My Own Culture From An Insider 's Perspective Of An Outsider

Over the context of this paper, I will observe and implement my own culture through a magnifying glass to get a perspective of an outsider, and I will compare an aspect of another culture from an insider’s perspective in order to become more aware with the motivations behind the practice. Specifically, I will discuss the condition of higher education in America, contrasted with the practice of polygyny among African families to show how Sub-Saharan Africans view as “normal” in a larger context, and while revealing what may appear different and oppressive to and outsider, although it seems to be a complex practice to an insider than an outsider would realize.

Part 1: An etic view of African American race from an outsiders perspective is believed as religious and demonstrates a unique lifestyle. To examine these facts other cultures are taken into consideration to accurately without prejudices towards African Americans. According to the (Journal of Psychology, 2000) culture and beliefs about time is compared among Black Americans, Black Africans, and White American showing the racial views. The study identified different beliefs about physical and personal time, but beliefs about the duration of life experiences not differences were found. A questionnaire was administered to support the simple views of racial influences. However, though cultures are different experiences recognized an etic factor that transcend cultures among the three. According to