Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Sociology

Why do cultural universals exist?
  Today we presented our Rites of Passage projects. This project highlighted cultural universals & variations. Each group should have turned in their proof of research, citation page, & powerpoint.
  Next, we studied the Arapesh & Mundugamor cultures that were observed in Mead's case study of emotional dispositions. We highlighted each culture's values & norms and then attempted to answer why there were variations despite close proximity & similar societies.
  Then we used a worksheet to test our ability to distinguish ethnocentrism from cultural relativism. We answered & discussed this in class.
  For the remainder of class, we worked on Set 2 of vocabulary.

*Be prepared for a quiz on Friday along with binder checks.

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