AU Harris vs Tyler Addressing Racism Paper
- Summarize cognitive theory and Marxism, including their historical and social context
- Compare and contrast the chosen theories
- Analyze the theories, including their strength and weaknesses and their influence on modern anthropological thought
- Assess their application in understanding a contemporary social and cultural topic.
- Are racial categories biologically or socially constructed?
- Using Stephen Tyler and Marvin Harris compare the theories. Then, analyze their strengths and their weaknesses.
- Assess whether race must be acknowledged for us to address contemporary racism adequately.