Cultural studies

Sulawesi, Indonesia and the resentment the grew toward tourist when it came to altering ceremonies to attract tourist, Scollon and Scollon present the reasons for the resentment in the form of four cultural differences. These differences are ideology, socialization, discourse, and face systems. These four cultural differences served as motivation and explanation for the rejection of tourism by the Toraja people. Scollon and Scollon describe ideology as the groups history,, worldview, beliefs,…

the need for further study on the use of mindfulness awareness practice in the classroom setting to minimize anxiety. West (2016) reported that applying…

not be assessors in the first place. I also understand the concern that perhaps not enough assessors are being trained to replace those about to leave the workforce. However, shortening the certification programs or offering unprofessional home study based programs cannot be the answer. The public deserves professionally trained assessor because they depend on assessors to perform…

The culture industry itself is self-named, an industry primarily based on values of an assembly line. The culture industry continues the governing of human beings under the appearance of freedom, as the goal of the culture industry is to reproduce the values of capitalist culture by producing false pleasures. Similar to the movie, Bob Roberts, is a deceitful businessman but like many others, he projects an image of himself as being fair, reasonable and righteous. In the movie residents believe…

1. Identify and describe the 3 different means to evaluate on-site study conduct. Include the responsible party and driver of each means. How are these means complicated by including both domestic and foreign trial sites, if at all? The three different means to evaluate on-site study conduct are Routine Monitoring Visits (RMV), Audit and Inspection. The common driver of the three means are to ensure the safety of products. The responsible parties for RMV would be as more as sponsor, CRA…

In the text “Agriculture in World History”, Mark B. Tauger discusses his idea of dual subordination. Tauger states that “Farmers supported civilization by producing crops and livestock, work which placed farmers in continual interaction with the natural environment”. (Tauger 1) The concept of dual subordination is the relationship between nature and farmers, where the natural world and agriculture can only function by subordinating nature. This is an interesting concept to grasp because the…

The theory that I decided to use, is a pretty interesting one called subcultural theory. I like to call this theory a small fish in a large body of water. “Subculture exists within and is part of a larger culture and refers to a difference in values, beliefs, ideas, views and/or meanings that a group of individuals holds from those of the larger culture” (Lab, 2015). My example of subculture theory would be the immigrants that came to the United States. This group was a bunch of strangers in a…

She a professor at M.I.T a very prestigious university. And she’s been studying the psychology of an online connection for the past 30 years. She constantly cites studies done by the Pew Research Group. As well as a study done by a psychologist named Yalda T Uhls at an outdoor camp. And another study done by a group of psychologist at the university of Michigan. Unfortunately, she cites a lot of underage kids to give their personal experience. Because they are too young to be properly…

charged and uncensored genre of music, and it appears to return to be returning to its roots as a medium for expressing identity and as a format for social, political and cultural commentary (Waters 2016). This essay will firstly examine hip-hop’s role in the African-American community, and it’s use to form a medium to create a cultural identity for Black youth. Secondly, this essay will also consider the effects of the genre expanding to become a globalized community, and the effects and…

assignment, I was required to complete The Ethnographic Immersion Cultural Journal that involved my engagement into an unfamiliar cultural setting. First, I chose a person of a different ethnicity than mine, who became the focus of my project. Next, I designed the activities that allowed me to spend 10 hours learning about and interacting with the selected individual. This was followed by providing details about her country of origin, cultural background, worldview, religious beliefs, and her…