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    Gender, Kinship and Marriage

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    Gender‚ Kinship and Marriage Introduction According to Kottak‚ Kinship or Kin groups are “social units whose members can be identified and whose residence patterns and activities can be observed”. A good example of this is a nuclear family which is the most prominent in state societies as well as foraging bands which we discussed previously. Gender (which I based) several questions on is defined by Kottak as “the cultural construction of sexual difference”. What Kottak is referring

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    Class Log Section 2 Sarrah Leone 2-7: examples of endogamy and exogamy: 1.) Endogamy- An example of this would be marrying somebody within your own religion. 2.) Exogamy- An example would be marrying somebody outside of your own religion. 2-12: Devise two multiple choice questions patrilineal and matrilineal descent: 1.) Which of these answers is true for patrilineal descent? A.) You are close to your mother’s side B.) You are close to your father’s side C.) Both sides

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    Amish Culture Essay

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    The simple and unique Amish culture was founded in 1693 in Europe by Jakob Ammann (Treating) and members after defecting from the Anabaptist movement of 1525 (Purnell pg 37). Soon after defecting from the movement‚ many of the members of the newly founded Amish church were sought after for persecution and for that reason immigrated to the United States of America during the 17th and 18th centuries. (Purnell pg 37). Today the Amish culture has expanded throughout twenty states including but not limited

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    Kindship SystemIdentify and describe the kinship system of one of the cultures listed below. These cultures are found in Chapters 3 and 4 of your text. Code to work APH 6Q4YWJP8 Briefly describe the culture: Iroquois (Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee) 1. Between 200 and 500 million people still cultivate using horticultural methods (The Encyclopedia of Earth‚ 2006). In this chapter‚ we discuss 2. the following food-producing cultures: Iroquois‚ Yanomamö‚ Btsisi’‚ and Enga. 3. Among the Iroquois (Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee)

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    "The Amish Farmer" is a powerful tale that expresses the importance of point of view. Just as the plaintiff and defendant’s testimonies create new perspectives to a court case‚ the narrator brings new meaning to his story with his point of view. The narrator of "The Amish Farmer"‚ Vance‚ is a conflicted narrator. Although his point of view seems emotionally unattached and he refers to himself merely as the "raconteur" of the story‚ the narrator is torn between his true nature‚ similar to Noel’s‚

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    “Ohio Amish girl ordered to resume chemotherapy despite pleas of parents” Akron Children’s hospital can now force a child who is Amish and only ten years old to resume chemo after her parents decided to stop the treatment. The court wrote in its ruling‚ “Parental rights‚ even if based upon firm and honest convictions can be limited in order to protect the ‘best interests’ of the child.”  This decision came from an appeals court after two previous judges ruled in favor of the parent’s decision

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    The Amish School System

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    The Amish School System The Amish school system is very different from the Danish school system – but the two school systems do have some similarities. The school will start around 1st September and will end around 1st May‚ between those dates‚ scholars do not get holidays. A normal day for a scholar‚ that’s what students are called‚ in an Amish school begins at 9 AM and ends 3 PM. Scholars begin school when they turn 6 years old and they enter 1st grade and their final year is in the 8th

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    Kinship care is defined as foster care. The term is currently used to define out of home placement. Kinship care is not considered to be a permanent solution; it’s more of a temporary solution. Relative adoptions however function a bit differently. Legislation requires relative care givers to meet the same licensing standards as non- relative caregivers‚ although the same services are not provided. Generally relative caregivers are not provided with the same financial support that non- relative caregivers

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    United States of America and The Amish: Mainstream Culture and The Minority What does it mean to be Amish? They dress different and their lifestyle is different‚ but is that the only difference between the Amish and the people of the mainstream American culture? America’s 150‚000 member Amish minority‚ which is situated throughout the U.S. mainly in Indiana‚ Ohio‚ and Lancaster‚ Pennsylvania‚ has been one of the most successful among the nation’s religious and ethnic groups in opposing

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Amish According to Verne Troyer‚ “The Amish like to live a very plain lifestyle‚ the way they think God intended. It sort of brings you back to‚ like‚ ’Little House on the Prairie’ days or something.” This quotation illustrates lifestyle and religious belief of the Amish community who fled from ecclesiastical persecution and settled down in the United States and Canada. Amish people endeavor to preserve the ordinary agricultural life‚ so they remain away

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