Cultural Diversity Essay

Anthropology in Humanitarian Action Master in Humanitarian Action and Conflict, Uppsala University, Joana Matos, 850630-T228 Question 1 Discuss the most significant parallels and differences between anthropological knowledge and humanitarian action, and reflect on how anthropologists have critiqued humanitarian practices. In order to answer this question, I will divide it in three different points. Firstly, I will examine the most relevant parallels between anthropological knowledge and…

After Mao Zedong’s death in 1976, China started its new reform era. The new era contrasts sharply from its former era. After the failure of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, Deng Xiaoping started a series of reforms that lead to today’s China. There are many aspects that are different from Mao’s regime, but also many aspects they remain constant throughout the years. During the early years of the People’s Republic of China, the communist-lead party was still no part of the…

It was October 9th, 2013, the day that I and my family moving to the United States from Vietnam and started a new life here. I heard and learned many things about this country before but I was astonished experiencing the country myself. As soon as I discovered there was nothing like I expected, I was anxious and homesick. I wondered how long it would take me to adapt to this new culture and the people. Only a couple months passed, but I already experienced several culture shocks such as tipping…

Okonkwo’s resistance of cultural change comes from his fear of losing societal status. His self worth relies on the traditional standards on which the society judges him. The system of analyzing the self invigorate the outcasts of the clan to encompass christianity. The outcasts find a place of refuge in christianity from the Igbo cultural values that place them below everyone else. The converts enjoy a more upstanding status. The…

As you walk into a house you are confronted by one person who believes that “It’s wrong for a host not to offer a gift (beyond refreshments) to a visitor,” and another who believes that “No! It’s not wrong for a host not to offer a gift (beyond refreshments) to a visitor.” From an individual who has studied Harman’s belief in “moral judgement relativism,” and Ayer’s “expressivism,” it is important we understand why both philosophers’ views cannot make sense of this exchange. For context, Gilbert…

Austin Machmiller Oct 6, 2016 Dr. David Pichaske English 151 Story's of Generations Has the thought crossed your mind as to why these distinctions between generations are used? Maybe they feel that labels are meant to be used to describe what type of people we are? Could it be from the actions of that group? Similar to what nicknames that are give out by upperclassmen to freshman or cliches that constantly gather like penguins in the Arctic. There are currently four types of generation names…

The autobiography ‘Mao’s last dancer’ explores the boundaries Li was required to cross, transforming Li Cunxin’s view of the world. Throughout the book, Li slowly unravels he truth about communist China and Western countries, and, continue to do what he loves through handwork and determination with freedom in his hand. Challenges set by individuals can lead them to cross boundaries, allowing them to grow. Li Cunxin has overcome many challenges in ‘Mao’s Last Dancer”, that led him into great…

Dr. Porter answers the question of the objectivity of ethics from two opposing viewpoints: the relativists and objectivists. Relativists argue that ethical standards hold validity only within their specific society and nothing is objectively good or bad, while objectivists maintain that some acts are wholly right and others are wholly wrong, regardless of the societal norm. A relativist viewpoint tends to encourage tolerance and humility, because a person knows that his or her values are not…

Fan Shen began as a good little revolutionary. Revolution was his birthright, a heritage passed down to him by his family. A legacy denoted in his name, “’Fan,’ my given name, means ‘ordinary—one of millions of working people,’” because only working people could be true revolutionaries.” The indoctrination of the Chinese Communist Party caused generations of Chinese to partake in unnecessary violence and hardship, and Fan Shen was no exception. However, he resisted the Communist Party. Fan Shen…

This sociological study will define the problem of Anglo-Saxon assimilation in the Canadian immigrant experience. Canadians from differing backgrounds define the problem of “dual identity” when attempting to assimilate into a primarily Anglo-Saxon culture. Isabel Vincent’s defines this phenomenon through the theme of a “mosaic” of Canadian culture that often divided Portuguese immigrants from Anglo-Saxon Canadian communities: “But we still had problems, and didn’t seem to belong. We never quite…