Visual anthropology

Everyone has a culture, even that one kid in the hallway that always screams “RED ROBIN,” hoping to hear some other anonymous student say “YUM!” Though no one has shrieked those specific words since middle school. We all remember that one kid who exclaimed his excitement about Red Robin, it was part of our culture. Everyone has one, and many people don’t realize that culture tremendously affects our lives and how we perceive the world and its ideas. Culture makes us who we are, it…

Your example of comparing a vacation to using the sociological imagination for an alternate perspective was very striking. It is quite the concept to “become fully immerged in this false reality and see every aspect of your life from a new light,” as you mentioned. This concept effectively illustrates how one has to remove themselves from their own personal bubble, which is especially true when observing other cultures to avoid the habit of ethnocentrism (Chambliss & Eglitis, 2016, p. 76). The…

The world we live in is so diverse with different cultures and beliefs. Culture is define as a system of knowledge, beliefs, experience, values, attitudes, religion, etc shared by a relatively large group of people. In the healthcare sector, culture, race and ethnicity are important factors in relation to patient healthcare. According to Jhutti-Johal, race and ethnicity needs are important dimensions of healthcare delivery from a legal, moral and sometimes medical viewpoint. Patients of…

His 101-06 Personal History Essay I had a hard time trying find a person who is different than me, and then I finally had the “ding” ringing about in my head. I thought about how interesting it would be to find out more about a friend of my fathers. I have known him for many years, every time I have seen him I wanted to know what nationality he was. I have never taken the time to find out, until now. Once I began to talk to him, I gained a much better understanding of why he does the things he…

Music is part of our lives, we listen to music all the time one way or another. Music can bring many kind of emotions and at times it reflects our feelings. But not only that, music is also really influential in many positive and negative ways. The kind of influence that I will be referring throughout this essay is the powerful influence music can bring to us in our understanding of race and ethnicity. This is call pop-culture “the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, images and other…

In a society where racism is hardly ever talked about, it’s going to take long before people begin to understand the do’s and dont’s of addressing race. From insulting questions like “what are you?” and “you’re legal, right?” to serious issues like police brutality and general harassment/oppression. My goal in society as a hispanic woman is to educate people and decrease the amount of ignorance in America. From microaggressions to cultural appropriation, it’s necessary to talk about racism with…

Race is, according to Merriam-webster.com (2015), “any one of the groups that human beings can be divided into based on shared distinctive physical traits”. One’s race is something that is usually noticed right away. Oftentimes, race has traits that are visibly distinguishable. These distinguishable traits include skin color, which is the most visible distinguished trait regarding race, hair texture, and other facial features. When individuals come from interracial marriages, which is a…

Isabel Drews: How much time has to pass before it’s considered archaeology instead of grave robbing? In a society obsessed with continuously looking forward to the future, artifacts of historical significance still manage to escalate in popularity and entire their audiences. This high demand for artworks created by early humans has been capitalized on by large museums and historical societies, not only to continue to expand the public’s knowledge and interest in history, but for fiscal profit as…

My Experience With Racism Although, I identify myself as a Hmong woman now, it wasn’t until I was accepted into the Masters Program in School Counseling at Fresno State in the Spring of 2015, when I discover and began to appreciate what Hmong meant to me. Prior to graduate school, I knew little to nothing about my culture and the Hmong history. I also faced many challenges that skew me away from maintaining and accepting my cultural identity. Growing up, I lived in a close-knit community where…

Notice that, notes Amanda Ripley, “culture is a thing that changes. It’s more malleable than we think. Culture is like this ether that has all kinds of things swirling around in it, some of which are activated and some of which are latent. On the other hand, given an economic imperative or change in leadership or accident of history, those things get activated.” The good news is. “ Therefore, We Americans have a lot of things in our culture which would support a very strong education system,…