement in what's now the US)

21. Find ONE country that’s the original homeland of a family
member, either recently or in the past. Analyze
the original culture from that country. Hispanic, African
American, etc. are sub-cultures in the US. They are from
countries outside the US. Find the ORIGINAL country. Analyze
that culture. If you’re Native, adopted, immigrated,
Here are guidelines to help find you heritage
There will be a weekly Assignment to help you find your Ethnic
Heritage.
REQUIRED RESOURCES:
You MUST use ALL these sources to find out about the Culture
you’re Analyzing. Remember, this is NOT a research paper. DO
NOT QUOTE.Especially do NOT QUOTE ANY MATERIAL
FROM THE WRITTEN LECTURES. Always use your own
words.
Some of you may still feel a need to quote. IF YOU DO
QUOTE, you MUST include “quotation marks” a (parenthetical
citation) after the quote AND a Source citation must be in your
bibliography. If these are missing on your paper, it’s
plagiarism. Your paper will not be graded.
Here are guidelines on Academic honesty policies: KVCC
Plagiarism Policy & correct ways to use quotes: Quotation
Guidelines
1. TWO WRITTEN REFERENCES Read books, websites,
articles, on the country, people or culture. These must be
academic sources. I accept Wikipedia as ONE source. Do not
just do a Google search for Anthropology terms & use that
search site as a source. That would not be an academic source.
Here is a list of resources put together by the KVCC librarians
KVCC Library source list
***At least 2 written academic references must be cited in your
bibliography***
2. VISUAL RESOURCE Watch a dvd, film, webcast about this
country. Documentaries, travel films, etc. show dress, manners,
art, etc. Don’t use tiny ‘youTube’ clips, but long webcasts are
fine.

22. ***In the bib 1) clearly label it as a visual 2) Name the visual
3) Include a source citation***
3. INTERVIEW Ask a person who has PERSONALLY VISITED
your ancestor’s homeland about their visit.
***In the bib-1) Name interviewee 2) Ddate interviewed 3)
Explain their contact w/ the place***
4. CURRENT EVENT NEWS ARTICLE Find NEWS about this
country. People (related to you) live there & are affected by
current events. Read a current news article about this country.
Include:
a. a copy of the article with b. answers to all 4 the questions in
the Part V Appendix.
***In the bib include a citation for the article’s source***
5. MAPS Find a world map & a regional map. Indicate your
ancestor's country on each. Include both clearly labelled maps
in the Part V Appendix.
*** In the bib include a citation for your maps***
Investigate you country/Culture using ALL five sources. You
may use more, but these 5 are required. Sources from 1 & 2 are
good for Part I. 1 is best for Part II & lll-the Anthropology
analysis. 2 & 3 are good for Part lV. 4 & 5 apply to the
appendix in Part V.
GUIDELINES #5 PART III: SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OF
CULTURE
This is more complex Analysis using Anthropology! These are
more abstract terms. Use the
Anthropologyterms from ALL of UNITS 3 & 4 here.
Once you’ve used the Full Anthropology Term one time, you
may abbreviate it for the rest of the times
you use that term in this section.
1.Correctly Definein your own wordsALLAnthropology terms

23. from the Secondary Institutions of
Culture that appy in this Culture. When there’s a choice of
terms, use the most appropriate
choice for this Culture. THIS IS IMPORTANT as each term has
category choices.
2. Accurately Applyeach Anthropology term correctly to this
Culture.
3. Use Specific Examplesfrom the Culture to illustrate each
Anthropology term defined & applied.
This Part has the hardest terms in it, judging from student
papers in the past. Go to the sections that’s easiest to do &
answers those questions first. Social Organization has extra
points, so start there. Religion
seems rather easy, too. Save the hardest for last. This section
may call for a LITTLE research, but don’t do too much.
Concentrate on accurately applying the terms. The kids’ books
have pictures that show common economic commodities,
political activities, religious practices & information about
family,
marriage, common interest groups. Wikipedia is a good source
for brief research. CALL if you need help!
PART IIl:Secondary Institutions of Culture26 points
Keep using the country/Culture & time named in PART l to
answer questions in PART lll. Use
Part III is 26 points, so over ¼ of the 100 points for the whole
paper. It should be 1 ½ to 2 pages long.
1. Analyze the Political Organization of the Culture using the
appropriate Anthropology term. 6 pts

24. Information to answer questions about Political Organization is
in UNIT 3, Week 7, Sections 1 & 2
a. Name & define in your own words the Type of Political
Organization used in this Culture.
½ pt
Make sure you get this answer correct. ALL the other answers
depend on you using the correct kind of
Political Organization. PLEASE call iy you need help with this.
269 567 5283
b. Name the Main Political Model in a Centralized Political
Organization used in this Culture.
½ pt
IF more than 1 is used, rank each Pol. Mod. in the order of
importance.
Only name the MAIN Pol. Mod. in a C.P.O. IF there is another,
name it, too. Usually there are not more
than 2 Pol. Mod. in a C.P.O. Be sure you put the one USED the
most to control power as the main one.
c. For only the Main Political Model in a C.P.O. briefly explain
how 1.Legitimacy & 2.Authority1 pt
work. Use one example for both 1.Legitimacy & 2.Authority
that’s specific to this Culture.
Examples here need to be from your Culture. Name people &
their role/title, explain where power is, etc.
d. Explain the difference between 1. External & 2. Internal

25. Governmental Control in a Centralized1 pt
Political Organization. Describe a specificexample from this
Culture of an 1.Internal
Governmental Control in a C.P.O. & an 2.External
Governmental Control in a C.P.O.
This is GOVERNMENTALcontrol. Don’t confuse it with
Internal & External Political Control on an
Individual. That’s the next question.
e. Define Internal Political Control on the Individual. Explain
this term by using a specific
1 pt
example from this Culture.
THISis about how Political Control impacts the Individual. Use
one, clear, common, everyday example.
f. Explain each type of External Political Control on the
Individual.
2 pts
Name each External P.C. on I. & use a specific example to
explain each.
Thisis also Political Control on the Individual. Name each type
of External Pol. Con. on the Indiv. Be
sure to use one, clear, common example for EACH type of
External Pol. Con. on the Indiv.
Don’t just describe the ‘government here. That’s Political

26. Science. It’s not Anthropology. Use terms
from Anthropology the Analyze the Culture’s Political
Organization.
This is Analysis of Political Organization using Anthropology
terms. If you just describe the government,
that’s political Science. If you do that you will get no more than
2 points for the whole section. (
2. Use Anthropology to Analyze this Culture’s Economic
System.
6 pts
Information to answer questions about Economic System is in
UNIT 3, Week 8, Sections 3 & 4
a. Name & describe in your own words the most common,
mainType of Reciprocal Obligation1 pt
used in this Culture’s Economic System.
There are 3 choices. Only ONE can be the main one used for the
entire Economic System in the Culture
b. Name & define the mainType of Economic Exchange
practiced in the Culture. Define 1½ pts
any relevant term in this Type of Econ. Exch. by describing how
it is used in a specific
example of Economic Exchange in this Culture.

27. There are 3 of these, too. Only ONE is used as the MAIN form
of all Economic Exchange in the Culture.
You need to clearly describe how this kind of Economic
Exchange works. Correctly use any term that
applies. Use an example of a specific exchange of a
good/service that might happen in this Culture
c. Name the main Economic System used in the Culture. Explain
how it functions by using
2 pts
important terms specific to this Econ. Sys. Describe the Econ.
Sys. Using a specific
example from this Culture.
There are 2 choices here. Each has tiny elements of the other
Economic System in it, but only ONE is the
MAIN Economic System. Describe that. Use any relevant term
that applies. Describe how the Econ. Sys.
works by using a common, specific example from this Culture.
d. Name & define each Economic Sector. Describe each Eco.
Sect. by using a specific
1½ pts
example of a major good &/or service this Culture is known for.
This is the easiest question in this section. You can answer it
looking at pictures in the kids’ books again!
Don’t just list economic statistics. That’s Macro/Micro-
economics. It’s not Anthropology. Analyze using
Anthropologyterms for this Culture’s Economic System.

28. This is Anthropology. Non-Anthropology terms should not be
used here: GDP, any reference to monetary
policy or currency, econ. growth, statistics, etc. is Micro/Macro
economics & does not belong here.
3. Anthropologically Analyze Religion in this Culture.
6 pts
Information to answer questions about Religion is in UNIT 3,
Week 9, Sections 5 & 6
a. Name the MAIN Organized WorldReligion or Traditional
Belief practiced in this Culture. If 1 pt
more than one Org. World Rel. is used, rank the other by
importance based on % of
population in
each. Don’t include any below 2%. If percentages don’t equal
100%, use the
Anthropology term used to refer to the rest. Give the % of the
population for this group as well.
Make sure you use only Organized World RELIGIONS here.
There are 5. Only use those. Do not confuse them with
denominations. Percentages can be found searching religion by
country. Wikipedia usually has a section on religion under
demographics. They often list percentages of followers &

29. attendance. Cultures with a MAJORITY using a Traditional
Belief are RARE, unless you’re doing a Native Culture in the
past.
CALL if you need help on this.
b. Name & define the Type of Religious Belief for only the
main Org. World Rel. or Trad. Belief
½ pt
named in a.
There are 4 of these. Only one can apply per Religion/Trad.
Belief.
c. Describe the main Org. WorldRel. or Trad. Belief named in a.
Describe at least 4 important
1 pt
details about this main Org. WorldRel. or Trad. Belief. Don’t
just repeat a. & b.
This is a description of important parts of ONLY the main
Religion/Trad. Belief.. Details should be specific.You can
mention important historical figures, sacred text, place of
worship, worship day, whether Religion is important, like % of
actual attendance from Wikipedia, what Religious leaders are
called,
important symbols, etc. Don’t repeat answers of use things from
the following questions.
d. Name the biggest Denomination of the main Org. WorldRel.
or name the main sect
½ pt
of the Trad. Belief named in a. If more than 1 Religious
Denomination or Trad. sect is used,
name the top 2.

30. Make sure you know the difference between denomination &
religion. MANY Cultures have ONE main Religion with ONE
main Denomination. Others have several denominations. You
only need to mention
the top 2 in this Culture. Sects for Traditional Beliefs may be
harder to find. CALL if you need help.
e. Describe Types of Religious Action. Name one 1. common
Ritual &one 2. major
2 pts
Rite of Passage for the main Org. WorldRel. or Trad. Belief.
Briefly describe the
purpose of 1. & 2. Describe 2 important details in 1. Name &
describe the 3 stages of 2.
Use COMMON practices here; an everyday Ritual & an
important Rite of Passage. Make sure each is Religious. Don’t
describe at length, but be sure to include the PURPOSE of the
practice. Include the 3
stages in the Rite of Passage. Name & briefly describe each
stage. This questions has the highest points.
f. Name & describe 2 MAIN Religious holidays/traditional
ceremonies for the main Org. World1 pt
Rel. or Trad. Bel. Briefly describe what each celebrates. Use 2
important details for each.
This is description of important holidays. Say what it
celebrates, give details; date of holiday, main events,
symbols used, gathering places, attendance, etc. Have fun with
this one!
Don’t just describe all religions. That would be Comparative
Religion. It needs to be Anthropology
Analysis of ONLY the mainOrganized WorldReligion or

31. Traditional Belief in thisCulture.
4. Anthropologically analyze Social Organization used in this
culture.
1 pt each: 8 pts
Information for answers on Social Organization is in UNIT 4,
Week 10 & 11, Sections 1 to 4
This is the easiest set of questions! There’re also worth 2 points
more. Do these 1st!
a. Name & define, in your own words, the main Type of
Marriage practiced. Describe, made up or
real, a specific example of this type of marriage.
There are 3 choices here. ONLY use the most common. Don’t
even mention the others. GIVE AN
EXAMPLE; famous people from the Culture, your ancestors or
a made up example.
b. Name & describe the most common wayto Choose Marriage
Partners. Describe, made up or real,
a specific exampleof this.
There are 2 choices here. Use the most common. Don’t mention
the other. Describe how this works. Use
famous people, ancestors or make up an example that shows you
understand.
c. Name the mainType of Post-Marital Residence. Describe who
the newly married couple lives with.
There are 3 choices. Say where the COUPLE lives BEFORE

32. they have children to show you understand.
d. Name the most commonType of Family Unit. Identify family
members included in this Family Unit.
There are 2. Name the most common Family Unit. This is who
lives IN the home, not who lives near.
NOW add kids!
e. Name & explain the how Kin is Traced/Type of Descent used.
There are 2 types of Descent & one that’s not actually a Descent
group. Name the one that applies most
& explain it how it’s used in your Culture. Ignore the others.
f. Describe Class. Use names & percentages of classes as they
are defined in this Culture.
Name the way Class is labelled. Not all Cultures use income.
This is a bit hard. It will probably need the
most digging around in sources. YOU decide how to describe
this for TODAY’s Culture in your
ancestor’s homeland. Do your best! Call if you need help.
g. Name & brieflydescribe 2 or 3 important ethnic minority
groups in this country. Give percentages.
Name the 2 biggest &/or most important ethnic minority groups
living in this country. You only need a
couple, but give percentages.
h. Name 2 popular groups in this Culture based on Shared
Interest. Identify their shared interest &

33. explain the popularity of each.
This should be fun! There’re lots of Shared Interest Social
Groups. Find 2 interesting ones to explain.
DoNOTjust name Anthropology terms. Define & apply them.
Use specific examples. Be Specific.
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GUIDELINES FOR FORMATTING & HOW TO APPROACH
THIS PAPER
FORMAT:
Format in any way you desire. If you wish to number your
answers, fine, but don’t include the questions. That format was
preferred for past students. I’ve also had a handwritten journal,
as if from an immigrant from Finland, that followed the
instructions & answered all the questions! I had a mailbag of
letters I had to open & read in order, also fulfilling all the
instructions. I had a travel log, illustrated & annotated
‘Ethnography Magazine’ article & fictional story that followed
all instructions to greater & lesser degrees… YOU decide the
format, but numbered answers work great, if that’s what you
prefer. You’re after earning as many of the 100 points as you
can, so simplest might be best.
BUT- DO NOT JUST USE A BULLET POINT LIST OF
TERMS. You will NOT get 100 points for that.

34. PAPER REQUIREMENTS:
Use complete sentences & write at a college level. If you make
writing errors, especially if I suggested it on Paper 1, the
Writing Center can help you catch any common, fixable writing
mistakes.
Please DOUBLE SPACE so there’s room for instructor notes.
The paper needs to be at least 6-7 PAGES in font 12 or less. Do
NOT use large headings/footings, wide margins & big spaces
between paragraphs, sections, etc.
Grammar and writing:
Evidence of plagiarism means paper will not be graded. A direct
quote from anysource, especially class generated material,
MUST have “quotation marks”, (parenthetical citation) & the
source in the bibliography. If you plagiarize, you lose 100
points. If you’re unsure what plagiarism is or how to cite direct
quotes, CALL.
If I marked writing mistakes on paper #1, go to the Writing
Center. Have them contact me that you used them. If this is
done, no writing/grammar points will be subtracted from your
paper.
Otherwise, I will manuallysubtract points from your final score
as listed below.
1-10 writing, spelling or grammar mistakesNO points will be
subtracted
11-25 mistakes
-1 points

35. 26-40 mistakes
-2 points
More than 41 writing/spelling/grammar mistakes
-3 points
Number of writing mistakes & point penaltywill be included in
your grade’s submitted comments
Use the GUIDELINES loaded on the Paper 2 instructions.
Follow the hints in the indented comments.
This paper is worth 100 points. Do the easy points first.
Part I is 15 points. There’s NO Anthropology. It will set you up
for the rest of the paper. Do that first.
Part IV is 22 easy points! It has little Anthropology in it. Do
that second. You’re at 37 points.
Do the Appendix next, or 1. & 2. of Part V. They’re easy & fast.
Build the Bib as you go. That’s 13
more points. You’re now at 50 points without doing much
Anthropology yet.
Now do Anthropology, but do the parts you understand best or
the easiest parts first. Part II is 24 points, so a quarter of the
paper. Subsistence Strategies should be easy to figure out if you
follow the hints in the Guidelines. Call if you need help. Name
every single Subsistence Strategy that’s used for survival, even
if it seems small. Name it! Define each one IN YOUR OWN
WORDS. Give 2 examples from each. That should be 5-10
points if you follow the guideline hints. Technology is not hard.
Look at pictures. Look at the tools. Follow the Guideline hints.
That could be 4-8 Division of Labor seems to pose the biggest

36. problems in the past. Do the best you can! That might be
another 3-6 points. If you
even get half points on Part II you’ll be at 62 points. If you do
better, you’ll have more.
Part III is 26 & the hardest, from what students said in the past.
Again, go for easiest first. Social Organization is 8 points &
pretty easy. Do it first! Religion may be the next easiest. Do it
second. Even do the easiest parts of the hard sections first.
Economic Sectors are not hard. Neither are external Political
Controls on the Individual. Each is 2 points. Do those. Then try
your best at the harder questions. Again, if you get just half
right, you’re at 75 points! If you do better, you get more
points.
If you add the 5 points extra credit from a zoom study group,
getting half the Anthropology parts right
still gets you 80 points. But I get it, you wanna do better. CALL
if you hit a tangle.
This is what I’ve noticed in the past: Students wait too long to
start working on this. I’ve had students call the night before the
paper’s due to ask for help finding their ethnicity. You won’t
get a good grade if you don’t start early enough. I’ve gotten
papers turned in at the last minute that stop in the middle of a
sentence. I have a super intro & everything else bullet points. I
get papers without maps. It’s only 2 points, but they’re easy
points! I get bullet points in Part IV which is 22 fairly easy
points. Do those now! BONUS: a weekly assignment is on
PART IV. If you’ve already done it, then you’ve also already
done that weekly assignment!