The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea by Annette Weiner

The paper is regarding the book

“The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea by Annette B. Weiner.”

Content : papers should give an overview of the case study, as well as a discussion of your reactions to it and its relevance to what we are discussing in class. Your papers should have three sections, answering the following questions:

1. What are the main ideas/themes discussed in the case study? You should provide a general summary and overview of what is covered in the book
2. How does it relate to what we are currently discussing in class? Make sure you draw in the general concepts and ideas related to anthropology that have been discussed.
3. What are your thoughts/reactions? Make sure you are critical of the case study, and discuss what you liked and/or did not like about the book, and why.

A good guideline is that each section should be at least a page in length, although your answers to questions 1 and 2 should probably be a little longer, for a total of 3-4 pages.

Format:

1″ margins

double spaced

12 pt Times New Roman
No extra spaces between paragrpahs

Cite sources (MLA style) for direct quotes from the book.

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