AN1001 Anthropology Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective Study Period 52‚ 2013‚ Singapore Anthropologist at home in the field (Photo by J. Weiner 2003) Subject Coordinator: Dr Anita Lundberg STUDENT’S LAST NAME: TAN FIRST NAME (Preferred name): BERWIN ASSESSMENT TASK: Analysis of the film ‘Avatar’ QUESTION: How is ethnocentrism depicted in the film Avatar? Discuss with reference to the notions of primitivism‚ romanticism and exoticism. TITLE: Ethnocentrism in Anthropological perspective
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Ethnocentrism Matrix SOC 315 ETHNOCENTRISM MATRIX Review the characteristics listed in each of the following categories: “Presumed American Cultural Norms” and “Presumed Cultural Norms of Other Cultures.” Based on personal experience‚ list the possible advantages and disadvantages of each cultural norm. Also‚ indicate whether the norms are true. Presumed American Cultural Norms | |True/False |Advantages |Disadvantages
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that one culture might regard as a virtue that another culture might not. Explain why this could lead to relativism. Be sure to support your answer with quote from the text and/or academic resources. Responds to the question below in approx 100 words. It is important for this question that you first define the key terms here Virtue and Relativism. Define Virtue and Relativism: Relativism is the idea that one’s beliefs and values are understood in terms of one’s society‚ culture‚ or even one’s
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Fish goes on to explain how Postmodernism views‚ and how to view the recent attacks through the lenses of relativism. Fish describes how the postmodernist view is that there “can be no independent standard for determining which of many rival interpretations of an event is the true one.” (Fish‚ 2001) He goes on to explain that we would not be able to justify our response to the attack to everyone universally‚ because everyone has his or her own notions of justice and truth. Throughout this piece
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that they believe the customs of the other countries are backward and need improvement. “Other” women are criticized for allowing themselves to live in such an oppressed state‚ and their traditional cultural resources are seldom recognized. In addition‚ there is a tendency to dichotomize cross-cultural information; if women are suppressed or brutalized in the other culture‚ then they must be liberated in this country‚ and when we ask American students to explore how the international economic system
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set of ideas each individual possesses based on their moral codes. Ethics determine what is right‚ and what is wrong for an individual. However‚ we have adopted a sense of cultural relativism in that we don’t always feel the “right” thing is the ethical thing to do. Dr. Edward Younkins‚ Professor of Accountancy and Business Administration at Wheeling Jesuit University‚ states that this form of cultural relativism comes from‚ “...the mistaken idea that there are no objective
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With out any doubt‚ disliking people of different races let alone hating them due to unchangeable characteristics such as race is both stupid and immoral. However‚ denying reality is also stupid and immoral. So I wonder why do cultural Marxists push so hard for the denial of reality relative to race differences? We are different and unique. So Why not admit it? It is very simple: Our natural differences result in economic differences. Because those differences result from natural causes‚ Marxism
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寸 The Cultural Differences between Chinese and Western Food Cheng Hoi Man Upper Iowa University Term 4 2012 – 2013 COMM 221(DT) – Intercultural Communication Ms. Jamie Ku 9th June 2013 The Cultural Differences between Chinese and Western Food Abstract Food is one of the most enjoyable aspects of cultures to share. Every place has its own culinary delights to discover. Food culture can reflect the indication of human social development and improvement. In this paper‚ food ideas and
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Diets The sad reality of today’s world is there is too much of an importance on being pleasing to the eye. In a typical day you are likely to hear or see the word diet in some form of media usually accompanied by a picture of a fit man or woman. This has become the american dream. Businesses want people to feel inadequate‚ to feel as though their dreams can’t be achieved without looking thin and flawless. The illusion that dieting is the answer to all of life’s problems seems to be stuck
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The use of food as cultural products by tourism industry today affects the culinary heritages in negative senses Do you agree with this statement? Please explain and give example. Cultural products as a part of tourism industry have become an influential strategy in modern international trade. Food is one of the distinctive goods‚ which have popularly been brought to represent the country and the culture of its residents. However‚ surprisingly‚ the use of food as a cultural product by tourism
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