Cultural studies

even attack “counterrevolutionaries”. Often, education took a back seat to these revolutionary missions and children who were seen studying were viewed with suspicion (“Cultural Revolution”). Despite the revolutionary significance of this time period, the state of the Chinese education system during the early years of the Cultural Revolution was, to some extent, detrimental to the ideal China that Chairman Mao had envisioned. Not only did thousands of children lack proper education and…

Sociolinguistic anthropologists aim to study the use of languages by different peoples and how such uses form thought and social relationships between individuals. Hence, language can often be associated with power. That is to say that the use of a language differently amongst different individuals can establish a social hierarchy in which certain words become associated with gestures which are indicative of social status. Sociolinguistic anthropologists can study the relationship between power…

& Meyer, 2003). To this regard Bourdieu (1986) describes three generic capitals: economic, social, and cultural capital. Additionally, Bourdieu includes symbolic capital as a forth sort of capital. This capital addressed the perception and recognition in a social context that enforces legitimization.…

Вступление: Cultural tourism is the type of tourism concerned with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religion, and other elements that helped shape their way of life. This form of tourism is becoming generally more popular throughout the world, and the role that cultural tourism can play in regional development in different world regions is really great. It is also generally…

When a Westerner studies Chinese history or a Chinese language, an understanding of culture is essential to every lesson as Chinese culture differs significantly from any Western culture. Therefore, it must be studied more, in order to gain mastery in social situations and to fully understand China. In my studies, one of the more noteworthy things I have come across in Chinese culture is how inextricable the concept of face is from nearly every quirk and nuance of Chinese culture. Face is the…

During the early 20th century, anthropologist Franz Boas created the term cultural relativity which was defined as, every culture and society must be understood on its own terms, not that of outsiders. This means that as an anthropologist, to truly study a society, immersing yourself with no biased thought and an open mind are the most important aspects. Cultural relativity is closely related to another key term, cultural relativism. This is the idea that we should not make judgments about other…

beaches to the mountains and large cities, it allows the developments for emerging countries which in return can be a tool to increase the standard of life in a country. There are many impacts that are due to tourism, for example, economics, social, cultural and environmental impacts. The economics impacts help the country and investors to gain money and create new jobs for the people. This helps the regional development of a location, but the negative of tourism that it is the income is…

Final Exam Answer #3: Milton Gordon has stated that there are stages of assimilation, and those stages help out minority groups to integrate successfully within society. The study of assimilation has also been studied in conjunction with pluralism, because many people feel that the studies of pluralism and assimilation are similar. Assimilation and pluralism both deal with research that correlates with information pertaining to how various minority groups interact differently and engage…

All students should have access to a diverse staff. The Assessment of Diversity in America’s Teaching Force (2004) states that more minority teachers would provide opportunities for all students to learn about ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity, and serve as cultural brokers, able not only to help students navigate their school environment and culture, but also to increase the involvement of other teachers and parents. It is important for all students to interact with people who look and…

rape (formal) to standing unnecessarily close to another individual (informal). These also have different ramifications in both legal and societal senses. The variance of deviance occurs dependent on culture, as cultural norms are incessantly relative, along with deviance itself. In a study headed by Jason Payne for the Australian Institute of Criminology, on juveniles in detention, it is discussed that the impact of family life on a young individual…