Cultural anthropology

An individual’s interaction with others and the world around can influence, alter, one’s behaviour, actions and beliefs. However, various external factors influence an individual such as, positive and accepting environments an individual’s sense of belonging can enrich and expand, while negative behaviours such as exclusion and rejection might limit and restrict it; this in turn moulds one’s sense of acceptance and value of being. This idea is explored in the picture book, The Island by Armin…

2.5 Theoretical and conceptual framework Social Exchange Theory is one of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology. Social exchange theory derives from several distinct lines of theoretical work in the social sciences, including social behaviorism, utilitarianism, and functionalism (Turner 1986). Exchange theory uses the concepts of rewards and costs. This refers to the benefits that a person can receive through interpersonal exchange in their social relationships. Rewards are defined as…

individually to have a better understanding of a various aspect of human social life such as crime, religion, family, state, division of race and social classes. Notably, there is a strong and positive correlation between cultural phenomena which widely regarded as bandwagon and sociology. Cultural phenomena are widely associated…

its life, the individual will be influenced by his family, his friends, his cultural environment or society that are going to "teach" him values, preferences and behaviors specific to their general culture. Here we have to distinguish between the Formal learning; when older people are informing younger people, and Informal learning; when kids are trying to duplicate in their…

Cultural Hybridity in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies The ancient people formed many groups according to the evironmental situation and lived different places that groups are distinguished from one another. Each particular group of people produced some norms and values according to their own geographical places, habits, customs and duties. These norms are shared by one generation to another generations people, which is a system of shared and learned behaviour acquired and followed by…

How we present ourselves to the world is an essential norm in our contemporary society. It determines people’s perspectives and interactions at social places. Individuals need to put on different facades depending on the current social stages. Social stages define the roles to be taken depending on which team member is being impressed. Impressions management is carefully controlled to ensure that one fits in the social place or achieve personal goals. According to Goffman’s dramaturgy theory, he…

For me, cultural capital in the form of the objectified state has played a large role in shaping my life and personality. In the reading, Bourdieu defines objectified cultural capital as that of which physically or symbolically connotes one’s tastes and/or status. Examples of physical/material cultural capital would include paintings, instruments, writings, etc. Examples of symbolic cultural capital would include musical tastes, experiences obtained, knowledge gained, etc. Cultural capital…

Throughout history, traditions or cultural practices play a huge role into any race because these traditions define who we are and where our roots come from. Some of these practices can come from anywhere like a far away region like China or somewhere close like Mexico. Although, these traditions come from different places, but were originated is from different era's of time, which can lead up to a race's background. Even though it leads back to a certain race, it only a fraction of an entire…

Alexandra Mederos Dr. Abdy SOC 201: Principles of Sociology 15 November 2015 Social Construction of Reality Conceptually, Berger’s book “Social Construction of Reality” is based on his belief that reality is socially constructed. He also believes that the sociology of knowledge must analyze the process in which this social construction occurs. The term social construction of reality refers to the theory of how we present ourselves to society based on our experiences and interactions with others.…

Throughout time, violence has been a persistent part of society. Each person has some contact with violence, whether they are the victim, the perpetrator, or both. The culture of a certain group of people emphasizes and explains these violent actions in different ways. Violence can be defined from an anthropological perspective too, but this definition often varies from the one held by the general public. While violence is sometimes perceived as an uncommon occurrence, it is actually much more…