Culture theory

outcomes apparent between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. One of the major by-products of this tumultuous climate was the resurrection of the theoretical framework introduced by Ladson-Billings (2000), who links the concepts of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Whiteness to education. She describes CRT as being a critique of the modern-day social order, arguing that the ‘social reality’ of minorities construed by the presiding white majority is both misinformed and inherently racist, which…

sites to support his arguments, while Malpass uses a slightly more conversational tone and often cites the work, theories, and data of other archaeologists and authors throughout his discussions of the Early Intermediate Period. Mosely’s chapter reveals his bias towards an evolutionary view of cultural change, in which development is influenced by the natural environment in which the culture has grown, while Malpass’ chapter reveals his bias towards a more…

3) Compare and contrast Thomas Friedman’s vision of globalization with Amitav Ghosh’s explanation for why the late 20th century religious extremists he considers “are so violent [and] so destructive.” Friedman visualizes globalization as complex and not an easy topic to grasp. Throughout his work he uses anecdotes and travelogues to show how far-reaching the impact of globalization is on the most distant civilizations of the Earth. Friedman believes globalization is necessary so that everyone…

discusses the inequality with-in Canada between different cultures and races; one of the main points being that the Canadian government only recognizes English and French in the constitution while omitting Native culture. Philips believes that the Canadian ideology puts importance of white European cultures and values over any other race including but not limited to: Native and African. Examples used to disclose the inequality amongst cultures and preference toward white supremacy are Canada’s…

During the 1960s and 1970s two schools of thought took prominence in sociocultural anthropology: development and underdevelopment theory, as well as, the world-systems theory; which, in combination with the key tenets of Marxism laid the foundation of a new critical perspective called anthropological political economy. A precursor to the modern form of “political economy”, referred to now as “classical” political economics, has been dated to the eighteenth century, this later divided into the…

Culture refers to ethnicity, socio-economic status, nationality and geographic culture. Culture bias occurs when people of one culture make assumptions about the behaviour of people from other cultures, based on their own cultural norms and practice. Therefore, it can be said that traditional psychology is characterised by theoretical and research based on the culture of psychology in Europe and the USA. Much of the research has been conducted on white American and Europeans these results have…

and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction and an article published in American Anthropologist. Revitalization movements can be described as “deliberate, organized attempts made by some members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture by rapid acceptance of a pattern of multiple innovations” (Wallace 1970: 188). I found this topic intriguing because it made me ponder that why is it so important for people to have a religion that explains everything in their society. It made…

My view on Lewis model British linguist Richard Lewis can speak ten languages. After he traveled around the world, he thought he can express world culture by a chart. That is the famous Lewis Model. Lewis divides all countries into three groups. The first type is Linear-actives. Linear-actives type has these features. The worker use half time to talk and do one thing at a time. They will make a plan before work and work step by step. And they are not only polite to colleagues, but they are…

Asian is comprised of a large group spanning from Turkey to Japan. Differences of their beliefs and culture depend on the geographic location. East Asia is considered the region with the highest number of aging adults that are prone to pain related to age. Asian culture approaches healing from pain and other ailments with an approach different than Western Medicine. Asians hold the mind, body and soul to high regard with treatment. They use herbal, oils, massage, coining, and acupuncture as…

migratory circuits of wealth by Ping-Ann Addo are all uniquely different, representing different traditions as well as different concepts based on their way of life. However, these three case studies, regardless of the differences in their concepts of culture, all represents similar traditions. These case studies all follow the rule of reciprocity, exchange, gifting and interdependence, representing the communal powers that bind a society together, ultimately constituting the ways people engage…