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Re: Argument Task - Twenty years ago, Dr. Field, a noted anthropologist...
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28 Jun 2023, 04:05
28 Jun 2023, 04:05
ashi1431998 wrote:
Twenty years ago, Dr. Field, a noted anthropologist, visited the island of Tertia. Using an observation-centered approach to studying Tertian culture, he concluded from his observations that children in Tertia were reared by an entire village rather than by their own biological parents. Recently another anthropologist, Dr. Karp, visited the group of islands that includes Tertia and used the interview-centered method to study child-rearing practices. In the interviews that Dr. Karp conducted with children living in this group of islands, the children spent much more time talking about their biological parents than about other adults in the village. Dr. Karp decided that Dr. Field's conclusion about Tertian village culture must be invalid. Some anthropologists recommend that to obtain accurate information on Tertian child-rearing practices, future research on the subject should be conducted via the interview-centered method.
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation
The given argument states Dr. Karp's claim, that - Dr. Field's conclusion of children in Tertia village being reared by the entire village than their own biological parents; is invalid and so is the observation-centered approach to studying cultures. His claim is based on his recent interviews with the children in which they talk much more about their biological parents than other adults in the village. He puts forth that the interview-centered method is a more reliable and accurate method for understanding child-rearing traditions. The argument, however, is not well supported owing to the unstated assumptions of the claim. The assumptions are somewhat flawed. Reasons with suitable examples are provided below.
Though the children were talking more about their biological parents than other adults of the village, it does not necessarily imply that they were not reared by other members of the village. It may in fact be possible that the children gained most of their knowledge about their parents because of interaction with other villagers. It can also be the case that before appearing for Dr. Karp's interview, they were taught how to talk and what to say during the interview. It is also possible that they were questioned a lot about their biological parents during the interview. Therefore, what got portrayed through the interviews might not be the true portrayal of Tertia village's culture. A suitable example of this scenario from personal experience - one of my friend Shalini's father went abroad for doing his PhD for 5-7 years when she was two years old. Back then, having a computer was very expensive so she had only interacted with her father once when we were in 1st standard. But, she seemed to know so much about her father, it did not feel like she hadn't met him at all. All of this was because her mother, her grandparents, and other family members conveyed all they knew about her father to her. Shalini used to talk a lot about her father because she craved to spend time with him.
Also, Dr Karp says that village children of the island group including Tertia talked more about their biological parents. He, however, does not mention how many children were interviewed in the process. What a small group of children says may not be true for the entire lot. Also, of the children interviewed, was every one of them talking a lot about their biological parents compared to other adults? Maybe, in the group of children from the island group being interviewed, the number of children from Tertia island was minimal and they did not talk much about their parents but since they were less in number, their responses went unnoticed.
Dr. Karp suggests that the interview-centered method is more accurate and should be used for studying cultures. He is here, however, not taking into account the problems linked with carrying out the interviews. Many people may not agree for taking part in the interviews. Of the people that agree, there is no guarantee that they will be completely honest in their answers. In the observation-centered approach, on the other hand, planning beforehand is not possible so a more real picture of the culture is portrayed. Also, different people even children are available during different times, so it would be difficult for Dr. Karp to reserve so many days for these interviews. The interview-centered method, therefore, does not seem to be very feasible.
Considering the above reasons, we can say that Dr. Karp's argument does not make a strong case. If he interviews a large number of children from Tertia village solely and confirms the interview outcomes with his own observation of the village children, he can strengthen his claim.
Re: Argument Task - Twenty years ago, Dr. Field, a noted anthropologist...
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28 Jun 2023, 04:13
28 Jun 2023, 04:13
This is my first practice essay for AWA section. Can someone please review it.
Thanks in advance!!
Thanks in advance!!
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28 Jun 2023, 07:00
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I do not understand the double post frankly
