What does the history of America’s DADT(“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”) policy tell us about sexuality in the United States? Further, what does its repeal tell us about the dynamic nature of gender and sexuality, and how does this link up with ideas of

5. Last name from Scott up to and including Zimmermann

Your TA: Stephanie Marciniak; E-mail: HYPERLINK “mailto:marcis@mcmaster.ca” marcis@mcmaster.ca

Office hours: Thursdays from 12:30-1:30 in CNH 503
ANTHROPOLOGY 1AA3 — Critical Thinking Assignment #1 – GENDER AND SEXUALITY – worth 15%

Objectives: To engage in critical thinking; to develop your research and writing skills; to investigate and discuss a topic related to the field of anthropology

DUE: Feb. 7 at the beginning of class.

Format: 1200-1400 words in essay format, with full paragraphs. Note: This word count does NOT include your References Cited page. There is a 20% PENALTY for going over the 1400 word limit.

Citation Style: You need a References Cited (Bibliography) and in-text citations. Use AAA style with in-text citations and a Reference List. Because you are only using the course text book (no external research), your References Cited will look like this:

Author Last Name, Author First Name 2013 Title of the Chapter from the text that you used. In: Sex, Food and Death. Anthropology 1AA3, Custom Second Edition for McMaster University. Toronto: Pearson Education

Your essay question – Read the following media articles:

HYPERLINK “http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-timeline/” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-timeline/

HYPERLINK “http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/20/don-t-ask-don-t-tell-repeal-anniversary-move-changed-national-landscape.html” http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/20/don-t-ask-don-t-tell-repeal-anniversary-move-changed-national-landscape.html

Then, read any relevant sections of the 1AA3 text on sexuality. Finally, respond to this question: What does the long history of America’s DADT (“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”) policy tell us about sexuality in the United States? Furthermore, what does its repeal tell us about the dynamic nature of gender and sexuality, and how does this link up with (erroneous) ideas of the “naturalness” of gender?

Structure of your Essay: Read the assigned article and identify the anthropological issues addressed in that article. Answer the question related to your assigned article. You will NOT need to do additional research to answer your question.

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