relation. Question: Describe two examples of racial classification systems discussed in Chapter 9. What do these examples tell us about the socially constructed nature of race? Racial classification systems do recognize and attempt to describe the physical variations that exist between the populations of human kind today. This has not always been the case. In ancient times, the idea of race did not exist as we know it today (a biological package of traits carried in the bloodlines of distinct groups
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Every culture has its own imaginary world, or way of thinking. We, as human beings, create our own imaginary worlds that stem from our belief systems. Our worlds are made of of ideologies and tendencies. We all believe in certain things, sure. But does every belief and ideology apply to each person on this planet? Or even to every person in a single society? With new ideas and beliefs coming forth, and individuals adapting to these new systems, it’s impossible to say that that is true. As described
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Either intentional or unintentional, microaggressions can have a huge impact on the person that is part of it. I would like to talk about the time a microaggression was used towards me. My everyday job takes place in a health care center, where each day I face and come across different personalities, characters, from different races, cultures and backgrounds, whom can be either patients or co-workers. First, I would like to talk a little about my background and where I come from. I was born in a
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If you choose to live your life safe in a bubble, far from ideas which contradict your own and never question your culture you will sacrifice the wonderful realization that in one way or another you are connected to the rest of humanity. One could argue that racism and prejudice stem from hatred and anger but this hypothesis fails to acknowledge that it is impossible to be angry and hateful 24/7. In reality, xenophobia stems from lack of exposure or experience. Culture is a complicated idea especially
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To singularly define my identity, culture and family in three items is extremely difficult. How do I encapsulate my entire essence with three tangible materials to complete strangers? After much thought, conversation, and pure chance the three things I would have to explain my background would be a football, Gummibärchen, and a pair of pink baby booties. The three things I have selected encompass my family identity, link to my German and American heritage, and pay ode to myself and culture. Football
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In chapter 3 the text focuses on body politics and its role in the period of globalization. This is tied into global communication because this ideal stems from our engagement with others through our bodies that we use as signs to communicate. Race, gender and social status were impacted as well from body politics. The text states, Social constructs or social construction, is an idea or phenomenon that has been constructed by people in a particular society or culture, through communication. Social
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Within this essay, one will be exploring how and why sociologists explore the social construction of everyday life and how humans construct the social world despite it seeming independent from them. Goffman's theories and explanations of this will be presented and explored with the usage of contextual examples. Furthermore, reasons for why sociologist advocates qualitative and ethnographic methods will be mentioned, strengthened by examples of Micro sociologist Trotter and Thorne. One can define
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opinion culture is the way things are done and it refers to people’s learned and shared behaviours and believes and Humans in turn use culture to adapt and transform the world they live in. Therefore, in anthropological view, culture or Cultural Anthropology is basically studies the different cultures of humans and how those cultures are shaped or shape the world around them. The goal of a cultural anthropologist is to learn about another culture by collecting data about how the world economy and political
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Guided Reading Form: Reading Response You will need more space to answer these questions adequately so take as much as you need. Please type your answers. 1. Summarize the general argument of the reading: a. What is the overall claim of the article/chapters? The overall claim of this article is that it shows us how a society can speak for itself through the various cultural and ritual events that take’s place. The importance of understanding peoples culture and their rituals
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Many of us read about different cultures and study the history of other nations through books written in English. What might we be missing or gaining by vieweing these peoples and nations through the lens of English? For instance how would reading a memoir in English about being an Iranian woman be dfferent from reading the same memoir in Farsi? ** Farsi: Offical language spoken in Iran Reading different cultures and study of other nations through books written in English could be challenging
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