preservation and gendering of Indian culture and tradition. British Colonial authority employed orientalist scholarship as a way to challenge sati from within Indian tradition and in turn become masters of that tradition . Thus, the protection of women and women’s agency became absent in the discourse as scripture was used as the defining feature of sati, furthering the project of preservation. Scripture was thus used as a tool in the invention of tradition. The British approached various…
the difficulties of running a restaurant in a failing town. This continually causes troubles with figuring out how to make money and to take a risk that could possibly ruin his life.Throughout Empire Falls we see the clash between innovation and tradition, with the whole town, Miles, and Tick struggling on how to tackle the issues ahead of them. The whole town of Empire Falls must deal with the issue of on whether to change how they should fix the local economy or to wait for the textile mill…
The New York Times article “Cultural Tradition and Law Collide in Middle America” tells the story of a father arrested for child abuse after marrying off his two eldest daughters, ages thirteen and fourteen. Their husbands, aged thirty-four and twenty-four, were arrested on accounts of rape. The issue is not as black and white as it may appear, as the individuals in question were refugees from Iraq who did not see anything wrong with their actions. The men involved had recently immigrated to…
Regarding British traditions surrounding drinks and beverages, the two major concepts covering said traditions are British afternoon tea culture and British pub culture. Both are centered around British drinks and beverages, but exceed just the physical evidence of British culture and help define the ups-and-downs and overall shape of British trends and preferences in the scope of an entire society. A tradition widely believed to be started by Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford, afternoon tea, or…
Southern Tradition William Faulkner has been considered of the greatest American authors of all time, although not until close to his death in 1962. His works focus mainly on Mississippi in the nineteenth century, but the themes he explores are universal. In “A Rose for Emily,” William Faulkner comments on the South’s refusal to accept inevitable change, both socially and historically. The South will have a lonely death without adapting to the changing, like Emily Grierson. The South, as a…
Modernity or Tradition: The Issue with Sexual Regulation Religion, no matter from what part of the world or from what period of time, always had rules, regulations, and general guidelines for how humans should go about their daily lives. The subject of sex is one of the many guidelines that is continuously debated and talked about. Some of the better-known religions, such as Christianity or Buddhism, relate sexual activity as being an “impure” act or is considered “desirable”, and therefore…
contemporary social problems that has created a lot of controversy and disagreement between a variety of groups in the United States. Underlying this issue as well as others is the Conflict Theory, one of the few traditions highlighted by Randall Collins in his book, Four Sociological Traditions. Conflict occurs when individual beliefs oppose one another, and if these disagreements reach a tipping point, one side can become alienated, prompting a demand for change in order to overcome the…
The methods for this study are rooted in qualitative research traditions. According to Glesne (2011), qualitative research is “a type of research that focuses on qualities such as words or observation that are difficult to quantify and that lend themselves to interpretation or deconstruction” (p. 283). Qualitative research is a means to understand the meaning-making of humans in real world settings and produces findings by interpretation (Creswell, 2009). While this case study focused on…
One Foot in Tradition, One Foot Out of Modernity In an ever-shifting society, change is one’s only constant. As individuals transition into a more modern, technologically advanced age, more and more grow discontent with the practice of traditional customs. Although much of what we do now, even after conforming to modernity, roots deep in the traditions of our ancestors, many find themselves deciding whether to adapt to modernity or stick with their traditions. The “labels” of modern and…
American perspective on the south. He is good at applying traditional African American storytelling to his fictions, which diversifies the Southern literature tradition. Oral tradition is conveyed through dialogues, questions that wait to be answered. The uniqueness in the form of storytelling seems to tell readers that it is impossible to deny traditions, principles and values of Africans that were used as labor force or even regarded as slaves in America. More importantly, Africans should…