BROWNE CH 1–4 (M1203).qxp:John Q7 26/3/08 10:47 Page 29 CHAPTER 2 Culture and Identity BROWNE CH 1–4 (M1203).qxp:John Q7 26/3/08 10:47 Page 30 Contents Key issues The meaning and importance of culture Dominant culture Subculture Folk culture High culture Mass‚ popular or low culture The changing distinction between high culture and mass culture Global culture The concept of identity Different types of identity The socialization process Primary socialization Secondary socialization Socialization
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Kurdish Culture Anita Palomo Anthropology 101 Mr. Steven Sager January 21‚ 2013 Kurdish Culture The Kurdish people are an indigenous ethnic minority found in the country of Iraq‚ also in parts of Turkey‚ North West Iran and smaller areas of North East Syria and Armenia. Ethnically parallel to the Iranians‚ the Kurds in the past traditionally nomadic herders but are currently mostly seminomadic. The majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslims. The Kurds are the most populated ethnic group in the world that
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The Yoruba Culture Name: Soyan Abdul-Rahman Professor: Tsirha Adefrio Course: Anthropology 1010 The Yoruba culture There are three main tribes in Nigeria‚ which are: the Igbos‚ the Hausas and the Yorubas. Over the years‚ these three tribes broke into more than 50 little ethnic groups. Among these three‚ Yorubas has proven to be the most dominant. The Yoruba are one of the largest African ethnic groups south of the Sahara Desert. They are‚ in fact‚ not a single group‚ but rather a collection
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CLUBBING CULTURE Nowadays‚ night clubs are very famous in all over the world especially among teenagers. There is a night club in every part of the country. Today‚ teenagers prefer to hang out in a pub or a night club rather than just go to the cinema and chill out in a café with their friends. Recently‚ partying at a club is regarded as a hobby for the rich. For example‚ the Hollywood famous jet set people; Paris Hilton and Nichole Ritchie. They go to the club almost every night. Clubbing also
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UGANDAN CULTURE AND CHINESE CULTURE: THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES Uganda has more than 40 ethnic groups‚ each with unique foods‚ dance‚ music‚ language and religious beliefs and a population of less than 35million. China has 56 ethnic groups also with their own unique cultures and beliefs. To compare and contrast the Ugandan culture and Chinese culture‚ I will look at aspects common to all the ethnic groups in each of the respective countries. FOOD Let me start by looking at what Ugandans
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Laird‚ 2010). The change from a subsistence economy to a wage economy among the Navajo is a direct result of white contact that disrupted their traditional way of life (Native‚ 1998)‚ however‚ in the face of contemporary challenges‚ Navajo women remain respected for their wisdom and knowledge and still retain their roles as the carriers of their native culture. Their ability to adapt and adjust to societal opportunites‚ while concurrently reclaiming cultural traditions‚ is the glue of the Navajo Nation
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each other’s culture‚ thereby bringing the two different cultures to be more similar. For example‚ the popular culture‚ which originates from Western European and America‚ is often to be said to influence the developing Asian countries’ culture‚ and is often dubbed as Westernization (Leung et al‚ 2008). Conversely‚ there are many that argue also of cultural divergence; which is the belief that each nation’s culture are deeply rooted in the countries’ history‚ so that even if outside culture try to influence
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Culture of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Bharatanatyam‚ one of eight designated classical dance forms of India. The culture of India refers to the religions‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ traditions‚ languages‚ ceremonies‚ arts‚ values and the way of life in India and its people. India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture‚ food‚ and customs differ from place to place within the country. Its culture often labeled as an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures
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Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts. Today‚ in the United States as in other countries populated largely by immigrants‚ the culture is influenced by the many groups of people that now make up the country. (“Kim Ann Zimmermann‚ 2012‚ para. 1”). In my country‚ culture is the religion‚ language‚ family‚ traditional clothes‚ ethnic and social relationship. Culture is language; the most
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Traditional arts [edit] Main article: Korean art Dance [edit] Main article: Korean dance Jinju geommu As with music‚ there is a distinction between court dance and folk dance. Common court dances are jeongjaemu (정재무) performed at banquets‚ and ilmu (일무)‚ performed at Korean Confucian rituals. Jeongjaemu is divided into native dances (향악정재‚ hyangak jeongjae) and forms imported from Central Asia and China (당악정재‚ dangak jeongjae). Ilmu are divided into civil dance (문무‚ munmu) and military
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