Economic anthropology

From the above, it can be observed that mortuary cannibalism should not always be associated with hostility and aggression. For the Wari, as well for other 5 non- western societies mentioned above, it is not an anti-social act, but an act defined by ideas about the human body, social perception of identity, psychological stability, and by their worldview. Since mortuary cannibalism is such a complex procedure which includes many different stages and attitudes, how easy is it to recognize its…

Conformity is defined as the compliance with social standards and laws of a particular culture, environment, society and time. Conformity occurs when individuals change their attitudes, beliefs or actions to align more closely with those in the surrounding groups and environment, as a consequence of real or perceived group pressure. There are two types of conformity, normative conformity, and informational conformity. Normative conformity is conformity results from the desire to be accepted,…

With the billions of people out there in the world living today, it causes a lot of cultures to arise. On the other hand, all these different cultures ancient or modern, are not a negative thing, in fact, it is not only positive, but also significant, with the diverse world we live in today. With that being said, the Meras were a small, yet significant ancient civilization with a rich and long culture, known to few till this day. They were a highly advanced, ancient society living near what…

He asserted that every change of place, state, social structure, social position is a ‘rite of passage’. He further went on saying that the energy found in any social system needs to be renewed at crucial intervals and this renewal is accomplished in different social settings through rites of passage. These rites protect and free the social system from undue disturbance in order to foster change at both individual as well as collective level. In the first phase i.e. separation, the individual…

There can be too many things that can describe you and your cultural identity. The types of things that identify your culture are not only your race or parties you celebrate. It is the purpose of why are you celebrating. Culture includes the the traditions you pass on to each generation. It is the thing you enjoy. It is the language you speak. My cultural identity is what makes me unique. My quinceanera dress represents my culture and me. My dress was color coral and a light soft…

The book is an interdisciplinary approach to inquiry the multiple ways of “being alien” (ser extranjero). Specifically, the aim is to explore non conventionals forms of being alien, such as it happen in technologies, cultural, and arts. In a world in which border are closing and “domination has become more perverse and resistance have become less sophisticated” (p. 2), it is necessary look for explanations in the cultural sphere, specifically from Latin America, considering the international…

Without culture, we would be empty, boring shells. What is culture? “Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts” (Kim Ann Zimmerman). Culture is so influential that it can influence what kind of person you’ll be. Culture is music, sports, traditions, food, religion, language and more. I am a first generation Jamaican-American, which means my parents were born in Jamaica, then…

C. Wright Mills argues that individuals are mindful of what they do in their own life that involves their visions being limited in the close-up scene but move vicariously in other social environments. In our society, there is an underlying sense of being trapped. Individuals that know what they need or what they feel they need carry a quality that will help them apply information and to acquire reason to understand what is going on in the world and what may be happening within themselves. This…

As the book starts out it emphasis on the five themes. The first categories is local and global. To describe global they are core countries that located just about anywhere. Most times global are wealthy people who spread out amongst the country. Whereas, locals are the people who grew up in a local town and carry traditions out from the past. The locals are people who grew up among their community and don’t communicate with other countries do to they were never taught to go out among other…

The Lamont and Hill reading provides us with a multifaceted framework for understanding the connection between culture and behavior-- behavior which may be deemed “dysfunctional” or “marginal” in the majority social context-- by providing “frames, cultural repertoires, narrative, symbolic boundaries, cultural capital, and institutions” as forms that culture can take in influencing behavior. Using the forms in no way allows us to construct a causal relationship between culture and behavior,…