heads of their society‚ thus indicating‚ the Maasai have a patriarchal society. The crucial matters in their group are decided by the elder men. The Maasai People use their resources in a sensible way in order to increase sustainability. They abide by a communal land management system and that allows each group to take care of their own personal land. According to their tradition‚ the Maasai People do not deny access to territory and water to anyone. The Maasai is becoming greatly dependent on the market
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of passage are a common event that marks an individual’s transition from one status to another. Globally‚ every culture has its way of conducting the rites of passage. It reflects the change of life of an individual from one status to another. The Maasai of (Kenya and Tanzania) and the Native Americans have something in common when it comes to initiation ceremonies. In order to become an adult‚ the two communities have to practice rite of passage in order to announce to their gods about the beginning
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Contrast- Rough Draft March 22‚ 2011 Maasai Culture v. American Culture In the tribal villages of eastern Africa the Maasai marriages are arranged by the elders without ever first consulting the bride or the mother of the bride to be. Unlike‚ that of my own culture in the United States of America‚ where I am free as a citizen to choose whomever I may choose to marry and when and if I may marry. Polygyny is that of which is practiced in the Maasai culture‚ as an ideal that is achieved only
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words‚ the narrative of Maasai women is structured by binaries that set ideas of violators‚ tradition‚ patriarchy and collective culture against victims‚ modernity‚ female empowerment and individual rights. According to Archambault‚ the damaging effect of this narrative is that it misrepresents the underlying factors that motivate the Maasai to practice early marriage and averts the attention away from policy interventions that could more effectively address the issues that Maasai face in a contemporary
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This paper provides insights on how globalization has affected the Maasai culture’s Homestead and labor and Subsistence economy. The Maasai people are believed to be the descendants of the Maasainta race and are one of the most recognized tribes in Africa. There are many photos or stories depicting the people of this renowned tribe. According to the Maasai association (n.d.)‚ the Maasai with a population over one and a half million people lives along the Great Rift Valley in
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Overfishing * Selective fish species‚ un-selective catch methods * Removal of more fish than the system can replace Objective 2: Efficiency and Impact of Farming and Food Production Systems Intensive Beef Production in MEDCs and the Maasai Tribal Use of Livestock In this paper‚ I will be comparing and contrasting the inputs and outputs of materials and energy efficiency‚ the
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referring to two stories that demonstrate the differences between the two cultural practices; “The Initiation of The Maasai Warrior.” and “The Tragedy of Female Circumcision.” “The Initiation of a Maasai Warrior” by Tepilit Ole Saitoti‚ tells the story of a Maasai w‚ who writes about his process of his initiation as a warrior. It is such a painful and dangerous tradition for the Maasai. The Circumcision implies a sharp knife cutting that is made on the skin of the male. The cutting is made on the most
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Two different cultures 1 Simularites in cultures seperated by time and distance. David Hall Soc 1001 August 6‚ 2013 Rebecca Stout Two different cultures Abstract Today I am going to discuss two different cultures. They are going to be the Maasai of Kenya and the Amish of America. What I am going to be discussuing is the way that some of 2 there Rituals and how there children come of age are different but at the same time very simular. Oddly enough both use a type of corpral punishment
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and are of equal value‚ and consider all cultures to be equally legitimate expressions of human existence‚ to be studied from a purely neutral perspective‚ even if it is conflicting with moral beliefs. Cultural relativism sees female circumcision of Maasai and Halloween celebration of American as the same – they are both different products from separate socialization. On the other hand‚ ethnocentrism happens when one judges another culture solely using his own values. An ethnocentric individual will
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Celebrating birthdays became popular almost universally because birthdays give people a reason to gather in friendly groups‚ share food‚ and enjoy kinship. Birthday traditions are quite similar in some countries today‚ but not everyone celebrates in the same way. There are numerous traditions surrounding birthdays. Family history‚ culture‚ language and economic status are all details that affect the way a person observes the anniversary of their birth. Is there anything that a child loves more than
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