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ANT 3245 Florida International University Social Status of Amazonian Rites Questions
Step-I First read the following article (It has been shortened thus might have some word gaps)
Article: Kottak McDonalds Short Article.docx
Step-II: Watch the following videos on Coming of Age in different cultures.
APACHE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvsk7f_tKNI (Links to an external site.)
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/ (Links to an external site.)us-apachegirl-pp (Links to an external site.)
AMAZONIA:
Initiation With Ants | National Geographic (Links to an external site.)
JUDAISM:
Bat and Bar Mitzvah (Links to an external site.)
Step-III: Answer the following questions:
Q-1.Discuss the commonalities of the coming of age rituals that you watched.
-Apache, Amazonian, Jewish coming of age rituals
Q-2: Then choose one ritual that marks a change in an individual’s social status and discuss the structure of the rites of passage of your choice (It can be from the videos you watched or a different one).
-Separation
-Transition
-Incorporation
Q-3:Then discuss the rituals involved in McDonald’s (fast food restaurants) and how the are similar to religious rituals.