is the basis of all cultures. Communication devices such as satellite televisions and cellular telephones are‚ for example‚ of great benefit to geographically scattered cultures. Improved telecommunication technology enhances the ability of these cultural groups to stay in touch with one another and find ways of safeguarding their culture. For these reasons‚ it is easy to support the view that technology and tradition are indeed
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Asian Social Science Vol. 6‚ No. 9; September 2010 On a Personal Experience of Cultural Adaptation ---From the Perspective of Microculture Lisha Liu Qindao College‚ Qingdao Techonological University 79 Tie Qi Shan Street‚ Chengyang‚ Qingdao 266106‚ China E-mail: olivia_lisha@126.com Abstract This paper‚ from the perspective of microculture‚ mainly explores how the cultural anthropological theory “cultural adaptation” works on a personal experience of a student who pursues her further study
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Final Cultural Research Paper Throughout this course‚ we have learned that the primary mode of subsistence (how a culture makes a living) impacts many other aspects of cultural behavior and has been an effective way to organize thoughts and studies about culture. In order to demonstrate your understanding of subsistence modes and its impact on a culture and why a culture acts as it does‚ your final research paper will require you to: 1. Select a specific culture from the following list:
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As classical literature‚ mythology can give us insight into how other cultures have seen the world. Their myths and legends paint a picture of important heroes and adversities‚ all usually with a common basis in what everyday people would aspire to‚ or fear‚ or question. In folkloristics‚ a "myth" is a sacred narrative usually explaining how the world or humankind came to be in its present form‚ "a story that serves to define the fundamental worldview of a culture by explaining aspects of the
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cross the fine line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation. ‘Cultural appropriation’ refers to the adoption or use of the elements of another culture’s practices by members of another culture (Young‚ 2010). Examples of appropriation include the partaking of the traditions‚ food‚ fashion‚ songs‚ festival and language of others. For decades‚ it has been a controversial debate topic and issue around the world. With many different categories of cultural appropriation present‚ in this
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Why have hereditarian views been so controversial in later-twentieth-century anthropology? Hereditarian views have been used to create and support the biological “races” concept‚ and are held to be controversial due to their historical use to subjugate those deemed inferior by decree of the majority. It’s use in later-twentieth century anthropology suggest a regression of prior notions of scientific racism. How would you define the term scientific racism? Scientific racism is the use of scientific
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and Gibson illustrate deterritorization‚ commodification and cultural identities through world music. They argue that the consequence of globalization is not just producing a homogeneous world‚ but rather to produce a hybrid world. Instead of simply replacing local products‚ products are always refashioned and given new meaning. Instead of “eliminating specificity and creating homogeneity‚” capitalism always absorbs different cultural features‚ and it results in “multiple capitalisms and multiple
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but they differ in the fact that in Egypt most people were forced to become nomadic and driven out of their homes‚ while China did not. In both China and Egypt the nomadic people brought new culture to each society. Mainly they brought cultural diffusion to each. From each place the nomads traveled from‚ apiece of that culture got incorporated into China and Egypt‚ bringing new ideas‚ and improving society. Chariots were also a similarity that the nomads brought to both China and Egypt
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universal themes because they present as folk tales‚ or fables‚ and frequently exist in movies that appeal to both adults and children. Human beings from different countries around the world share similar views whether through religious beliefs‚ cultural or scientific issues. The media is the common thread used to communicate these ideas. The connection between different cultures transcends through ancestral heritage whereby myths are told to one generation and pass down from one generation to the
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Cultural Memory: Quickly glancing at “memory” it seems to be something passive‚ something that is stuck in the past and will not physically reappear. It is something that has happened and is stuck in time‚ along with people‚ places‚ smells and etc. If you take a closer look at “memory though‚ it reveals that it is dynamic and connects all intellectual and emotional dimensions together. Cultural memory is symbolic. It is a memory that is passed from one person or one generation to the next. It is
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