Final Essay Exam Study Guide For Aarons set of questions from the first half of class, you

will be asked to write an essay on one of several topics discussed in the first seven weeks. To prepare, it is best to think and organize your thoughts regarding the larger concepts we covered, rather than random or smaller details. The major areas we covered are: -What is anthropology and its methods -Economic anthropology -Kinship -Religion -The body To better prepare, organize your notes around the following themes: What is anthropology? How do anthropologists work? What methods do we use? What perspectives are important? How to we think and operate anthropologically? What is culture? What does it do? How can we see it? What is myth? What does it do in society, or why do we have myths? What is magic? What is witchcraft? What do they do? What is a social levelling mechanism? How to rite of passage work? What purpose do they serve? What are the stages? What are the primary perspectives in economic anthropology? Why study forms of reciprocity? Why is gift giving so important? What are the rules around gift giving? While is most if not all gift giving not altruistic? What is kinship? How might other cultures kinship systems differ from ours (in terms of marriage, organization, descent, etc)?