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| indiginious people of scandinavia |
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| Norway has an indigenous Sami (Saami) Lapps population (reindeer herders) as as well as five national minorities, defined as groups with long association with Norway |
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| social systems of scandinavian countries |
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| welfare societies- meaning that the state takes responsibility for its citizens and other inhabitants financed by relatively high taxes |
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| marriage customs in denmark |
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| In Denmark, there is a traditional wedding custom of building an arch of pine branches, called the Gate of Honor, in front of the bride’s family home. Another Gate of Honor is built when the couple celebrates their silver anniversary |
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| marriage customs in norway |
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| bridal crowns, traditionally the groom wears a hand-made wollen suit known as a bundas in Norway; the bride traditionally wears a white or silver wedding crown, or a silver or silver and gold crown that has bangles so that when the bride moves her head they produce melodic tinkling music; Tradition also holds that the bridesmaids, dressed similarly (but not the same) as the bride as the bride will confuse any evil spirits and further help protect the bride from evil influences; Then, finally, AFTER the couple is married, two small fir trees are planted on either side of the door to the couple’s home as a symbol of the children to come; |
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| marriage customs in finland |
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| A traditional bride-to-be walks door-to-door with a pillowcase, to receive her wedding gifts; An older, married man walks with her, holding an umbrella; This pre-wedding tradition is a symbol of protection and shelter for the new bride; Friends put uncooked rice in the wedding bed; The bride's mother-in-law or god mother puts a china plate on top of the her head when the newlyweds begin their wedding dance, usually a waltz. After the plate falls, the pieces of broken china foretell the number of children the couple can expect to have |
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| type of government in scandinavian countries |
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| smallest scandanavian country |
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| denmark-half the size of maine |
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| Norwegian law passed in 1915 that gave the unmarried mother the right to give the child the father’s surname |
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| acronym for “living apart together” families; two persons form a couple living under marriage-like conditions, but they do not share the same home- they visit each other more or less regularly and more or less frequency; 5% of population (300,000 persons or 150,000 couples); if LAT relationships were as common in the US as in Sweden, the number of persons in LAT relationships would be 7 or 8 million |
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| Sweden was the first in the world to introduce an anti-spanking law in 1979 and other Scandanavian countries followed; passed almost unanimously, and it forbid parents to physically or mentally abuse or spank their children; previously only serious abuse or spanking was illegal |
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| w issued by the Russian government towards the Jews forcing them to leave the country and causing them to lose their land |
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| households at the beginning of the millennium in russia |
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approximately 52 million households..
of these 24 million had nonadult children, almost 4 million family units in Russia are single parent families with more than 5 million children being raised in these homes |
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| one reason for male deaths |
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| term for foreign russian leader |
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| outcome of the communist revolution in russia |
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| put an end to the old authoritarian empire after WWI, communist revolution of 1917 started a new empire renamed the Soviet Union founded by Vladimir Lenin-Bolshevik |
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| russian term for grandmother |
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| aristotle and plato lived in athens |
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| ancient wedding traditions in general in greece |
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| father of the groom selects the bride based on wealth, status, and physical prowess, average age of bride was 13, average age of groom was 30; greek bride would wear a veil of yellow or red to represent fire which protected her from demons and evil spirits; a greek bride would carry a lump of sugar to ensure a sweet future life; after a woman married she and her husband would make an offering to the Gods and share a cake; on the second day after the wedding the bride and groom were escorted to the groom’s house, the groom would pretend to abduct her and then carry her across the threshold; the couple would kneel before the hearth where the bride would formally be introduced to the divinity of the household |
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| modern wedding traditions in greece |
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| exchanging of wedding rings to symbolize an unbreakable bond, both rings are blessed over the head of the bride and groom and then placed on 4th finger of hand, wedding crowns are symbols of the glory and honor with which God crowns them during the sacrament, joined by a ribbon, priest take the bride and groom by the hand and walk them around a small table three times symbolizing eternity and the trinity |
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| non-ceremonial, woman was abducted at night by her suitor, her head was shaved, she was made to wear mens clothes and lie on a straw pallet in the dark, would only meet for procreation afterwards, she would become a woman through marriage |
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| conditions under which a bride would become a full member of the household in greece |
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| after first child was born |
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| tradition for newborn in greece |
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| before the birth of a child in Greece black pitch was spread around the house to ward off evil spirits |
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| center for creativity and education |
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| focused on war, obedience and physical prowess, much simpler life than Athens |
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| within the Greek extended family structure, the familial association of individuals that are not blood relatives but are linked to the family through cultural/faith based connections; examples include the best man or maid of honor in a wedding ceremony or those assuming the roles of godparents in the baptism ceremonies of children |
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| greece; symbolizes the couple must share every joy and sorrow (wedding tradition) |
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| expected to be able to protect themselves, spartan women were taught to read and write, girl’s education was as brutal as the boys, women participated in many both sex events such as javelin, discuss, and foot races |
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| communication patterns in athens & small towns |
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| more communication in rural towns than in Athens (urban), but Greece in general puts a high emphasis on close contact with extended family. direct meetings occur frequently between 40-60% of nuclear to extended families while telephone contact is also high |
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| use of telephone for communication in greece |
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| telephone calls with kin are a measure of contact at a distance, percentage of frequent telephone calls with grandparents was highest in cities, then Athens, then towns but for contact with aunts and uncles and cousins it was most frequent in Athens, then cities, then towns |
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| celebration held to honor the passing of a girl from her father to her husband |
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| a large cube shaped building housed 360 idols from all the tribes of Arabia in Mecca, covered in symbols representing the myriad demons, djinn, demigods and other assorted creatures which represented the profoundly polytheistic environment of pre-Islamic Ancient Arabia, mosque that holds the sacred stone |
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| 5 pillars of faith (islam) |
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1. Shahadah - Professing the belief that only one god exists and that is God.
2. Salāt - To pray 5 times a day.
3. Zakāt - Alms-giving, tithe of 2.5% to charity.
4. Siyam - Fasting during the month of Ramadan during daylight hours.
5. Hajj - Journey to Mecca at least once during one's lifetime. |
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| not mentioned or required in koran, has helped stop some FGM practices |
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| mohammad's travels and reasons |
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| Hijrah- Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina due to religious persecution |
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| important concept for families in turkey |
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| Honor or namus, is the dominate value of the traditional social system and is maintained by the men of the family; Each person is dependent on the behavior of all the rest of the family for his or her status as an honorable member of the community. |
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| marriage rate & ages in turkey |
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| over 95% of men and women marry; The average age of marriage is 23 for women and 25 for men |
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| turkish attitude toward masculinity |
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| idealizes masculinity, equating it with activity, power, courage, and competence |
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| men prize their manliness and guard themselves against showing any sign of feminine weakness; a man must be sgtrong, sexually potenet, vigilant, quick, and brave |
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| results of gurbuz study in turkey |
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| both male and female Turkish respondents regarded a number of expressive characteristics as being equally descriptive of and equally desirable for the two sexes, while some instrumental characteristics were seen as undesirable for both sexes although dependency was likewise seen as desirable for both sexes. Thus the Turkish child is socialized into a view of sex typing that is rather different from that to which the western child is exposed; active/passive, dominant/subordinate |
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| term for older brothers/sisters in turkey |
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| older brother/older sister not names |
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| turkish charm to ward off evil |
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| turkish parents priority in childrearing |
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| age demographics of turkey |
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| The Turkish population is very young with about 2/3 under the age of 35, half under the age of 25 |
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| an instrumental role is defined as being typically male; being in charge of tasks and decisions |
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| turkish mother in laws gift to expecting mother |
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| women have had the right to vote in national elections since 1934; wive is now co-head of the household and domestic violence laws and programs have been put in place |
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| covers hair and shoulders, For over a decade, tens of thousands of women have been barred from studying at universities because they wear the Islamic headscarf in accordance with their religious beliefs. |
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| Anatolia, Turkey customs for newborns |
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-In Anatolia there is a custom of planting trees in the names of the newly born children.; Chestnut, mulberry, and apple trees are planted for girls
; Popular trees or pine trees are planted for boys, circumcision |
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| turkish custom for newborns (naming) |
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| Naming of the child-Turkish names always have meaning, sometimes relating to the time they were born or how the parents feel about the child |
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| egypt building of the pyramids |
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| impact of islam on marriage in egypt |
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- Marriage: Islamic societies have remained strictly marriage oriented
- Pressure for Muslims to marry
- Marriage is a Sunna (one of the prophets practices and teachings)
- Islam prohibits celibacy.
- The Prophet said: “There is no celibacy in Islam” |
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| marriage that is not recognized/registered by the gov. in egypt |
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- secret marriages, a written or oral contract between a man and a woman, witnessed by two adults, but not officially registered
- Declining as marriages are easier to come by and diversity is becoming more accepted
- Negative aspects of a ‘secret marriage’ include legal, and social problems for the family |
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| female attitudes towards FGM |
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- most FGMs take place before puberty
- median age 9.8 years
- the majority of women interviewed in Egypt believe that female circumcisions should continue
- negative consequences of FGM: greater risk during child birth, reduced sexual satisfaction, the risk of death by
- since 1994 the practice of FGM has been limited to hospitals, it’s the Egyptian Government finally outlawed the practice but its still practiced in many rural areas by most low income families
- FGM is not a requirement of Islam* |
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| a New Islamic faith that encourages Muslims as a collective body to express their faith by founding a community of believers. |
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| maternity benefits in egypt |
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| A woman has 3 months of maternity leave and is to receive her full salary |
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| geographic location of egypt |
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| Egypt is a country occupying the northEASTERN corner of Africa, with the mountainous extension across the Gulf of Suez and the Sinai Penisula, which is regarded as part of Asia |
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| law revived in 2000 that gives women the right to ask for a divorce |
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| unemployment numbers in israel/palestine |
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| burial customs in israel/palestine |
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| wash the body and prepare for burial in accordance with Jewish law, burial must take place as soon as possible usually within 48 hours, embalming and removal of organs is not permitted, bodies are buried in a simple shroad so the poor and rich will look alike |
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| medical customs (orthodox) in israel |
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| contraception is limited to women, a vasectomy or use condom by males is not permitted, abortion on demand is not permited, no restrictions on medical care |
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| military service in israel |
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| Military service is compulsory for men (3 years for men) and women (2 years for women) starting at age 18… source of mate selection |
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| happy house where wedding ceremony in israel takes place |
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| affect of war on children in israel/palestine |
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| post traumatic stress disorder, sleep disorder, separation anxiety, overreaction to loud noises, lack of trust of adults, lack of education due to school damage, children are killed by gunfire, pipe bombs, and constitute 18% of all causalities of Israeli fire, many Palestinian children have been detained as prisoners of the Israeli army, many palestinian children have seen their homes and neighborhoods shelled and destroyed, basic sanitation difficult to perform, increased acts of violence in the community and home |
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| volunteers who care for the dead in jewish societies |
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| death regulations for orthodox jews |
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| being in the presence of the dead causes ritual uncleanliness |
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| ultimate goal of marriage (jewish) |
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| to bring legitimate children into the world |
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| illigitimate children ….children born of a relationship between a married woman and a man not her husband….not permitted to marry with a “kosher daughter of Israel” |
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| purification ritual bath to clean up after menstruation |
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| reason for building the wall in israel/palestine |
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| to prevent palestinian suicide bombers |
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| form of government in israel |
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| secular government NOT A RELIGIOUS STATE |
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| in reform judaism __________ are allowed to become rabbi |
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| population increase in the last 50 years in israel |
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| sixfold increase in the population* from 873,000 to 7,411,000 |
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| sufi ritual- part of islam in Mavrami order which symbolizes omnipotence of God? |
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| two major divisions of islam |
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suni-The Sunni view themselves as the as the traditional mainstream branch of Islam, orthodox (majority of muslims) - believe caliph must be elected
The Shiite believed that the leadership of Islam was determined by divine order |
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| percentage of sunnis / percentage of shiites |
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| accusation of rape in islam |
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| refers to the variety of styles which Muslim women use scarves and larger pieces of cloth to cover their hair and sometimes their shoulders; signifies a womens self respect and social status- not invented by islam but endorsed by it |
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| divorce is _________ in islam and men can have up to __________ wives |
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