Field Assignment: Each student will create a Kinship Genealogy Chart of their own family and write a brief family history report based on information given from family informants. 1) Field Work: Students will complete a Kinship Genealogy Chart of their own family using older family members as informants to collect the information necessary to construct the following areas. a. Use anthropological symbols to construct your kinship chart and include all symbols used in a KEY. b. The chart should go back at least three generations with a minimum number of thirty (30) individuals. c. Put down the names of each of the individuals on your chart. d. Be sure that you align all individuals of the same generation at the same level. e. You will likely need more than a single sheet of paper to construct the chart. **Kinship charts can be created digitally or by hand (just take a picture of your final chart and submit it!) 2) Field Report: After completing the Kinship Chart, students will complete a Mini Family History Report. For the report, students will write an ethnographic summary of the findings of their own family kinship charts and discuss reflections, which address the assignment`s 2nd Learning Goal (Listed Above). *Please include your kinship chart on the SAME SINGLE DOCUMENT as your field report so you submit ONE document for your CFA assignment. https://www.wikihow.com/Add-Images-to-a-Microsoft-Word-Document Field Reports should be one full page, typed and discuss at least one of the following questions: a. How are parents, offspring, and siblings defined throughout the history of your family? (traditional/non-traditional) b. How are marriage practices reflected throughout your family history? (Monogomy/Divorce/Single/Cohabitation) c. What type/s of household do the different family units live in? (Nuclear/Extended/Cohabitation) d. How are different levels of social stratification represented? (Social Classes/Ethnicity) e. How does your own family fit into the larger social ideas of “normal” and “abnormal”? Remember: This assignment is not about you actually learning or documenting your family history and more about learning how the system we use and define as `normal` is limited and fails to capture the true scope of family organization. (Even within our own `culture`!) If you are unable to make it to 30 total people, consider adding to your chart the people who you consider closest in your life – your chosen family – and add them to the chart. You do NOT need to use outside resources beyond those provided in class to complete this assignment. IM BLACK AND INDIAN
