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FO RM AT A N D R EQ UIR EM EN TS
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In “ B ein g W EIR D,” E th an W atte rs lo oks a t th e w ork o f s o cia l s cie ntis t J o se ph H enric h ,
whose r e se arc h c h alle ng ed lo ng-h eld b elie fs th at h um an s s h are in here n t p sych olo gic a l tr a it s .
Henric h ’s s tu dy o f th e “ U lt im atu m g a m e” o uts id e th e in dustr ia l W est s h ow ed th at th in kin g a nd
decis io n-m akin g p ro ce sse s a re h ea vily s h aped b y c u lt u re ; c u lt u re s h apes h ow p eople p erc e iv e
th e w orld a ro und th em , a s w ell a s t h e ir r e la tio nsh ip to it , m ayb e e ve n m ore th an o rig in ally
assu m ed. H ein ric h 's r e se a rc h p aper, c o -a u th ore d w it h S te ve n H ein e a nd A ra N ore nza ya n, fin ds
th at A m eric a ns a re s ig nif ic a ntly o ve rre p re se nte d in a ll k in ds o f s cie ntif ic s tu die s w hile a ls o b ein g
th e m ost “ w eir d ” ( b y w hic h H enric h e t a l. m ea n W este rn , E du ca te d, In dustr ia liz e d, R ic h a nd
Dem ocra tic ). T he r e se arc h b y H en ric h a nd h is c o lle agues p ut c u lt u re a t th e fr o n t o f a ll k in ds o f
exp erim enta l h um an r e se a rc h : a s W atte rs p uts it , “ if h um an c o gnit io n is s h aped b y c u lt u ra l
id eas a nd b ehavio r, it c a n’t b e s tu die d w it h out ta kin g in to a cco unt w hat th ose id eas a nd
behavio rs a re a nd h ow th ey a re d if fe re nt fr o m p la ce to p la ce ” ( 4 9 9).
Watte r’s “ B ein g W EIR D” C ontr ib ute s to th e fie ld o f s cie nce , m ost s p ecif ic a lly
anth ro polo gy a nd p sych olo gy, in m an y w ays. H is e ssa y c o uld b e u se d a s a s ta rtin g p oin t fo r
analy zin g h ow s p ecif ic a sp ects o f A m eric a n c u lt u re a ffe ct it s c it iz e ns’ p sych es a nd
decis io nm akin g.
Assig nm ent O bje ctiv e s:
For t h is p ap er, y o u w il l c h oo se O NE a s p ect o f A m eric an c u lt u re a n d u se W atte rs '
"B ein g W EIR D," t o f o rm a n a rg um en ta tiv e a n aly sis o f h ow t h is c u lt u ra l a sp ect a ffe cts
in div id uals in t h e U nit e d S ta te s. You s h ould in clu d e a t le ast o ne r e fe re nce to a noth er te xt w e
have r e ad a s a c la ss th us f a r.
CRIT E R IA F O R E VALU ATIO N:
Arg um en t : A rg um ent d ir e ctly a nd fu lly a n sw ers t h e p ro m pt; is c le arly s ta te d e arly in th e p aper;
is o rig in al, c o m pellin g a nd lo gic a l, a vo id in g a bso lu te c la im s.
Evid en ce : A ppro pria te a m ount o f r e le va nt, a ccu ra te , a nd ju stif ia bly in te rp re te d q uota tio n.
Quota tio ns a re th oro ughly in tr o duce d , e xp la in ed, a naly ze d, a nd c o nnecte d to a rg um ent/o th er
te xts . P ossib le c o unte r-a rg um ents a re c o nsid ere d .
Org an iz a tio n : P ara gra phs m ain ta in a rg u m en ta tiv e fo cu s, e xclu de e xtr a n eous in fo rm atio n,
appear in a lo gic a l o rd er, a nd t r a nsit io n s m oo th ly . In tr o d uctio n s e ts fo rth a rg u m en t a nd g oals o f
essa . C onclu sio n o pens u p a ve nue s f o r fu tu re r e se arc h .
Audie n ce : C onsis te nt, a ca dem ic to ne. A pp ro p ria te a m ou nt o f c o nte xtu al in fo rm atio n,
antic ip atin g a udie nce q uestio ns. A ddre sse s s ig nif ic a nt is su es a nd m ake s th em im porta nt to
audie nce . N o fir s t o r s e co nd p ers o n p ro nouns.
Gra m mar a n d F orm at: E rro rs in g ra m mar, s p ell in g, a nd u sa ge lim it e d o r n on-e xis te nt. C orre ct
MLA fo rm at, in clu din g p ro per q uota tio n c it a tio n.
