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The assumptions behind this article go beyond simple word choice to present a distinct worldview. The account places the Yanomamo squarely into an evolutionary view of human societies with "Stone Age tribes" at one end and Euro-American high culture at the other. This is the same worldview that contrasts...
The participants also questioned whether racism within their own cultures creates tensions between the two communities.
"Even more than having them to clear up some problems--because I speak English pretty well, liked being able to share parts of our cultures," Zehrfeld said.
Lee: If it is the best way of doing business, it doesn't matter where it comes from. All durable cultures must uphold honesty, otherwise a society will not survive. If dishonesty is admired, a society must break up. The easiest way to stop corruption is to have the minimum...
Ethnic studies is defined as the interdisciplinary, comparative study of the cultures of American ethnic minorities as they interact with each other and the larger American culture. There are hundreds of ethnic studies programs at universities all over the country, most of which were built only through the sustained pressure...