The lecture provided by Professor Elias Kary on the nineteenth of November merely was a recapitulation and overview of the previous lecture, plus a summarization of the past few weeks of class lecture/material. There was an overview of Applied Anthropology and how “anthropologists have a practical place in solving problems.” (Kary 2015) There was an overview of colonialism; the Maori and Moriori of New Zealand; and the history of anthropology itself. There was a foray into the work of Charles Mann and revisionist history, particularly from the point of view of his book 1491. World systems were discussed at some length and a short overview of the film from previous class session. Then the professor went into the structure and what the class …show more content…
Before the formal lecture began there was a explanation of the construction of race and ethnicity and how it is “based in power differentials… and a cultural construction” (Kary 2015). There was then two examples of Disney films and how race is either overt as in The Siamese Cat Song from Lady and the Tramp and the ‘Be Prepared’ song from the The Lion King, each had a overt and subtle tones of race perceptions and stereotypes. The evolution of race was posted as the opening of the lecture, then the regional continuity and multi regional evolution of man, from the works of Alan Thorne and Milford Walpoff, other ideas of the origin of race were expressed, but each had inherent contentions. The evolution of man was briskly covered by professor, relating to biological anthropology. The study of ‘race science’; along with craniometry was discussed, as well as the work of Stephen Kay Gould. Race and displacement and Japanese internment was discussed; class let out an hour early. Kary, Elias S. 2015 The Concept of Race, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA. In chapter Seven Charles Kottak described in a large amount of detail the interrelations between people, and how we bond together, kinship, marriage, etc. These groupings are often organized by social and political lives; while the role of the American ‘nuclear family’ was discussed via an anthropological lens. The restrictions on various forms …show more content…
There are many different systems that are found: “population control, judiciary, enforcement, and fiscal” (Kottak 2012). Hegemony was also discussed, relating a sociological field of study also to an anthropological one. Themes of social control via palatial systems was a main focus point for the conclusion of chapter six. Networking of peoples and their political
Robbins, R. H. (2014). Cultural anthropology: a problem-based approach (Second Canadian ed.). Itasca: F.E. Peacock.
Robbins Burling, David F. Armstrong, Ben G. Blount, Catherine A. Callaghan, Mary Lecron Foster, Barbara J. King, Sue Taylor Parker, Osamu Sakura, William C. Stokoe, Ron Wallace, Joel Wallman, A. Whiten, Sherman Wilcox and Thomas Wynn. Current Anthropology, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Feb., 1993), pp. 25-53
The cover of TIME magazine uses pathos to invoke acceptance as a child stands clinging on to his mother’s breast, along with the words, “Are you mom enough?” This assertion can empower some women to do the accepted thing; yet, offend other women, who don’t agree, at the same time. A mother’s primary role is to nurture and guide the growth of her family. The woman, in particular, displays this role in which, “her charge [is] to oversee her child’s physical, intellectual, and spiritual development” (Plant 2010). However, there are many ways to manage a child’s well-being, aside from breastfeeding up to the age of six. Therefore, the cover can imply that mothers. who don’t practice attachment parenting, are not woman enough. Moreover, it doesn’t necessarily make a mother a bad parent if she doesn’t attend to her child’s every cry, sleep beside him at night, or breastfeed him throughout his entire adolescence. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life. Afterwards, their studies suggest that the child “should receive complementary foods that are nutritionally adequate (providing sufficient calories, protein as well as micronutrients needed for proper growth) and safe while continuing to breastfeed for up to 2 years or more” (Children’s Health). Based on their study, there is a positive correlation between weaning a child completely off of his mom by two and his level of independence into toddlerhood.
Everyone has an ethnic background, whether it is Chinese or European, we all come from somewhere. Barbara Ehrenreich has come to the conclusion in her article “Cultural Baggage” that the race and religion of our ancestors should not be what defines us. While she agrees that everyone has different roots, she shows the reader that you do not have to be defined by your roots and that the traditions do not have to be followed.
Before reading this paper, my definition of ethnicity included ideas of appearance, language, and religion. The authors argue however, that “ethnicity is socially contructed”. Therefore, ethnicity is a product of human action and speech over time meaning that they do not remain constant. My definition can be regarded as ‘everyday primordialism’ and the second a constructivist view. Fearon and Laitin argue that social scientists should be concerned with using ordinary language definitions of terms that can be popularly used. They finally come up with a definition of ethnic groups as “groups larger than a family for which membership is reckoned primarily by descent, is conceptually autonomous and has a conventionally recognized ‘natural history’ as a group.” Although I agree with their premise, I think there are some issues with their description of conceptual autonomy as a defining factor for ethnicity. While F&L agree that “it is an empirical fact that ethnic groups ‘understand themselves’ through contrasts with other ethnic groups,” they don’t recognize that there are no ethnic groups in history that have not defined themselves in opposition to another group. Also they argue that casts and classes are not conceptually autonomous, which is not
According to most, ethnicity usually is displayed in the values, attitudes, lifestyles, customs, rituals, and personality types of individuals who identify with particular ethnic groups. Ethnic identifications and memberships in an ethnic group has farreaching effects on both groups and individuals, controlling assess to opportunities in life, feeling of well being and mastery over the futures of one's child and future. These feelings of belonging and attachment to a certain group of people for whatever reason are a basic feature of the human condition. These ties are called "ethnic ties" and the group of people that one is tied to is an "ethnic group." In the general sense, an ethnic group consists of those who share a unique social and cultural heritage that is passed on from generation to generation.
A Pakistan woman was taught that breastfeeding was okay but that the ideal duration was up to two years.
Nagel, Joane. “Constructing Ethnicity: Creating and Recreating Ethnic Identity and Culture”. New York University Press. Washington Square, New York 1998.
Women do not breastfeed long enough. Although healthcare workers try to promote the breast method, many women do not continue with it. Breastfeeding does come with challenges; however, the phrase “breast is best” is the role of the nurse in conjunction with education. A mother a...
The human species is made up of those who dared to immigrate to the rest of the world from Africa. Most of human ancestry dealt with migration by venturing into the unknown and eventually establishing a culture that begins to create social mores that the population begins to believe as fundamentally theirs and what their country represents. The majority always seems to have a mob rule in cultural etiquette. By comparing the concepts of ethnicity, nation and nationality I will cover the similarities and the differences that make up each of the given terms for a culture. In a culture, groups that may not think that they form a circle for their existence will be discussed in my review of “Focus on Globalization: The Gray and the Brown” (Kottak,
Breast feeding has been in practice for a very long time, as early as 2000 BC. Before the invention of formula, bottles, and pumps this was the safest most common way for a mother to feed their infants. In fact, for 99% of human history breast milk was the sole source of nutrition for children until the age of two. In today’s society there are many different and opposing personal stand points on where or not a mother should breast feed their children. It is a very controversial topic with many variables. In breast feeding there are several benefits, reasons, and cultural effects that go into making the decision to engage or stay away from breast feeding. There is also historical causes and cultural differences that lead influence a mothers choice to engage in breast feeding.
Conflict exists today because we have ethnic or cultural borders that are not only geographical (i.e. national borders) but also psychological. These boundaries are often mutable and situational, however. In fact, many anthropologists define ethnic identity and boundaries in different ways. One of the reasons for the different definitions is that people choose which ethnic identity to use based on context.
This essay will explain the concepts of culture and ethnicity, and it will focus these concepts in ...
Learning about the various fields this semester of Anthropology has opened my mind all about humans and why we do what we do. I also learned historical information about early human ancestors that have changed my thoughts on when life began for humans. Acquiring this information, I have used it to apply it in my everyday life at work, on the go, or at home with family. What we have learned this semester are the four major subfield of anthropology, which are Archeology, Linguistics, Cultural and Physical Anthropology; along with the subfields inside these major fields. I will be defining each field along with some of its subfields and giving examples of how I have applied this information to my life over this semester.
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