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    CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CULTURAL SHOCK Kasie Sepeda Professor Scherf 11/19/2012 Outline I. What is Cultural Shock a. serious phenomenon and a long-winded process b. Real culture shock can happen in places you expect to be similar II. Effects of cultural shock a. Happen when you take a culture for granted. b. Can affect your job‚ family‚ etc. III. Causes of cultural shock a. Can cause mild uneasiness or temporary homesickness to acute unhappiness or even‚ in extreme

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    of living. My knowledge of central and southern America has broadened tremendously and I now have a better appreciation of our history and current cultures today. Today‚ I will focusing in on two different‚ yet similar‚ cultures. The Sonqo and the Yanomamo share many things in common and I am excited to explore those details. In this essay I will be exploring the different gender roles when it comes to social roles and political power. I will explore the treatment of being a male or female and how

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    Yanomamo Paper Assignment Napoleon Chagnon has spent about 60 months since 1964 studying the ‘foot people’ of the Amazon Basin known as the Yanomamo. In his ethnography‚ Yanomamo‚ he describes all of the events of his stay in the Venezuelan jungle. He describes the "hideous" appearance of the Yanomamo men when first meeting them‚ and their never-ending demands for Chagnon’s foreign goods‚ including his food. There are many issues that arise when considering Chagnon’s Yanomamo study. The withholding

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    Kinships in the Yanomamo Ashley Jones ANT 101 Adrienne Stafford May 21‚ 2012 A kinship system is a system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture. Among many cultures kinship is greatly valued among the Yanomamo society. Their way of life centers around these kinships. Their kinships impact the way they think and how they live their lives. While in today’s society our families also known as our kin “kinships” are typically blood related or through marriage

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    Yanomamo Summary The Yanomamo tribes are a large population of native people in South America. They often reside in the Amazon rainforest‚ between the border of Brazil and Venezuela. Since their place of residency is remote and isolated‚ they have remained secluded from many aspects in the outside world. Due to their isolation‚ there are several characteristics of their culture and lifestyle that are affected by this. Some factors that result from their seclusion are their domestic life‚ clothing

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    Cultural shock is an extremely essential factor of anthropologist methods and this became obvious to me after reading ‘Screw Cultural Shock’ by Rex. Anthropology is all about experiencing the difference of culture and all its attributes. It is about what makes society unique and different all around the world. As Rex said‚ “… people who are attuned to issues of race and class recognize that there are a lot of different life worlds to be explored…” being able to share your culture and being able live

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    Culture Shock‚ Defined and Described Culture shock is defined as "a common psychological response to an unfamiliar culture [which] is characterized by disorientation‚ heightened anxiety‚ and more rarely by depressed or paranoid behavior." (1) Three groups of people are prone to culture shock - those outside of their own countries‚ those experiencing a very different culture within their own countries‚ and former ex-patriots who are now returning home. There are also three phases of culture

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    The Fierce Anthropologists The controversy revolving the tribe of the Yanomamo and the professionals linked to anthropology has caught the world’s attention. Rapid and unforeseeable events have set the tone for the controversy. The study of these Amazonian Indians‚ who live in regions of the Venezuela and Brazil border‚ has turned in western exploitation. Accusations about of unethical anthropologist are abundant‚ but little facts about such accusations are evident. The grand attention that

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    What Makes the Yanomamo Primitive? Bailey Lee Monterey Peninsula College Keywords: Primitive‚ Yanomamo‚ Angeloni Abstract Through examination of the book Angeloni’s Annual Editions Anthropology we will discuss what makes the Yanomamo primitive. Using various definitions of the word primitive‚ as well as psychology of understanding we will define what it truly means to be primitive. We will look at the Problems with Ethnography which may lead to the belief of a population being Primitive

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    Culture Shock • If you were visiting and studying the Yanomamo‚ describe what you would have done to prepare yourself for possible culture shock. • Describe a personal experience you have had where you experienced culture shock. What components of culture were you shocked by? • Explain how understanding the major components of culture are important in a situation such as the one you or Napoleon Chagnon experienced. To prepare myself for the possibility of culture shock‚ I would

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