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| the learned and shared patterns of behavior in kinship, economics, politics, religion, subsistence, and language that characterize a group, and the material products of those behaviors; also the norms, values, and cosmology of the group |
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| conceptualizes each culture’s system of norms and values as internally coherent and self-referential |
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| kinship, economics, politics, religion, subsistence, and language |
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| beliefs in what is good/bad, pretty/ugly, or right/wrong |
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| communication without the use of language, mainly through the body with gestures |
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| cultures divide space into public/private sectors; certain behaviors are allowed only in public or only in private |
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| disorientation and confusion that people feel in a different cultural or social environment |
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| Symptoms of Culture Shock |
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| sadness, preoccupations with health, aches/pains/allergies, insomnia, changes in temperament, anger/irritability/resentment, identifying with the old culture, loss of identity, lack of confidence, longing for family |
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| honeymoon phase (fascination), shock phase (irritation, disgust), adjustment phase (routine), re-entry phase (home adjustment) |
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| Universal Moral Imperatives |
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| absolute moral constraints that exist independently of any culture |
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| Methods of Studying Culture |
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| historical particularism, Marxist anthropologists, symbolic interpretivism, structuralism, and practice theory |
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| not everything needs to be explained, and members have similar experiences, expectations; people feel more a part of the collective, the group; eastern cultures |
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| more needs to be explained in words and in explicit symbols because implicit, understood meanings are absent; shared core of thought is missing; western culture |
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| how a culture regards time; American’s are sensitive to the clock; in the Middle East the most important person goes last, etc |
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| Practical Ideas for Traveling |
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oPack light
oExpect delays
oDon’t complain
oLeave all the electronic stuff at home
oTake light snacks and bottled water
oTake sufficient supply of required medications with labeled prescription packages
oBe careful with your money
oBe careful with your passport
oBe alert
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| What constitutes as a cross-cultural experience? |
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| At least 45 hours over the span of 7 days of interaction in a culture or community that differs significantly from your own ethnicity, culture, and possibly language |
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oAvoid loud/obnoxious behavior
oDo not consume alcohol or other drugs
oDo not engage in sexual activity with nationals of other countries
oBe aware and know where you are
oDo not enegage in any illegal activity
oDo not engage in any immoral activity
oAlways travel with at least one other person
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oLogistical description—chronology of the day
oPersonal interaction—who you talked to and interacted with
oReflection—figure out what it all means
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| Process of Indvidually Arranged |
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1.Complete ANTH-200
2.Plan well in advance
3.Register for the course GNST 250
4.Submit application
5.Complete experience
6.Submit assignments
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- Foundation—universal moral imperative
- Framing—cultural values, worldview, beliefs, history, environment
- Finishing—personality, personal experiences, choice
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| Global Perspective World Fair |
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In the Science/Math complex, second floor in the fall.
Shows different trip opportunties, time to talk with faculty leading it, more info |
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| Why does Lee have the trips? |
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| To help raise students' arareness of interdependence of our would and to emphasize that every human being has a potential for making a significant contribution to the kingdom of God. To instill a repect for the diversity of perspectives represented in the world community, to help students articulate an understanding of their own Christian values, and to show how these relate to another cultural perspective. |
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