After the 1949 Chinese Revolution, in which Mao Zedong the leader of the Communist Party, attempted to implement his vision of a modern industrialized China. The Party won the support of the peasants, the largest class of people in China, as they were the first government party to try and improve peasant’s lives. Before the victory of the revolution, the Party focused on improving the lives of peasants by giving them land and an education. But after they gained power, the needs of peasants was no
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The beautiful, deep and confusing story represents the life story of Li Cunxin from early childhood till the peak of his career and simultaneously the political conditions and foreign affairs of PRC. Everything started from a chance that became a turning point for his whole future life. The scene when the representatives of Mao’s Beijing Academy were about to leave the classroom without choosing someone to learn ballet, and when the teacher stopped them pointing at little Li comes to prove that our
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Cultural capital which French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu did a great contribution to develop is one of different type capitals that plays important roles in society. Cultural capital reflect(s) the degree of one’s (a person’s) understanding and practice on one culture,it can be transformed into different other capitals such as economic, social, symbolic which are necessary for people to seek for a better life. (Richard 2011:104) There are three kind cultural capitals forms.The first one is called
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Each week we build on the ideas presented in prior discussions. The themes of classical mythology build and intermingle: chaos and order, beauty and ugliness, male and female, and now, light and darkness, or more specifically, gods and goddesses of the sun and moon. Apollo and Artemis are the most obvious representations of the sun and moon; however, there are numerous other gods and goddesses that have some tie to these celestial bodies. This begs the question: why are there so many different gods
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We all know what stories and myths are but what some of us might not know is that many stories and myths have meanings behind them. Stories as well as myths teach us a lot about ourselves, the stages of our life and many other different things. Toni Morrison and Leslie Marmon Silko both provide stories which provide guidance and meaning to the characters and to the community. In The Power of Myth, Campbell states “Mythology teaches you what's behind literature and the arts, it teaches you about
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Subculture refers to cultural patterns that distinguish some segment of a society's population from the rest of that population. A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture. Police subculture is described as the shared values and norms and the established pattern of behavior that are found among police officers. Some values are patriotism and dedication to creating a better society, and are positive values that many of us
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Cultural and ethical relativism are two extensive theories that are used to rationalize the differences amongst cultures in regards to their morals and ethics. Ruth Benedict, a significant American anthropologist from 1887 to 1948, moved from the theories of cultural relativism to the theories of ethical relativism, which brought major criticism to her work and philosophy’s. Cultural relativism is the view that one is born into a particular culture. Culture in this definition is the sum of peoples’
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For my ethnomethodological experiment I tested how my roommate would react if I ate food off the floor or licked things off the counter. A disclaimer: I made sure both surfaces were clean before I did this. I looked up the definition of ethnomethodology and it is “the study of methods people use for understanding and producing the social order in which they live” (Wikipedia). There are set social ‘norms’ that everyone accepts and breaking these can gain you some weird reactions. I searched for other
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Assimilation theory refers to the functioning within a society of racial or ethnic minority-group members who no longer possess any marked cultural, social, or personal differences from the people of the dominant group (2016). Racial groups lose their importance through assimilation. The different types of assimilation are cultural assimilation, marital assimilation, and structural assimilation. For example, a Hispanic man moves his family to America and stops celebrating Hispanic holidays such
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September 25th, 2017 Brandon Colle World Philosophy II, Fall 2017 IAEQ #1: Midgley’s “Trying Out One’s New Sword” Mary Midgley bailiwick moral isolationism, the view of an anthropologist and others suggest that we cannot criticize cultures that we do not know or understand. Midgley argues that moral logical thinking, it falsely assumes that cultures are separate and unmixed, whereas most are in fact formed out many influence. Mary Midgley says that the major power of moral sound judgment is in fact
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