1) The range of ethnographies seem to neglect Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. There seem to be a lot focusing on all parts of the world besides the poles and those I just mentioned. However, I believe the abandonment of ethnographies in those places could be a result of the lack of native people in those regions. Those regions have consisted of having strong, industrial societies and most anthropologist at that time study tribal societies; the tribes or societies that were illiterate.
2) Ethnology is the study of various people and cultures and the difference of their characteristics, whereas ethnography is a study of one specific culture. Ethnology is a compare and contrast of ethnography.
3) Eskimos have a strong spiritual …show more content…
Girls are confused as to how to fit all of these standards that “meet the eye” to society because that is all it is. If being fat was viewed as a more acceptable and an attractive weight in America, then women would be stuffing their faces full of carbs. However, our society is pushing the opposite. Thin is beauty. A flat stomach is beautiful. Being thin can mean several different things in America. It can mean that women who are thinner are wealthier considering there is quite a difference in the cost of healthy foods compared to fast food in America in the last decade. It can also mean girls are working out, bettering themselves and that is viewed at as a positive notion for the thinness in our society. These views also bring on a negative perspective. This standard has girls throwing up to lose weight, taking unhealthy weight loss pills, and some not even eating at all. Because the thinness of girls has been viewed as beautiful for so long, I believe it would be significantly harder for our society to change their views. There are so many individual concerns involved when considering the change, gyms, weight loss programs, and money, which our society heavily relies on. This goes for both cultures, American and Nigerian; both can have positive and negative standpoints for how …show more content…
If a society is not adapting to change all together it could possibly cause tension depending on the change. Referring to pollution and overconsumption, I believe that society has been maladaptive due to the harm that it has been causing people and will cause in the long run. People are promoting change to prevent pollution in many different ways, however, are people really trying to change? This is causing more harm to themselves potentially in the future but also the future. Another example of how American society is being maladaptive is the lack of nutrition we are feeding our bodies, for example GMO’s or other ingredients that kill our brain cells. We have the knowledge to be able to change our society to become healthier, however, Americans are indulging themselves in food knowing the possible outcome. Most of society has a negative reaction on this subject, whereas a positive or adaptive reaction would mean most of society would change the way they treat their bodies in a negative, unhealthy way.
9) Cultural relativism is a belief that cultures cannot be superior than one another. For example, religion or political beliefs of an individual are in terms to their society. Ethnocentrism is the contrast of cultural relativism. The belief is that one’s culture values or ethics are better than the other, primarily looking at a culture through one
2) Ethnology is the study of various people and cultures and the difference of their characteristics, whereas ethnography is a study of one specific culture. Ethnology is a compare and contrast of ethnography.
3) Eskimos have a strong spiritual …show more content…
Girls are confused as to how to fit all of these standards that “meet the eye” to society because that is all it is. If being fat was viewed as a more acceptable and an attractive weight in America, then women would be stuffing their faces full of carbs. However, our society is pushing the opposite. Thin is beauty. A flat stomach is beautiful. Being thin can mean several different things in America. It can mean that women who are thinner are wealthier considering there is quite a difference in the cost of healthy foods compared to fast food in America in the last decade. It can also mean girls are working out, bettering themselves and that is viewed at as a positive notion for the thinness in our society. These views also bring on a negative perspective. This standard has girls throwing up to lose weight, taking unhealthy weight loss pills, and some not even eating at all. Because the thinness of girls has been viewed as beautiful for so long, I believe it would be significantly harder for our society to change their views. There are so many individual concerns involved when considering the change, gyms, weight loss programs, and money, which our society heavily relies on. This goes for both cultures, American and Nigerian; both can have positive and negative standpoints for how …show more content…
If a society is not adapting to change all together it could possibly cause tension depending on the change. Referring to pollution and overconsumption, I believe that society has been maladaptive due to the harm that it has been causing people and will cause in the long run. People are promoting change to prevent pollution in many different ways, however, are people really trying to change? This is causing more harm to themselves potentially in the future but also the future. Another example of how American society is being maladaptive is the lack of nutrition we are feeding our bodies, for example GMO’s or other ingredients that kill our brain cells. We have the knowledge to be able to change our society to become healthier, however, Americans are indulging themselves in food knowing the possible outcome. Most of society has a negative reaction on this subject, whereas a positive or adaptive reaction would mean most of society would change the way they treat their bodies in a negative, unhealthy way.
9) Cultural relativism is a belief that cultures cannot be superior than one another. For example, religion or political beliefs of an individual are in terms to their society. Ethnocentrism is the contrast of cultural relativism. The belief is that one’s culture values or ethics are better than the other, primarily looking at a culture through one