Consider the United States. Is the US a pluralistic or multicultural society?
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Question 1. Multicultural, pluralism, nativism?
Consider the United States. Is the US a pluralistic or multicultural society? How has the idea of a shared national identity interacted with migration and ethnicities the US? Please provide an example of this.
Question 2. Anthropological methods and holism.
Anthropology considers itself a holistic discipline. What does that mean? What is an example of anthropology’s holism?
Question 3. Race: The Power of a Social Construct
Consider the legal, policy, and/or practical implications of one example of racial discrimination in the United States. Who has been affected by this and how?
Rubric: 50 Points total, 15 per question. 5 points for submission.
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Thesis statement
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Effective use of example(s) from class sources (Book, lecture, other readings)
External sources if applicable, but must be scholarly and cited in Chicago Author-Date format.
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