Gays in Iran

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The purpose of this paper is to answer the question, “How individuals are perceived for being gay in a foreign society?” Specifically this paper look at the value and price society put’s over your head for being gay in the Iranian culture. The main anthropological concepts that will be used are diseases, culture-specific syndrome, structural suffering, authority, political organization, social justice, sectarian conflict, and religion. According to Miller disease refers to a biological health problem that is objective and universal, such as a bacterial or viral infection or a broken arm. Culture-specific syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms that is restricted to a particular culture or a limited number of cultures. Structural suffering struggles with human health problems caused by such economic and political factors are war, famine, terrorism, forced migration, and poverty. Authority is having the ability to take action based on a person’s achieved or ascribed status or moral reputation. Political organization are groups within a culture that are responsible for public decision making a leadership, maintaining social cohesion and order, protecting group rights, and ensuring safety from external threats. Social justice is a concept of fairness based on social equality that seeks to ensure entitlements and opportunities for disadvantage members of society. Sectarian conflict is conflict based on perceive differences between division and sects within religion. Religions are beliefs and behavior related to supernatural beings and forces. The reason why I chose this topic and specific question is because at a point in history people like me African Americans, individuals of color weren’t accepted. We fought for our freedom for many years and although racism and prejudice still exist it feels good to know I still have hope because I am a citizen in America with

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