The Tapestry Of Culture

Author : Abraham Rosman,Paula G. Rubel,Maxine Weisgrau
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780759118515

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The Tapestry of Culture by Abraham Rosman,Paula G. Rubel,Maxine Weisgrau Pdf

The Tapestry of Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology provides students and the interested public with a concise picture of the field of cultural anthropology today. From the first edition of Tapestry of Culture published in the early 1980s until now, anthropology has changed greatly, responding to scholarly and political influences as well as changing generations; the ninth edition reflects this ongoing transformation. The influence of postmodernism has generated new debates over theory and practice in anthropology. The content of Tapestry explains these debates, as well as what is still generally accepted and agreed upon by most anthropologists. This edition provides the instructor, student and lay public with the information necessary to enable them to critically read the literature of anthropology, more specifically ethnographic texts which are still the heart of this field. The approach of the book is to accommodate the various points of view in anthropology today. It shows how the concepts, ideas and behavior of other cultures are translated into our culture's terms. Though today many emphasize each culture's uniqueness, the presence of cultural similarities is compelling. Using a comparative approach, The Tapestry of Culture reveals cultural similarities, as well as the cultural differences.

Author : Abraham Rosman
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Culture
ISBN : 0072321547

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Tapestry of Culture by Abraham Rosman Pdf

This text is designed to provide an introduction to cultural anthropology.

Author : Abraham Rosman,Paula G. Rubel
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0075546167

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Tapestry of Culture by Abraham Rosman,Paula G. Rubel Pdf

Author : Rosman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0071093559

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Tapestry of Culture by Rosman Pdf

Author : Jerry Carrier
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628940480

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Tapestry by Jerry Carrier Pdf

American culture is a rich and complex tapestry of colorful threads from at least five continents, and in recent decades increased immigration has meant that the pace of change is accelerating. It's time for us to get to know ourselves and really appreciate this rich, vast, and rapidly expanding culture. This book explores the contributions of Hispanic, Black, Native American, Oriental, Jewish and other cultures to a nation where many people still focus on the influences of Christian, capitalist, and ethnically European (particularly British) heritage. Written for a general audience, 'Tapestry' explores the myths of American culture and reveals surprising cultural roots including the fact that American democracy and representative government were inspired more by Native American ways than by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Capitalism has become an unchallenged idea, a cultural universal, and so dogmatic that coupled with Christianity it has become America's dominant religion. However, capitalism is a 19th-century concept created for the bygone industrial era. Now the system is showing decay. Unfortunately, America is an ethnocentric country whose jingoistic belief in its own exceptionalism may prevent needed change. American culture has been both inclusive and intolerant. Today it stands at a crossroad and must decide what road to take. Are we to enter a renaissance or a dark age?

Author : Maxine Weisgrau,Abraham Rosman,Paula G. Rubel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781538163825

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The Tapestry of Culture by Maxine Weisgrau,Abraham Rosman,Paula G. Rubel Pdf

When we think about society and culture, often we think of our own culture – the culture in which we were raised or currently live – as the default. The eleventh edition of The Tapestry of Culture uses anthropological tools to translate the concepts, ideas, and behaviors of other cultures into language recognizable by today’s students. The book’s comparative approach balances the history of ethnography, fieldwork, and anthropological with today’s globalized world, including the impact of climate change, social movements, social media and technology, global health issues, and shifting political landscapes. New to the Eleventh Edition New Chapter 12, “Global Health and Wellness,” examines the historical, political, and cultural issues that shape disease and health including inequalities in access to physical and mental health services, the delivery of health care services, and health intervention strategies New Chapter 11, “Spaces and Places of Creative Expression,” explores how social media and internet technologies play a major role in how contemporary audiences view and understand creativity including music, dance, theater, film, painting and other performance styles Expanded discussion of the cultural construction of gender and sexuality, as well as LGBTQ issues in activism explores gender and sexuality through queer studies and in postcolonial settings (Chapter 7) New discussion of critical race theory highlights its contributions to analyzing multiple forms of racism and discrimination while providing an exploration of the challenges of multiculturalism in contexts of nationality, ethnicity, and political representation (Chapter 14) New discussions of environmental anthropology, political ecology, climate change inequality, social movements, globalization, and transnationalism highlight these contemporary issues as subjects of anthropological inquiry (Chapter 1)

Author : Anna R. Hiscox,Abby C. Calisch
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1853025763

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Tapestry of Cultural Issues in Art Therapy by Anna R. Hiscox,Abby C. Calisch Pdf

Professionals engaged in art therapy discuss aspects of practice which are affected by an environment of increasing cultural diversity. Some contributions examine problems faced by members of ethnic minorities who are caught between assertion of their cultural identities and assimilation into a different social milieu.

Author : Stephanie L. Brooke,Charles E. Myers
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780398081294

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THERAPISTS CREATING A CULTURAL TAPESTRY by Stephanie L. Brooke,Charles E. Myers Pdf

This exciting text is a comprehensive work that examines the use of art, play, music, dance/movement, and drama in different cultures and with diverse client populations. The editors’ primary purpose is to explore how the creative therapies can be implemented in diverse cultures and in different countries. Renowned, well-credentialed, and professional creative arts therapists in the areas of art, play, music, dance/movement, and drama helped write this collection. Examples include the use of art in working with refugee children in Australia and with Chinese-American children; shared experiences in using dance and movement with Arabic women in Jerusalem, indigenous Inner Mongolia, and with survivors of torture. Other chapters offer stories of using drama in the Netherlands, music and other creative arts in China, play therapy in Appalachia and with different races. Additionally, there are chapters on working with children with learning disabilities as well as the use of creative arts in supervision. Some of the chapters are beautifully complimented with photographs of client works of art or play. The text provides a rich tapestry on how the creative therapies can be used across cultures for issues such as depression and trauma to name a few. Of special interest are the chapters on supervision. Not only a tool for creative art therapists, this informative book will be of special interest to educators, students, therapists, as well as people working in other parts of the world or with culturally diverse clients.

Author : Karen Carpenter
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319588162

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Interweaving Tapestries of Culture and Sexuality in the Caribbean by Karen Carpenter Pdf

This book brings together the most recent work of Caribbean psychologists in the English-speaking islands of Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad on gender and sexuality. The authors analyse the unique challenges posed by contradictions between cultural values and modern sexual expression in the region. They examine a broad range of topics such as conceptions of gender roles in primary school children, sexual behavior and emotional social intelligence in adolescents, and sexual identities and orientations in adults. Chapters cover issues including how women who have sex with women (WSWs) self-identify, the 'Lebenswelt' (life world) of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jamaica, transsexual care and its psychological impact, the influence of music on sexuality, how intimacy is defined, as well as the relationship between identity formation and the fear of intimacy in Jamaica, and the practice of polyamory in Jamaica and Trinidad. This distinctive collection is the first of its kind, grounded in both qualitative and quantitative research. It presents a sophisticated comparative analyses of the cultures of the Anglophone Caribbean represented by Trinidad, Jamaica and Barbados to offer a broader discussions of intimacy and relationships. With practical implications for therapy, it will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners of gender and sexuality studies, psychology and culture.

Author : Maxine K. Weisgrau,Paula G. Rubel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : 0070540012

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Instructor's Manual and Test Bank to Accompany The Tapestry of Culture, 6th Edition [by] Abraham Rosman [and] Paula G. Rubel by Maxine K. Weisgrau,Paula G. Rubel Pdf

Author : Yiju Huang
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004285590

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Tapestry of Light by Yiju Huang Pdf

In Tapestry of Light Huang offers an account of the psychic, intellectual, and cultural aftermath of the Cultural Revolution found in the works of prominent Chinese intellectuals, writers, artists and filmmakers.

Author : Benjamin C. Shin,Sheryl Takagi Silzer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498232784

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Tapestry of Grace by Benjamin C. Shin,Sheryl Takagi Silzer Pdf

"Why do the first generation still act like that?" "Why can't we try some new ideas?" "Why are the second generation so lazy?" "Why are the second generation so disrespectful?" "Isn't it a shame how the church is split between the two generations?" These and many more questions reflect the tangled conflicts within the Asian American church. Cultural differences have led to many misunderstandings and conflicts. Conflicts have created bitterness and churches have split apart. How can these tangled threads be rewoven into a beautiful tapestry of God's grace? What would it take for the Asian American church to reflect God's grace? In Tapestry of Grace, Dr. Benjamin C. Shin and Dr. Sheryl Takagi Silzer apply their years of study and teaching to explain how the cultural complexities that occur between the different generations of the Asian American church can be untangled. Taking lessons from their own spiritual journeys, they show how each generation can experience the amazing grace of the Gospel.

Author : C. Easterling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1994-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1878045377

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Culture by C. Easterling Pdf

Author : George D. Kuh,Elizabeth J. Whitt
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1988-02-13
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015013887396

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The Invisible Tapestry by George D. Kuh,Elizabeth J. Whitt Pdf

The properties of institutional culture are identified, and the way cultural perspectives have been used to describe life in colleges and universities are examined. Seven sections cover the following: cultural perspectives (the warrant for the report, organizational rationality, the remaining sections); culture defined and described (toward a definition of culture, properties of culture, levels of culture); intellectual foundations of culture (anthropology, sociology); a framework for analyzing culture in higher education (the external environment, the institution, subcultures, individual actors); threads of institutional culture (historical roots and external influences, academic program, the personnel core, social environment, artifacts, distinctive themes, individual actors); institutional subcultures (faculty subculture, student culture, administrative subcultures); and implications of cultural perspectives (a summary of cultural properties, implications for practice, inquiry into culture in higher education). Techniques of inquiry appropriate for studying culture include observing participants, interviewing key informants, conducting autobiographical interviews, and analyzing documents. By viewing higher education institutions as cultural enterprises, it may be possible to learn how the college experience contributes to divisions of class, race, gender, and age within the institution as well as throughout society, how a college or university relates to its prospective, current, or former students, and how to deal more effectively with conflicts between competing interest groups. Contains over 340 references. (SM)

Author : Matthew Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8119747755

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A World of Cultures by Matthew Smith Pdf

Cultural anthropology is a fascinating field of study that explores the diversity and complexity of human cultures across the globe. It is a branch of anthropology that focuses on understanding the beliefs, practices, customs, and behaviors of different societies. In this subchapter, we will delve into the fundamental concepts and methods of cultural anthropology, providing students with a comprehensive overview of this captivating discipline. At its core, cultural anthropology seeks to answer the question: what does it mean to be human? By examining various cultural groups, anthropologists aim to understand the similarities and differences that exist among different societies and how these shape human experiences. Cultural anthropologists believe that culture is a vital part of human existence, influencing our thoughts, actions, and worldview. One of the key concepts in cultural anthropology is cultural relativism, which emphasizes the importance of understanding other cultures from their own perspective. It encourages students to suspend judgment and avoid imposing their own beliefs and values onto others. By adopting a culturally relative stance, students can gain a deeper appreciation for the incredible diversity of human experiences and challenge their own assumptions. Anthropologists employ a range of research methods to study culture, including participant observation, interviews, and surveys. They immerse themselves in the daily lives of the communities they study, observing and interacting with the individuals and documenting their rituals, traditions, and social structures. This fieldwork allows anthropologists to gain firsthand insights into the complexities of different cultures and helps them develop a more holistic understanding. Moreover, cultural anthropology addresses various themes, such as kinship and family structures, religion and spirituality, language and communication, political systems, economics, and social organization. Exploring these topics provides invaluable insights into the ways in which different societies function and how individuals navigate their social worlds. As students of anthropology, it is important to recognize the significance of cultural diversity and the impact it has on our global society. By studying cultural anthropology, students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to engage with and appreciate the complexities of human cultures. This understanding fosters empathy, tolerance, and respect for others, enabling students to be effective global citizens.