Discussion Questions
Reading 30
Anthropology Explored: The Best of Smithsonian AnthroNotes, 2ndedition
SOCI1250 – Introduction to Anthropology
Gary Toth - Instructor
Refugees: Worldwide Displacement and International Response
(Reading 30)
Stephen C. Lubkemann
1) Discuss the difference between a voluntary and involuntary migrant. Do you
agree with the author that they are both, in fact, involuntary? What rights can
each expect to have?
2) How does migration effect and change gendered jobs and relationships? What
evidence does the author use to support his assertions? How might such
changes be helpful to individual men and women?
3) How has forced migration led to some cultures gaining a stronger political and
cultural identity? Discuss how massive population movements can change the
political makeup of a country.