In this week’s journal entry, you will critically reflect on your own beliefs and biases about your Final Research Paper topic by using the concept of self-reflexivity. Paraphrasing Crapo (2013), self-reflexivity is the process of confronting one’s own preconceived notions and examining how these may influence how one understands (or misunderstands) others. Understanding biases and beliefs about other cultures helps researchers apply cultural relativism to their work.
For this journal, consider the sources that you summarized for Part I and Part II of your paper in your “Week Three Assignment Worksheet.”
- What was your initial response to what you read?
- Can you identify any biases that you might have about the cultural practices you will discuss in either Part I or Part II of your Final Research Paper?
- Identify any problems you might be having in looking at your own culture from an etic perspective or the other culture from an emic perspective.
The journal entry should be at least 250 words in length. and
1) Select one aspect of your own culture from the list provided for Part I. Be sure to review the relevant sections of the textbook for each topic. Once you’ve made your selection, please delete all other options.
Race
2) Select a source to use for Part I of the paper. You will be using your textbook and the article by Miner for this section as well, but for this assignment, include the source you found on your own. Review the tutorial on Evaluating sources and enter the reference in the space below.
Reference entry in APA format:
3) Select one article from the list for Part II. Once you’ve made your selection, please delete all other options.
Atran, S. (2003). Genesis of suicide terrorism. Science, 299(5612), 1534-1539. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
Becker. A. E. (2004). Television, disordered eating, and young women in Fiji: Negotiating body image and identity during rapid social change. Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry, 28(4), 533-559. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
Grey, S. (2008). Historical roots, contemporary relevance: Explaining the persistence of polygyny in Sub- Saharan Africa. Undercurrent Journal, 5(3), 6-19. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
Hoodfar, H. (1993). The veil in their minds and on our heads: The persistence of colonial images
of Muslim women. Resources for Feminist Researchers, 22, 5-18. Retrieved from http://www.umass.edu/wost/syllabi/spring06/hoodfar.pdf
Murphy, F. (2011). Archives of sorrow: An exploration of Australia’s stolen generations and their journey into the past. History and Anthropology, 22(4), 481-495. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
Tsuji, Y. (2011). Rites of passage to death and afterlife in Japan. Generations, 35(3), 28-33. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database
4) Summarize each of your sources.
Summary of your source for Part I (include one to two paragraphs). Enter the summary in the space below.
Summary of your source for Part II (include one to two paragraphs). Enter the summary in the space below.
5) Write a working thesis statement based on your sources. See this example.
Working Thesis Statement: The research paper provides detailed info regarding the ways in which the African Americans embrace their culture in the modern society. It is vital to state that most of the black Americans take deep consideration regarding their background, history, and current events surrounding their lives in the society.
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