Explore the list of the countries who had recognized “righteous” members. Are you surprised by any of the information listed in the chart?

After reading the article on the Righteous, please answer the following questions. You may upload your answers here.

1. Do you agree with the “Righteous Among the Nations” criteria or is there something else you would expect to see in the criteria? Explain your answer.

2. Explore the list of the countries who had recognized “righteous” members. Are you surprised by any of the information listed in the chart? If so, what surprises you or what questions does the information raise for you?

https://www.yadvashem.org/righteous/about-the-righteous
https://www.yadvashem.org/righteous/stories/assisi
http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/holocaust/resource_center/item.asp?gate=1-10
http://www.yadvashem.org/righteous/statistics

Jodi Kim emphasizes the role gender has played in South Korea’s international trade in orphans. With this in mind, what role do Borshay Liem’s adopted father and brother and biological brother play in First Person Plural?

Jodi Kim emphasizes the role gender has played in South Korea’s international trade in orphans. With this in mind, what role do Borshay Liem’s adopted father and brother and biological brother play in First Person Plural? How do they facilitate or hinder interactions with the women in their families? Are they more or less supportive of Borshay Liem’s attempts at self-discovery? Are they exceptions to or in line with gendered roles as described by Kim? Support your answer with specific quote(s) or scene description(s). It might help to compare them to their female counterparts, though do so briefly as to save most of your answer for critical analysis.

Compare material in readings with other theory/research material presented in seminar sessions;

Theorizing Social Science Action-Research and Teaching. Feagin, Vera, Ducey, pp. 135-197 and 271-284.

These papers should analyze critically one major issue in a reading assignment, an issue that you find thought-provoking or problematic. Possible analytical approaches: 1) Develop a theoretical and/or empirical critique of the theoretical arguments you analyze (e.g., Does other past or present theory or research evidence support or challenge their arguments?); 2) Compare material in readings with other theory/research material presented in seminar sessions; 3) Compare and contrast material in one reading assignment with that in another; or 4) Use material in the reading assignment to assess other theoretical analyses or theoretically relevant empirical research you know well.

Analyze articles focusing on the research design and the relationships among theory, methods, and evidenced based approaches and claims.

Analyze articles focusing on the research design and the
relationships among theory, methods, and evidenced based approaches and claims. Analysis will be conducted to identify research questions, theoretical framing, research design and methods for participant selection, data collection, and data analysis. By analyzing research methodology as reported in the article, students will evaluate strengths and weaknesses of the research report and the claims the author(s) make.

Define the problem and then discuss how an anthropological approach (i.e., using the holistic perspective, cultural relativism, and a bottom-up approach) may be used to solve the problem.

Define the problem and then discuss how an anthropological approach (i.e., using the holistic perspective, cultural relativism, and a bottom-up approach) may be used to solve the problem.