References: Kottak‚ C. P. & Kozaitis‚ K. A. (2003). On being different: Diversity and multiculturalism in the North American mainstream (2nd ed.) Proctor & Gamble‚ 2010. Retrieved on July 1‚ 2010 from http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=969 "Procter
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between the different cultures and backgrounds of the employees. “The term culture refers to a way of life—traditions and customs—transmitted through learning‚ which play a vital role in molding the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to them” (Kottak and Kazaitis‚ 2003). To create an environment‚ Riordan will need to develop a strategy to promote communication and learning to develop a blended corporate culture. With this diverse workforce‚ Riordan will have to develop an environment
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and cyber-connected community (Hofstede 2001; Kottak 2008; Mead‚ 2009). This has resulted in greater links and more and more interchanges between different nationalities. The ease at which we can physically communicate and travel has allowed for the free movement of goods and services across borders increasing trade and investment in foreign countries. International commerce‚ travel‚ migration and the media are the forces behind globalisation (Kottak‚ 2008; Craig and Douglas‚ 2006). Globalisation
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but E.B. Tylor was the first to truly state the relation between the explanation of religion and anthropology. He analyzed religion from a strictly naturalistic viewpoint‚ identifying its cause and effect on society and theorizing its role. James George Frazer‚ a close follower of Tylor’s work‚ built upon Tylor’s theories to expand on his own. Both anthropologists grew up in strict Protestant households‚ yet later went on to question the nature behind the foundations of religion. E.B. Tylor viewed
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theories in relation to the current condition of Philippines socio-cultural setting. Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917) Edward Burnett Tylor‚ who is sometimes considered as the founder of cultural anthropology‚ was born on October 2‚ 1832 in Camberwell‚ London. Tylor was born in a wealthy family who owned a brass factory. Tylor went to school at Grove House School‚ Tottenham but being a young man is not easy for him especially when his parents
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Renowned writer Alex Haley said‚ “In every conceivable manner‚ the family is link to our past‚ bridge to our future” which is a broad yet meaningful statement (Haley). This quote raises the question who what does Haley consider family. Family is traditionally defined in Anthropology as a “group of two or more people related by birth‚ marriage‚ or adoption (Gonzalez 2015). The culturally accepted function of a family is broken down into two things the first is there is economic cooperation and the
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tribal groups were repeated all over the continent. Edward B. Tylor and Lewis H. Morgan brought the term "evolution" to anthropology‚ which makes them crucial to the growth and improvement of anthropology. Morgan focused on building upon his theory of social evolution in which he made links between social and technological progress. He studied and emphasized the kinship relationships across various cultures and larger social structures. Tylor built upon cultural evolutionism and studied it in depth
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Readings # 2 Conrad Kottak (2000). Anthropology: the exploration of human diversity It is the coverage of physical anthropology and archaeology‚ which serves to make Kottak one of the most balanced introductions to the four fields of anthropology. This text offers an introduction to the five subdisciplines of anthropology: cultural‚ physical‚ archaeological‚ anthropological linguistics and applied anthropology. To reflect the role of anthropology in today’s world‚ Professor Kottak has revised both
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Edward Burnett Tylor was born in 1832 and passed away in the year 1917. He was the founder of modern academic discipline of anthropology. Tylor belonged to a generation of academics and was raised in a religious family. He was a well-educated individual who began his own career in fieldwork in Mexico and ended up receiving and honorary doctorate from Oxford University where he was the keeper of the Museum. He eventually became the first Professor of Anthropology in Britain and later retired in 1909
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Marriage Introduction According to Kottak‚ Kinship or Kin groups are “social units whose members can be identified and whose residence patterns and activities can be observed”. A good example of this is a nuclear family which is the most prominent in state societies as well as foraging bands which we discussed previously. Gender (which I based) several questions on is defined by Kottak as “the cultural construction of sexual difference”. What Kottak is referring to be “sexual difference”
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