Culture: Differences Make the World Go Round ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor: Wendell Johnson Culture is what defines a person; it is the way in which he or she behaves‚ what he or she believes‚ and what sets one apart from the rest of the world. It is the beauty‚ difference‚ and intelligence that at times require study to understand‚ but is an acceptable way of life for those born into that particular society. Because the United States believes itself to be the epitome
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Written task two: the role of women in Igbo society In Chinua Achebe’s “Things fall apart”‚ the women of the Igbo tribe may appear as an oppressed group with little power at first glance‚ and that fact is true to a certain extant. Nevertheless‚ this conception of the Ibo women seem to be simplistic once the reader notices the many roles the Ibo women are playing in their village throughout the novel. We can see such examples in the religion‚ where women play the role of priestess. As mentioned
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pictured as the dark continent‚ inhabited by childlike‚ superstitious‚ and fearful European writers believed that colonialismwas an agent of enlightenment to primitive peoples without a valid value system or civilization of their own. Achebe’s portray of Igbo society‚ shows that African societies were not mindless or barbaric‚ and that the colonial infiltration disturbed the unity and the balance of what was once a very dignified society. Ca said‚ “notes In the late 1800‚ Western society developed an
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emphasize the peacefulness of the Igbo. When Unoka’s neighbor visits him to collect a debt‚ the neighbor doesn’t bring up the debt immedately. Instead‚ he and Unoka share a kola nut and pray to the ancestral spirits and then they converse about community affairs at great length. These customs emphasize the common interests and culture‚ diffusing possible tension. The neighbor further eases the situation by introducing the subject of debt through a series of Igbo proverbs‚ thus making use of a shared
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One of the book’s main themes is the struggle between change and tradition. This struggle can be found in the villagers of the nine clans. The Igbo people are caught between embracing the change or rejecting it. For example‚ characters such as Nwoye and Okonkwo are forced to confront the radical cultural shift. To start‚ with the introduction of the Christian missionaries‚ Nwoye’s life was forever
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Nigeria has had a long hard struggle in keeping its democratic independence. The military has taken over numerous times‚ leaving democracy severely handicapped. Nigerians have clamored‚ conversed‚ fought and died over their democracy. But has Nigeria’s democracy ever belonged to all Nigerians? In attempting to give background to this question and insight into the answer I have attempted to piece together the important events leading up to the 1959 election. I will touch on Britain’s colonization
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Nnobi‚ a town in the only Igbo area which has not been studied in detail by any scientist or anthropologist. Fieldwork was conducted in Nnobi between 1980 and 1982 on the Igbo people. As a result of the 1976 local government reform which divided Nigeria into 19 states and 299 local governments‚ Nnobi became one of the towns in the Idemili local government. Most of the Igbo people were also separated between states. The 1963 population census put the total number of Igbo people at 7‚209‚716. The study
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Theme of Bride Price The Bride Price‚ a story written by Buchi Emecheta‚ reflects a misery life of a Nigerian girl‚ Aku-nna. The absent of her father in the family had dramatically changed her life. Her bride price that she would get before getting married caused many troubles within her family. After reading this story‚ we can see the practice of customs‚ the system of value and the belief of local Nigerians are the main themes discussed in the story. First of all‚ it ’s about practice of customs
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In Things Fall Apart’ Chinua Achebe intervenes the topic concerning the relationships between men and women in the Igbo society. He emphasizes the different association of femininity and masculinity‚ reinforcing the fact that women never played as major role in Igbo as men did. Right in the first chapter we are introduced the protagonists of the novel‚ Okonkwo‚ who is given a name of a great warrior and the one who once brought the honor to his village. His whole life is contributed by the fear
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argument. by the Western canonical authors like Joseph Conrad and Joyce Cary(no caps required). The wrestling match is a symbol in the text which becomes extremely significant from this perspective. Not only does Achebe present a cultural feature of the Igbo community through the wrestling match in chapter six‚ he also manages to present several social realities related to class and gender which are a part of that cultural milieu. The wrestling match in which Okonkwo defeated Amalinze the Cat brings heroic
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