The worldview that I embrace in my everyday life is European worldview, although I am Mexican the European worldview over weights the worldview that people will assume I have. I embrace the European worldview because the aesthetics,epistemolgy,cosmology,ontology and axiology that deal with that worldview are all genuine beliefs of mine that constantly affect me in my everyday life. The African worldview is completely different, it is all for loving your peers and is more community based.
The aesthetics of the European worldview is all about external superficial looks, the bodies girls look up too are all unattainable. The media tells us that the perfect girl is a size zero that has long hair and always dresses stylish. It then makes us just
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Meaning that I do not feel the need to interact with them in any genuine way, not even to ask them how is their day. The cosmology of African worldview is completely the opposite, they are dependent on one another and are inseparable. They all interact with each other because they genuinely care for the wellbeing of everybody. An example could be when a grandmother prays for the health of a random guy that sells her fruit that just happens to tell her that his mother is …show more content…
I believe that as we grow up a worldview just kind of ingrades itself on us, we tell ourselves that that particular viewpoint is the normal one. European and African worldviews are completely different, analyzing both of them I can state that the European worldview is shallow and greedy. People who pride themselves on the European worldview are materialistic, only care about external fake beauty, and only care for themselves. People who have African worldview care for other in a genuine way, see beauty for what on the inside and not the outside, and have interpersonal
Beauty is a cruel mistress. Every day, Americans are bombarded by images of flawless women with perfect hair and smooth skin, tiny waists and generous busts. They are presented to us draped in designer clothing, looking sultry or perky or anywhere in between. And although the picture itself is alluring, the reality behind the visage is much more sinister. They are representations of beauty ideals, sirens that silently screech “this is what a woman is supposed to look like!” Through means of media distribution and physical alteration, technology has created unrealistic beauty ideals, resulting in distorted female body images.
Many African religions have common tenets. They share a belief in a community of deities, the idea that ancestors serve as a way to communicate with these deities. They also share the belief that society as a whole is organized around values and traditions drawn from a common origin, which was created by one Supreme Being.... ... middle of paper ... ...
Zahan, Dominique. The Religion, Spirituality, and Thought of Traditional Africa. Trans. Kate Ezra Martin and Lawrence M. Martin. Chicago: U of Chicago Press, 1979.
I would argue that the afros blocos like Ile Aiye and Olodum ar actively working against this philosophy, by placing a priority on claiming an African identity. Attempting to counteract the pervasive idea that white is good and black is bad by redefining beauty as blackness still creates an us vs. them mentality. Personally, I believe that African Americans or Afro Brazilians must be given the space within our societies to find and take ownership of value in their identity before we can move forward together to create the kind of planetary humanism that Pinho is searching
Despite constant criticism, Afrocentricity is gaining ground and many people throughout the world are now looking at things from an Afrocentric
“The first great wave of Globalization was the migration of our ancestors from Africa in what is being referred to as the Africanization of the World” (De Blij and Muller 282). Africa is basically located in the heart of the world with countries closely
Diversity is one thing, I have come to accept and appreciate greatly in my life. I am 22 years old and was born in Ghana, West Africa. To me, I see myself as an African woman. Reasoning being that both my parents are Africans but from different tribes. I was brought up through the general Ghanaian way, but having my parents from different ethnic groups taught me how to adapt to different cultures and I believe that was where my experience with diversity began. The African continent do have some similarities in the cultures, but being brought up with the Ghanaian culture and norms has really helped me and shaped me to be the respectful and humbled woman I am today. Being a Christian born into the Presbyterian denomination, I do my very best
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In our society today, people would rather see what celebrities are up to than what is going on with our health plan. Watching the news makes us aware of the latest trends, new gadgets, who’s in rehab, or who has an eating disorder. In the eyes of society, women like Eva Longoria, Kim Kardashian, and Megan Fox are the epitome of perfection. What girl wouldn’t want to look like them?
We see exactly how treat the countries of Africa as a solid picture instead of puzzle pieces. Viewpoints like these affects the problems of the countries in an adverse way and often waters down major issues. Their individual problems become one mass problem and the “worst” of them is the only one that gets focused upon. This has made me realize that I myself need to readjust how I view Africa. We all need to collectively change our views of Africa because all we are doing is turning the other cheek to bigger
The Afrocentric, or African-centered, worldview is very different from the Eurocentric, or Europe-centered, worldview. Afrocentrism is centered around the beliefs that:
Like all cultures, African cultures inevitably had to deal with the issue of "How did we get here?" To answer this pressing question, the people invented stories that reflect the values, morals, and norms of their individual societies. When one examines these stories, one can gain insight into what these cultures were like.
My personal worldview explains the way I view and live life through the assumptions and beliefs I hold in response to the world around me. I believe I was created for a specific reason and purpose.
In the Western world European colonialism is hailed as an accomplishment. It is the time where Europeans flourished economically after finding and taking control of the lands of the New World. Because of European colonialism and the need for free labor, millions of Africans were forced from their homeland and were forced into slavery. Years later the Europeans came back to colonize and take the rich resources of Africa without any regard to the native people who lived there. Though colonialism ended in the United Stated in the 1700’s and other parts of the Americas in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, many of its racial and injustices are still an ingrained in society today There have been many instances where groups of people within African
Bohannan, Paul, and Philip Curtin. Africa & Africans . Long Grove: Waveland Press, Inc. , 1995.
Before the Western world had an influence on them, Africa, like the other continents had stable systems that differed, but resembled other civilizations around the world. Ibn, Battuta, Visit from Mombasa