Coming of age in Samoa- Reaction Paper 1

ANTH 205: Anthropology of Sex

Spring 2022

Professor: Celia Tuchman-Rosta 

ASSIGNMENT: Reaction Paper 1 — Coming of age in Samoa

Introduction:

Students will be required to write reaction papers (3 pages long) that respond to key issues discussed in the two ethnographies covered in the course. These papers will be submitted in the Assignments Area and run through SafeAssign to check for plagiarism.

Note: This is an essay, it must include an introduction, two (or more) body paragraphs in which you discuss the article and other readings, compare and contrast the ideas, and discuss critiques of problems with the work, and a conclusion. You need to include proper citations in the Chicago Manual of Style Author/Date Format (the list of references is not included in the two page length requirement).

Reaction Paper Prompt:

Coming of age in Samoa by Margaret Mead (1928) examines the experiences of adolescent girls in Samoa and contrasts these experiences with those of adolescents in the United States during the same time period. Now that you have finished reading Margaret Mead’s book and some to the responses to her work (Freeman, Shankman, Orans, and Coté) reflect on what you have learned about the sexual lives of adolescents in Samoa and their lives more broadly.

Essay Content:

Reflect on the following questions in your essay:

1) What were Margaret Mead’s goals in the book?

2) What methods did Margaret Mead use to gather information?

3) How do Samoan girls deal with adolescence?

4) Why was the sexual lies of adolescent girls such an important part of the book?

5) Overall, how successful was mead in accomplishing her goals? Explain.

6) Using the articles by Freeman, Shankman, Orans, and Coté, discuss: what are some of the weaknesses of the Margaret Mead’s work?

7) Was Derek Freeman correct? Discuss the Mead/Freeman controversy, using evidence from Mead’s book and the work of the Freeman, Shankman, Orans and Coté, discuss whether or not you think Margaret Mead was hoaxed or mis-represented her data.

Format/Submission:

1. This is an essay, you must have an introduction, body and conclusion. Bullet points/outlines will not be accepted.
2. Use an easy to read type phase such as Times New Roman. You must use 10-12 point font and double space your work. Essays are expected to be two pages long.
3. You must include a header at the top of the page that includes your name, the assignment title (Reaction Paper 1 – Coming of age in Samoa), and the course (ANTH 205).
4. Use the Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date Format for parenthetical citations in the body of the essay and your list of references at the end of the essay. (It is acceptable to use only readings that have been assigned in the course).
5. The title of your document must include your name, the course, and the assignment name (Jade_Doe_ANTH205_Whats in a Quote Sex and Sexuality.docx)
6. Submit in the Assignments area by Sunday February 27 at 11:59 pm in a pdf of .docx format

 

Points	21-23	17-20	14-16	0
Identification of the Quote (23%)	Student accurately identifies the quote, includes the page number, and explains its importance in the article.	Student accurately identifies the quote and explains what the quote means, but does not contextualize it within the article	Student identifies the quote, but does not sufficiently explain what it means.	Student des not identify the quote/assignment not submitted.
Discussion of the Article in connection to course themes (23%)	Students presents several key ideas that were discussed in the articles and clearly expresses how it is connected to the material discussed in the first three weeks	Student present some of the key ideas that were discussed in the article and makes connection with the material discussed in the first three weeks OR students accurately discusses several key ideas, but connection to larger themes is not fully realized	Student summarizes article, but the summary lacks accuracy and does not demonstrate a good understanding of the subject	Discussion of the article is not included/ assignment not submitted
Synthesis of assigned material (23%)	Student articulates connections between the article and at least two other readings clearly. The student is able to use clear Examples from the reading to demonstrate these connections.	Student discusses how at least two of the other readings assigned also address themes from the curse, but the connection to the article is unclear.	Student does not accurate discuss other assigned reading OR only one other reading is discussed	No other readings are discussed/no assignment submitted
Critical analysis/Broader connections (23%)	Students provide a clear and insightful discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the article and explore how the article is connected to larger themes in the Anthropology of sex	Students provide a good discussion of strengths and weaknesses in the article OR explore how the article is connected to larger themes in the Anthropology of sex	Strengths and weakness are not clearly discussed	No critical analysis/No submission
Format/Grammar/Citations 10%	9-10 Essay is properly formatted, easy to read and include proper citations and list of references	7-8 Some formatting and citation errors/some grammar mistakes but ideas are still clearly presented	5-6 List of references is included, but incomplete/incorrect formatting/grammar errors make it difficult to understand the essay	0 List of references/proper citations are missing MAY BE REPORTED TO ACADEMIC INTERITY

 

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