Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Monday, February 17, 2020
Chapter 2 Trobrianders Questions
Chapter 2 Reading Guide
Trobrianders Annette
Weiner
1.
Describe the scene of death. How long does
mourning last and why?
2.
Describe how the Uwelasi was adorned.
3.
How is almost every death determined?
4.
What does illness signal?
5.
What are enemies capable of?
6. Define
totem.
7. Define
matrilineal clan.
8. What
happens to gardens and paraphernalia in death?
9.
What is even a greater concern than death of a
chief?
10. Who
are the owners in death what roles and rituals must they perform?
11. Who
are the workers in death what roles and rituals must they perform?
12. What do men do in mourning that unifies all?
13. What
could you be accused of if you don’t mourn properly?
14. What
is the Tuma?
15. Why
must you disguise your feelings?
16. What
re the big mistakes remembered?
17. Why
are axe blades significant and who knows magic spells for sorcery?
18. What
role does sorcery play in Trobriand society?
19. What
is a flying witch why is it difficult for women to practice sorcery?
20. How
do urban workers affect the power of sorcery?
21. Describe
what happened between Vanoi and Leon.
22. What
is the role of a new chief?
23. “Its not fair, one death and we have to work
so hard” (pg. 49) – According to Weiner, why are all the rituals and work after
a death so critical?
Chapter 3 Questions Trobrianders
Trobrianders Annette Weiner
Journal Study Guide Chapter 3: “Fathers and Matrilineage”
Significant Vocabulary – define
1. Baloma
2.
Kopoi
3.
What is similar about where babies come from and
the room and bed of the mother, and seclusion of the mother as compared to
death rituals?
4.
Compare a baby’s birth in our culture compared
to the Trobriands?
5.
How is the waiwaia or fetus formed?
6.
How does Weiner account for different ways to
get pregnant, include 3?
7.
What are some of the restrictions for nursing
mothers?
8.
How is a mans' contributions complementing what
a woman bestows?
9.
Why are Trobrianders called by their ancestral
names except for chiefs?
10. What
does a child receive from their father?
11. How
does the father nurture kopoi?
12. Describe
why marriage is important and Sarah’s story.
13. Describe
how fathers and other villagers care for their children.
14. How
does a father add to a child’s social beauty through Kula necklaces?
15. Describe
in detail what happens with use of hard words.
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Introduction to Trobrianders Questions
Anthropology Reading Guide: Trobrianders Annette Weiner Introduction
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Read Annette Weiner's bio on p. vii-viii and the Author's
Acknowledgements on p.xi as well as the Introduction pp. 1 - 16
1) When and for how long did Weiner conduct
her ethnographic research on Trobriand society and culture? How was her
daughter involved?
2) How much time separates Weiner's ethnography on the Trobrianders and that of Malinowski? (See also p. viii). Discuss the geo-political context in which Malinowski visited the Islands comparing it to the years when Weiner did her research.
3) Why are the Trobriand Islands
considered to be one of Anthropology's most sacred places?
Keywords to incorporate in your answer: seminal fieldwork; primitive societies;
armchair anthropologists; formal scientific discipline
Keywords to incorporate in your answer: seminal fieldwork; primitive societies;
armchair anthropologists; formal scientific discipline
4) Which 3 important recommendations did Malinowski make for carrying out ethnographic research? Keywords to incorporate in your answer: time; language; rapport; informants (see esp. pp. 3,4)
5) What is the time lapse between Annette’s fieldwork and his?
6) Define matrilineal and patrilineal.
7) What was the Trobriander society?
8) Define egalitarian.
9) How did women become pregnant?
10) Weiner says her work departs from Malinowski’s in
significant ways. Explain how her study is different in each case:
Significance of women’s roles
Significance of men’s roles
Magic in fishing
Kula trading
11) What role does kinship play in Trobriand society a) according to Malinowski? b) according to Weiner?
12) The location of Malinowski's fieldwork caused him to make generalizations concerning all Trobriand society? What, according to Weiner, was one of his erroneous conclusions?
13) How did Malinowski expose the ETHNOCENTRISM and RACISM of his contemporaries? (p.7) See particularly his explanations of Trobrianders' use of technology vs. their reliance on magic spells. (p.8)
14) How did the Trobriand Islands become known to Europeans? Did they settle and interact with the inhabitants? In what ways? •
15) Describe the terrain and climate of the Islands.
16) How is an individual Trobriander's social identity created? (p.13)
17) Briefly describe the Trobriand Island’s colonial history.
18) Explain how chiefs gain power and people gain power.
19) How does death undermine power?
20) Outline what is up and coming in Chapters so you know
what to look for.
Chapter One Trobrianders Questions
Trobrianders Annette
Weiner
Chapter One Study Guide
1. What was Vanois role in the
village?
2. Describe some taboos you
learn of in this chapter?
3.Define taboo.
4.Define
sorcery.
5.
What is the greeting of Trobrianders?
6. What was the cause of the chief’s
illness and how was it being treated?
7.What are some of the rituals
of mourning?
8.
How did Annette show Trobrianders she was part of the group?
9.
Describe cultural adornment of Trobrianders.
10. What
are some cultural misconceptions that outsiders have about Trobrianders?
11. How
did tourism effect traditional economies?
12. Describe
in a thought web what happened since Australian independence politically and
economically to Trobrianders and the efforts of leadership.
13. What
is the major source of cash income now?
14. Why
did John K’s attempt to westernize the Trobriands fail?
15. In
what ways have the Trobriands changed over time, and in what ways have they
resisted change?
16. What
did Malinowski warn the Australian govt about?
17. Define
polygyny and monogamy.
18. How
do they operate in Trobriand society?
19. What
is kula?
20. What
was the role of men determined by Malinowski?
21. Why
do you think he did not focus any efforts on women’s activities?
22. How
do women manufacture their own wealth?
23. How
did urban trobrianders show their respect for Vanois death?
24. How
did Weiner set up her study and living conditions in the Trobriands?
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