Students find their way to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they’re fascinated in the mechanics of our own society. Perhaps they’re interested in the constellation of other cultures to be found in this world. Perhaps they’re interested in developing the capacity to independently conduct research projects in our diverse world — a realm that our alumni report they often mastered in their time with us at Puget Sound.
Or perhaps they were looking to make a quick million. As a contestant on ABC’s ever-popular Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, SOAN alumnus J. D. Barton, who works as a therapist in Los Angeles, brought his A game. The always-amazing J. D. answered a few questions correctly concerning Oort clouds and Meryl Streep’s filmography, and then decided to hop out with a cool 250K.
Notably, we had sent J. D. into this world prepared for this question, very much a possibility on game shows of this sort: In the early 1960s, anthropologist Clifford Geertz famously attended a cockfight in what country? A. Guyana B. The Republic of Djibouti C. Bali or D. The Republic of Moldova
Cheers, J.D.!
Andrew
SOAN 