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SCI101 CCOC Ch 4 Culture Subculture & Culture Ethnocentrism Response Chapter 4: Culture

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As children, we don’t see color or ethnicity when we played, but as we grew older we started to notice and respond to the differences between people. Why and how do you think the significant change happens when we get older? And how can we change our opinions of people that are different than us? 150 Words or more.

Please respond with 5-7 sentence two other students.

Student Kya J.

I think this significant change occurs when we get older because as we get older we are beginning to be taught certain things and also learning other things that make our decisions on how we interact with others. We are taught about racism in schools first switch makes us begin to question certain things we were never aware of. One example of this will be History Class! History teaches us a lot that can contradict our thinking about other ethnicity and also the past overall. I do not personally think you can change someones opinions to make them similar because everyone is taught different and are brought up to believe that specific thinking. Which ties back to culture beliefs; each culture believe in their own way of thinking. Which cause problems within different cultures, especially when you are not properly taught how to interact with different cultures and ethnicity.

Student Sha W.

As children, we don’t see color or ethnicity when we played, but as we grew older we started to notice and respond to the differences between people. The significant change of recognizing color or ethnicity happens when we get older. I asked my three year old daughter to point out certain things that was considered to be black. When i implied she was black, she declined stating she was not black. Of course, the topic of discussion never came up for us to express to her exact ethnicity or color, because the importance of distinguishing that for a three year old is not relevant. Cultural generalization commonly share values, beliefs in a society. Culture is a learned and transferred from one generation to another through the socialization process. We can change our opinion of people that are different than us by defining what exactly is different. We can change learned and transferring behavior. We can acknowledge the importance of culture in a more pro founding way, such as a more positive aspect. Everything that is different is not a threat.

Chapter 4: Culture-Subculture

Identify a subculture with which you identify (examples might include a workplace, a club group, a dorm settings, an ethnic group, a neighborhood). How does this subculture operate? Use the components of subculture mentioned in the text to identify the various components of the chosen subculture. How might the chosen subculture not fit with the components discussed in the text? 150 words or more

Please respond with 5-7 sentence two other students.

Student Kya J.

A subculture I identify with is my current workplace. I currently work in a healthcare center as a MA, there are many culture components that is within this subculture. We are to dress in appropriate attire such as scrubs. We are to talk in a specific tone sometimes even specific language such as medical codes and use medical abbreviations. In this workplace, we do follow specific norms on how we should operate as healthcare workers. For example, being the way we interact with our patients and certain protocols we have to follow. As far as values, each healthcare facility has their own values that they choose to follow. We values the care of our patients and try to make sure we give our patients the best care they have received. We also value the opinion and choices of our patients.

Student Abid

The sub-culture I would like to identify with is my ethnic group the Yoruba tribe. It is one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. It is a tradition never to call someone older than you with their first name you refer to someone old enough to be a sibling as uncle or Aunty and someone as old as one’s parents mummy or daddy even if they are not related to you at all. Boys are expected to lay on the ground with their chest touching the floor to greet their elders while the girls kneeling down. In the Yoruba tribe they are three religions Christians who believe in God, Muslim who believe in Allah and Pagans who believe in Olodumare and also other several gods which we call small gods. Polygamy is very popular as a man can marry more than one wife, my maternal grandfather had two wives while my paternal grandfather had six. Many would rather give their child a Yoruba name than English and no child is giving a random name as name is sometimes associated with family or birth. My last name Ikuepamitan means “death will not kill us finish” which means the families bloodline won’t end. My first name Bidemi means “give birth and wait for me” because my father was out of the country when I was born so it like a promise saying I will come back to you. Some children are given names to praise God like Oluwaseun which means “Thank God”. The Yoruba land is famous for their sculptures, pottery making, wood carving, leather, bead making and metal work and also native foods like Moin-moin , Ewedu, Gbegiri. It is also known for its extravagant wedding ceremonies. The male is expected to receive the consent of the bride’s parents after he pays the bride price. The traditional clothing for the women is called Iro and buba with gele and the men agbada and sokoto. We create different genres of music including Akpala, Afro juju, Fuji music and Afro beats. Though the Yoruba tribe consists of many states and different dialects we respect each other and see ourselves as one.

Chapter 4: Culture-Ethnocentrism

Describe the family below to the class applying the concepts–Culture–Norms, Mores, Folkways. Values–Subcultures, Countercultures, Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism to a discussion of the following family.

“A new family moved in next door to you. The members wear sandals all year round. They throw garbage out into the backyard. The children dye their hair green. The parents go to school and the children go to work. The mother shaves her head and the father wears his hair in braids. They catch the cats in the alley and cook them for dinner.”

Describe your new neighbors to your friends. Are you ethnocentric in your description? Do you allow for cultural relativity? How can their behavior be explained from the point of view of the culture or subculture in which they were socialized?

Please respond with 5-7 sentence two other students.

Student 1.

I will send theirs when they post it

Student 1

I will send theirs when they post it Chapter 4
Power and Culture:
An
Anthropologist’s
View
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2
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After reading this chapter, students will be able
to:
Understand how anthropologists view power.
? Explain the role values and beliefs play in
ensuring cultural stability.
? Understand how power relationships begin and
evolve.
? Describe how the American family has changed,
and explain how these changes affected the
power distribution within society.
?
THE ORIGINS OF POWER
3
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Power in society is exercised for four broad
purposes:
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To maintain peace, order, and stability within the
society
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To organize and direct community enterprises
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To conduct warfare, both defensive and
aggressive, against other societies
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To rule and exploit subject peoples
THE ORIGINS OF POWER (cont’d)
4
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Family – at the base of power relationships in
society.
?
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Traditionally defined as a residential kin group
True political organizations begin with the
development of power relationships among and
between family and kinship groups.
ANTHROPOLOGY’S
EXAMINATION OF POWER
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Four subfields of anthropology
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Archaeology—study of humans through their
physical and material remains
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Biological anthropology—study of humans as
biological organisms
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Linguistic anthropology—analyzing societies in
terms of human communication
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Socio-cultural anthropology—study of living
peoples and their cultures
CULTURE: WAYS OF LIFE
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Cultural generalization: the description of
commonly shared values, beliefs, and
behaviors in a society
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But there is a multiplicity of themes within
every society, and wide variations even within
a single culture.
SUBCULTURES
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Distinct variations in ways of life among
groups of people.
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Observed in such things as distinctive
language, music, dress, and dance
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May evolve out of opposition to beliefs, values,
or norms of the dominant culture of society.
MULTICULTURALISM
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Refers to acknowledging and promoting
multiple cultures and subcultures.
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Seeks to protect and celebrate cultural
diversity.
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Some criticisms include that it may denigrate the
unifying symbols, values, and beliefs of American
society and may encourage ignorance of Western
European culture.
CULTURE IS LEARNED
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Culture is learned and transferred from one
generation to another through the
socialization process.
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Agents that work to teach culture include
family, schools, peer groups, religious
organizations, and the media.
THE COMPONENTS OF CULTURE
10
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Anthropologists divide culture into components
to simplify thinking about it:
Symbols
? Beliefs
? Values
? Norms
? Religion
? Sanctions
? Artifacts
?
THE NATURE OF CULTURE
11
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Four anthropological approaches to study of
culture:
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Functionalism—examines each custom, material
object, idea, belief, and institution to determine the
task or function that it performs
?
Materialism—focuses on how people make their
living in their specific environmental setting.
?
Idealism—focuses on the importance of ideas in
determining culture.
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Cultural Relativity—suspending judgment of other
societies’ customs, practices, and institutions.
AUTHORITY IN THE FAMILY
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Cross-cultural comparison reveals common
characteristics in families:
Sexual mating
? Childbearing and child rearing
? System of names and a method of determining
kinship
? Common habitation at some point
? Socialization and education of the young
? System of roles and expectations based on family
membership
?
MARRIAGE
13
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A socially approved sexual and economic
union between a man and a woman.
?
Intended to be more or less permanent.
?
Implies social roles between the spouses and
their children.
Marriage is found in all cultures, but the
institution varies from culture to culture.
ROMANTIC LOVE AND MONOGAMY
14
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Most Americans believe romantic love should be basis of
marriage, but this does not characterize marriages in many
other societies.
?
Monogamy—a union between one husband and one wife.
?
Most widespread marriage form—gender ratio of men to women
about equal in all societies.
?
Polygyny—the union of one husband and two or more wives.
?
Polyandry–the union of one wife and two or more husbands.
THE FAMILY IN AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETIES
15
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Patriarchal and patrilineal – the male is the
dominant authority; kinship is determined
through the male line.
?
The family is an economic institution.
?
Tasks are divided:
Men raise crops, tend animals, and perform
heavy work.
? Women make clothes, prepare food, tend the
sick, perform household services.
?
THE FAMILY IN INDUSTRIALIZED
SOCIETIES
16
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Industrial technology provides gainful
employment outside the home for both
women and men.
?
Governments perform some of the traditional
functions of the family.
?
?
Education, welfare programs, care of the aged
and sick
Family remains the fundamental social unit by
choice.
THE AMERICAN FAMILY
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320 million people, 81 million families in America
?
32% of population lives in nonfamily households:
?
People with nonfamily roommates
?
People who live alone
?
70% of families with children have a husband and
wife
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30% of families are single adult with children
DIVORCE
18
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Divorce uncommon before 1960s, with rates
peaking in the 1970s and ‘80s
?
But divorce rates decreasing since then:
American cultural change now offering greater
parity between husband and wife, with many
choosing to live together before marriage or
waiting to marry
POWER AND GENDER
19
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Role differentiation occurs because of:
?
?
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Sex-based differences–biologically rooted differences between men
and women.
Gender-based differences–derived from society’s cultural expectations
and accepted norms.
Historically, men rather than women have dominated in
political leadership and warfare.
?
?
The public-private split – the idea that men dominate in the public
sphere and women focus on the private or domestic sphere.
Aggression theory speculates than men more aggressive personalities
on average than women
POWER AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS
20
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Political systems determine the way power is
organized and distributed in society.
?
Types of political systems:
Family and Kinship Groups
? Bands
? Tribes
? Chiefdoms
? States
? Nations
?
POWER AND SOCIETY: SOME
ANTHROPOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
21
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Physical environment plays an important role
in the development of power systems.
?
Power relationships are linked to the economic
patterns of a culture.
?
Patterns of warfare are linked to the
development of power relationships.
?
Power relationships exist in simple forms in
primitive societies, and no society is void of a
power structure.
SOC SCI 101 Culture, Culture-Subculture, Culture-Ethnocentrism
Chapter 4: Culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k7CJLiY2t8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDreRKfEbZo
As children, we don’t see color or ethnicity when we played, but as we grew older we started to notice
and respond to the differences between people. Why and how do you think the significant change
happens when we get older? And how can we change our opinions of people that are different than
us? 150 Words or more.
Please respond with 5-7 sentence two other students.
Student Kya J.
I think this significant change occurs when we get older because as we get older we are beginning to be
taught certain things and also learning other things that make our decisions on how we interact with
others. We are taught about racism in schools first switch makes us begin to question certain things we
were never aware of. One example of this will be History Class! History teaches us a lot that can
contradict our thinking about other ethnicity and also the past overall. I do not personally think you can
change someones opinions to make them similar because everyone is taught different and are brought up
to believe that specific thinking. Which ties back to culture beliefs; each culture believe in their own way
of thinking. Which cause problems within different cultures, especially when you are not properly taught
how to interact with different cultures and ethnicity.
Student Sha W.
As children, we don’t see color or ethnicity when we played, but as we grew older we started to notice
and respond to the differences between people. The significant change of recognizing color or
ethnicity happens when we get older. I asked my three year old daughter to point out certain things
that was considered to be black. When i implied she was black, she declined stating she was not black.
Of course, the topic of discussion never came up for us to express to her exact ethnicity or color,
because the importance of distinguishing that for a three year old is not relevant. Cultural
generalization commonly share values, beliefs in a society. Culture is a learned and transferred from
one generation to another through the socialization process. We can change our opinion of people that
are different than us by defining what exactly is different. We can change learned and transferring
behavior. We can acknowledge the importance of culture in a more pro founding way, such as a more
positive aspect. Everything that is different is not a threat.
Chapter 4: Culture-Subculture
Identify a subculture with which you identify (examples might include a workplace, a club group, a
dorm settings, an ethnic group, a neighborhood). How does this subculture operate? Use the
components of subculture mentioned in the text to identify the various components of the chosen
subculture. How might the chosen subculture not fit with the components discussed in the text? 150
words or more
Please respond with 5-7 sentence two other students.
Student Kya J.
A subculture I identify with is my current workplace. I currently work in a healthcare center as a MA,
there are many culture components that is within this subculture. We are to dress in appropriate attire
such as scrubs. We are to talk in a specific tone sometimes even specific language such as medical
codes and use medical abbreviations. In this workplace, we do follow specific norms on how we
should operate as healthcare workers. For example, being the way we interact with our patients and
certain protocols we have to follow. As far as values, each healthcare facility has their own values that
they choose to follow. We values the care of our patients and try to make sure we give our patients the
best care they have received. We also value the opinion and choices of our patients.
Student Abid
The sub-culture I would like to identify with is my ethnic group the Yoruba tribe. It is one of the three
largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. It is a tradition never to call someone older than you with their first
name you refer to someone old enough to be a sibling as uncle or Aunty and someone as old as one’s
parents mummy or daddy even if they are not related to you at all. Boys are expected to lay on the
ground with their chest touching the floor to greet their elders while the girls kneelin g down. In the
Yoruba tribe they are three religions Christians who believe in God, Muslim who believe in Allah and
Pagans who believe in Olodumare and also other several gods which we call small gods. Polygamy is
very popular as a man can marry more than one wife, my maternal grandfather had two wives while
my paternal grandfather had six. Many would rather give their child a Yoruba name than English and
no child is giving a random name as name is sometimes associated with family or birth. My last name
Ikuepamitan means “death will not kill us finish” which means the families bloodline won’t end. My
first name Bidemi means “give birth and wait for me” because my father was out of the country when
I was born so it like a promise saying I will come back to you. Some children are given names to
praise God like Oluwaseun which means “Thank God”. The Yoruba land is famous for their
sculptures, pottery making, wood carving, leather, bead making and metal work and also native foods
like Moin-moin , Ewedu, Gbegiri. It is also known for its extravagant wedding ceremonies. The male
is expected to receive the consent of the bride’s parents after he pays the bride price. The traditional
clothing for the women is called Iro and buba with gele and the men agbada and sokoto. We create
different genres of music including Akpala, Afro juju, Fuji music and Afro beats. Though the Yoruba
tribe consists of many states and different dialects we respect each other and see ourselves as one.
Chapter 4: Culture-Ethnocentrism
Describe the family below to the class applying the concepts–Culture–Norms, Mores, Folkways.
Values–Subcultures, Countercultures, Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism to a discussion of the
following family.
“A new family moved in next door to you. The members wear sandals all year round. They throw
garbage out into the backyard. The children dye their hair green. The parents go to school and the
children go to work. The mother shaves her head and the father wears his hair in braids. They catch
the cats in the alley and cook them for dinner.”
Describe your new neighbors to your friends. Are you ethnocentric in your description? Do you allow
for cultural relativity? How can their behavior be explained from the point of view of the culture or
subculture in which they were socialized?
Please respond with 5-7 sentence two other students.
Student 1.
I will send theirs when they post it
Student 1
I will send theirs when they post it

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