Read the Scenario and answer the following questions Another holiday has arrived

Question

Read the Scenario and answer the following questions

Another holiday has arrived and it is time to celebrate with extended family from across the country. Even your cousin is coming home after studying abroad for a semester. In such an outgoing and talkative family, these celebrations usually include delicious food, family fun, and some feisty conversations; this celebration is no different.

The conversation turns to some new residents in town, particularly how they just do not seem to fit in. They are peculiar, one relative notes, while another shares a story about how she tried to strike up a conversation with one of the new moms while she was out walking, but the other mom was just so rude and barely looked at her.

A youngster overhears the conversation and adds that the new kid brings weird food for lunch at school and never talks in class. Your sister says that there seem to be too many people living in the house, though the family drives nice cars, and your favorite uncle wonders aloud if the new folks are “up to no good.” Equipped with the knowledge from your current course, you speak up to keep the conversation from heading in a negative direction.

Compose your initial post as if you are talking to your relatives about the new folks in town. Use the geographic and generational differences in your hypothetical family as examples.

1. Explain culture and subculture as you see them represented in the two families.

2. Identify at least three anthropological core concepts you see represented in this scenario that you might analyze within your final project film study.

3. Explain how these concepts are represented in this scenario.

4. Describe any cultural norms and values you see represented in this scenario.

Explanation / Answer

My conversation ------ See, the people that you are talking about may have come from a different background as we, the family members of this extended family. The family of Mr. X have come from fully urban locality and they talk about shopping , party, travel while family of Mr.Y have come from sub-urban area and they are a middle income group family. They think twice before bying a thing or two. We have generational differences also amongst us. The language/slangs used by the son of Mr.X is unknown to him. The younger generations use text - messaging and mobile phones, old ones could not imagine during their time.

1.All of us present here do not have same cultures also. Even if those having same cultural background are not uniform. Their youth have different beliefs, style and behaviour. Some again follow their own perceptions which do not match any norm. When all were talking in negative manner one person stood up to divert the mode in opposite direction.

2. Human universalism, integration, culture

3. Human of one society consider people from other society to be inferior ----- Human universalism

All aspects of a culture are interrelated. critism when one starts,all fall on the same line ----- Integration

Learned beheviour,a child inherits from others. When all criticized the new residents, the youngstar also participated ----- culture

4. The people in this gathering value interaction as a sign of good or bad behaviour. They may be true in their own judgement but they should know the background and surrounding of those people under scanner before using harsh words against them.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse R
• Subjects

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.