what makes them different and what they all share in common. The next few pages will share with you some simple facts about two cultures that are very much different‚ and are separated by a span of ocean water. These two groups of people are the Yanomamo people of Brazil and the Swazi of South Africa. INTRODUCTION There is a large tribe of Tropical Forest Indians on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. They are distributed in about 125 small distant villages. The are gardeners and
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and unlawful treatment towards a man’s spouse‚ in the United States these problems can be prevented if parents are proactive towards educating their sons about chivalry. In The Savage Male Marvin Harris explains the sociological hierarchy of the Yanomamo people whom reside in the Amazon. This culture has different social norms as to American culture‚ unfortunately abuse towards women is tolerated “they yank on the sticks that women wear through their pierced ear lobes they sometimes pull so hard
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Yanomamo As a population living in small villages in very large huts deep in the rainforests of Venezuela the Yanomamo tribe are hunters and gatherers. Yanomamö families live in large communal homesteads. Each family has its own hearth where members eat‚ sleep and store belongings. Hammocks are strung one above the other like bunks with the youngest children at the bottom.” (Nowak‚ 2009). Although they live in what to us would be communal living‚ they have separate areas for each family. This
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main subject. In this footage‚ the audience‚ and at the same time Asch and Chagnon‚ watches the events unfold (this is evident in the commentary behind the camera‚ which indicates that both of them have no idea what’s going on in that moment). We even hear in the dialogue that Chagnon initially was misinformed about what initiated the fight (initially thought to be the result of an incestuous relationship). Asch‚ Chagnon‚ and the viewer‚ later on learn that the fight was about the visitors vs.
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society‚ as well as nonmembers‚ must recognize particular land as belonging to that society. Example: The society of the Yanomamo has fluid but definable land boundaries. Located in a South American rain forest‚ Yanamamo territory extends along the border of Brazil and Venezuela. While outsiders would have a hard time determining where Yanomamo land begins and ends‚ the Yanomamo and their neighbors have no trouble discerning which land is theirs and which is not. Interaction: Members of a society
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I chose to do the Yanomamo‚ they are small tribes with about 40 to 350 people to a tribe. There shelters are built with logs and poles which are dug deep into the ground which helps their place when it goes under attack. There beds are hammocks‚ placed on top of each other. They live in tropical forests in Brazil‚ they are very aggressive‚ when they first start off they try and handle the situation by communicating trying to resolve it‚ if that does not work then they got to “chest pounding duels”
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humans evolved out of Africa * Lucy- a Australopithecus fossil‚ found in Ethiopia * Lewis Henry Morgan- supporter of evolutionism/uni-lineal evolution‚ came up with the hierarchy of cultures (savagery‚ barbarism‚ civilization) * Napoleon Chagnon- studied the Yanamamo‚ was banned from the villages by the governments and Catholic church for misrepresenting the people * Carol Stack- studied “fictive kin” in African American communities * !Nisa- a member of the !Kung San peoples
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Phoenix If I were visiting the villages of the Yanomamo I would need to prepare myself in more ways than one. Since culture shock affects you emotionally‚ physically‚ and mentally you would need to prepare yourself for what you were about to experience. Since culture shock can either happen right away or after being some place different for a few days‚ it’s important to plan ahead. If I were planning a trip to Venezuela or Brazil‚ where the Yanomamo villages are‚ I would start planning months before
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Week 1 Anthropology Forum – Cultural Relativism Question: Using your textbook‚ please define cultural relativism and moral relativism‚ using APA formatting for your citations as needed. How is cultural relativism different from moral relativism? For example‚ consider anthropologists who study genocide or another oppressive‚ harmful phenomenon of your choice. Objectives examined: * Describe what is meant by ethnocentrism and cultural relativism * Interpret the ethical issues faced by anthropologists
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