Name : Wan Zulaikha Binti Wan Hanafi Matrix Number : 204656 Question : 3 Topic : Ethnic Identity Is In The Between of Primordial and Instrumentalist. The purpose of this writings is to determine a suitable ethnic theory that best described about my own ethnic identity in which Malay ethnic identity is articulated. If the function of identity is on how we see ourselves or how other people see ourselves‚ then visual and verbal representations of ethnic identities are reflections of a people who share
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Shortly following Soyal‚ the winter solstice ceremony‚ a lunar festival begins. Powamu represents the festival in which the Hopi observe the first new moon after Soyal. The leaders observe the crescent moon that would be waning to become a New Moon. “Thus‚ Powamu is fixed in time by an observation of sunset to determine Soyal‚ a subsequent count of days for the length of the Soyal festival (and perhaps the Warrior ceremony)‚ and then the first Full Moon and New Moon following these ceremonies lead
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Réflexions autour de l’article : « » de PHILIPPE D’IRIBARNE Résumé Les facteurs immatériels de l’entreprise jouent aujourd’hui plus que jamais un rôle prépondérant dans ses performances. Désormais‚ la culture de l’entreprise fait partie de ces facteurs qui‚ selon Philippe D’Iribarne (1997)‚ expliquent la réussite de certaines firmes‚ entre autres la filiale du groupe SGS-Thomson implantée à Casablanca. D’Iribarne montre que les références culturelles locales‚ propres à la société marocaine‚ ont
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were not like them when in reality we are all human beings and have similarities. Like it says in The Impact of the Concept of Culture on the Concept of Man‚ "anything one group of people is inclined toward doing is worthy of respect by another" (Geertz‚ 44). Thankfully‚ after the 1930’s‚ people began to see that "criticism of imperialism and racism increased‚ and ethnographic shows were found objectionable on moral grounds" (Corbey‚ 358). But this was not the end of degradation in the world. To
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well as a lack of concern for the afterworld‚ Therevada Buddhism and Confucianism can be considered religious traditions. First what does the term Religion? Clifford Geertz argues that: Religion is a cultural system that creates powerful and long-lasting meaning‚ by establishing symbols that relate humanity to beliefs and values. ( Geertz 63) Religions have symbols‚ traditions‚ writings and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the universe
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writing ethnography Anthropology contribution : 1. Capturing cultural diversity 2. cultural critique of ourselves‚ ethnography as a written product of fieldwork -insist on self-consciousness‚ no fixed meanings -metaphor of cultures as texts Geertz (how interpretation works) 3. holism-full picture‚ context vs.encylopedia Parsons-Levi-Strauss-Shifted meaning to MENTAL and CULTURAL phenomena CRITIQUES 1. shift to symbols‚ msgs‚ mentality 2. fieldwork 3. attempt at ahistorical and
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References: Billig‚ M. (1995) Banal Nationalism. London: Sage. Castells‚ M. (1997) The Power of Identity‚ vol. II of The Information Age: Economy‚ Society and Culture Clifford‚ J. (1997) Routes: Travel and Translation in the Late Twentieth Century. Cambridge‚ Mass.: Harvard University Press. Garcia Canclini‚ N. (1995) Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity. Giddens‚ A. (1990) The Consequences of
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Researching National Cultures: a comparison of Japanese and Australian national cultures Introduction In an increasingly global world‚ people will inevitably find themselves working within and across cultures. The national culture in which a person identifies with and is immersed in‚ has been proven to have a profound impact on an individual’s values and behaviours‚ this in-turn impacts on understanding of other . An ability to discern and understand potential variances in culture‚ without adopting
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“Religion‚” op. cit.‚ p. 140. 19. Keith Yandell‚ Philosophy of Religion: A Contemporary Introduction (London: Routledge‚ 1999)‚ p. 16. DEFINING RELIGION IN A MULTI-CULTURAL WORLD 151 20. Geertz’s work is voluminous. However‚ see‚ for example‚ Clifford Geertz‚ The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays (New York: Basic Books‚ 1973)‚ ch. 4. 21. Ibid.‚ p. 89. 22. Ibid.‚ p. 90. 23. Geertz’s perspective continues to be developed by‚ among others‚ Russell T. McCutcheon and Timothy Fitzgerald. See‚
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Communication Institute Fiol‚ Marlene C. Capitalizing on Paradox: The Role of Language in Transforming Organizational Identities. Organization Science‚ 13‚ no. 6‚ (2002)‚ p. 653-666. Geertz‚ Clifford. (1973). The Interpretation of Cultures. Available: http://www.wsu.edu:8001/vcwsu/commons/topics/culture/culture-definitions/geertz- text.html. (February 5‚ 2003). Haymes‚ Richard D. "Corporate Lingo: A New Meaning". ETC‚ v. 52 (1995)‚ p. 222-227. Holtzman‚ Michael. New job titles‚ descriptions in works [online]
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