For example, I expect to see some specific comparisons between your cultural experience and that of groups such as the Yucatec Maya, Nuer, Nayar, Inuit, Toda, Samoa, Trobriand Islanders, Navajo, Shakers, Oneida Community and Mormons. In particular you should pay attention to the way that family, marriage practices, ethnicity, race, kinship, descent, economy, etc. have affected the way you have learned to think of yourself as a gendered person. You should utilize appropriate anthropological terminology to describe your marital practices, kinship patterns, residence patterns, etc. In your essay you should make references to your kinship diagram as appropriate to illustrate the relationship between yourself and others that have played key roles in the formation of your gender identity. You should conceive of the kinship diagram as an accompanying illustration, however, and not as the central focal point of the essay.
All minimum requirements outlined in previous assignments are equally applicable here.
Deadlines There will be an optional discussion section at which you may seek specific assistance with your essay and kinship diagram. If you are unable to attend the discussion you may drop by the Center for Continuing Education office on 196th St. in Lynnwood beginning on Wednesday, May 19 to pick up a copy of your graded essay with comments. I am also available to make appointments with individuals or groups upon request. Please feel free to contact me via e-mail or telephone. You may send your essays to me via e-mail, fax, or hand deliver them to Edmonds Community College's Center for Continuing Education Office on 196th St. in Lynnwood.