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Comparison Reading of Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict
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This is a 5 page paper comparing two readings from Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict. Ruth Benedict’s “Patterns of Culture” and Margaret Mead’s “Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies” are considered prominent texts in the world of social and cultural anthropology. In “Patterns of Culture” Benedict tells her theory of the “Integration of Culture” where it is necessary not to study a culture by observing and generalizing the sum of its parts but in actual fact, cultures and the personalities within it can only be described as a whole concept where the influences, economics, religion and family dynamics must all be considered as an influences on the whole. In Margaret Mead’s study of “The Lake-Dwelling Tchambuli” of Papua New Guinea in “Sex and Temperament”, she accurately describes the tribe and its varied aspects of temperament and gender roles and finds them to differ greatly than the other tribes around it. The influences found within the Tchambuli and their different personalities, according to Benedict then, must be based on the unique and specific background of the cultural elements within the tribe. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Complaint and Response
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A 5 page paper which addresses a student's assignment regarding writing a letter of complaint to a company whose product did not arrive in its entirety and was broken, and regarding the writing of a letter which would be the response from the company. The most important aspect of the instructor's directions apply to the use of the 'you' context within the letters. By correctly addressing this context, many of the other issues such as grammar, purpose, and clarity, will become much more clear and easily achieved. No additional sources cited.
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Concepts and Analysis of Stephen J. Gould’s Essay “Dolly’s Fashion and Louis’s Passion”
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This is a 4 page paper discussing Gould’s essay “Dolly’s Fashion and Louis’s Passion”. Anthropologist Stephen J. Gould questions in his essay “Dolly’s Fashion and Louis’s Passion” (2000) man’s presumed need to always present components within the world in categories and dichotomies. He argues that human life is filled with such “foibles” and conflicts as firstly “our need to create order in a complex world begets our worst mental habit: dichotomy” and second that “many deep questions about our loves and livelihood, and fates of nations, truly have no answers”. One of the most prevalent dichotomies which seems to annoy Gould the most and which leads man down many false paths is that of the “nature versus nurture” debate; or the “genetic versus environmental sources of human abilities and behaviors”. The fact this question is always an “either-or dichotomy verges on the nonsensical” according to Gould. He then proceeds to highlight two particular modern readings in which the scientific perspective (nature) is presented but the environmental (nurture) perspective is ignored because of today’s preference for the scientific theory. Despite the current trend of today, Gould and some educators do not ignore the centuries of debate which have also discussed the nurture component and more importantly for Gould, readers should be aware that this debate (and others) should not be considered as “either-or”. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Conflict Among the Trobriand Islanders in Malinowski’s “Crime and Custom in Savage Society”
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A 5 page paper which examines how the Trobriand islanders deal with different types of conflict as presented in Malinowski’s “Crime and Custom in Savage Society.” No additional sources cited.
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Considerations in Communication: Differences Between Japanese and American Cultures
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An 11 page comparison of the specific ways in which Japanese and American communication styles differ. The author examines this difference in terms of low and high context cultures and in terms of five specific taxonomies: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism-collectivism, masculinity-femininity, and time orientation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Contact To Conflicts, The Emergence Of Violence
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Black Picket Fences by Mary Pattillo-McCoy explores the inherent violence of the poverty culture and how it influences the black middle class community; Samuel Wilson in The Emperor's Giraffe, explores many different meanings of violence as they pertain specifically to the initial contact between cultures and Benjamin R. Barber in Jihad vs. McWorld questions the future of democracy in a world defined either by the religious fundamentalism or capitalism. This 5 page paper examines these three books in terms of the relationship between contact and culture. No additional sources are listed.
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CONTRIBUTING INFLUENCES ON THE LIFE OF WADE DAVIS
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This 10 page paper gives examples of the many mentors and indigenous peoples that have had an influence on the work and life of anthropologist/ethnobotonist Dr. Wade Davis. This paper also speaks of Davis's predictions for the future of diversity and multiculturalism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Creation Myths: A Comparison of Hindu and Nigerian (Yoruba) Accounts of the Creation of the World
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A 5 page paper comparing and contrasting these two myths. While there are distinct differences, there are often many similarities between the creation myths of even widely diverse cultures. Such is the case for the Yoruba of Nigeria and the Hindu people of India. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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CREATION MYTHS: COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
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This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the creation myths of Australia and Egypt. Examples given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Creoles
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A 3 page paper on the Creole population. Among issues discussed are who are Creoles and who are Cajun, and when and where did they come from.
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