Compare two cultures using two sociological concepts/perspectives

The author begins the article by preparing the audience what is about to come. Telling the audience that cultures around the world have unusual customs and an anthropologist would even seek out a culture that has one when everyone seems to agree. He then talks about the Nacirema tribe and the extremities of their practices.

If this statement were still applicable to today’s society, then it would establish social class as the most important factor of voting behaviour. The question is whether British society is still as clearly separated into two classes and whether the members of each class are still as aware of it as they seemed to be when the statement was made.

Between the years of 1945-1970 social class dominantly shaped the voting behaviour of individuals. Whilst there has been a decline in prominence of class voting: Labour remains the most popular working class party and Conservatives perform best among middle-class voters. Social classes are defined by economic and social

In this week’s assignment, we will discuss Horace Miner’s analytical study of tribal behavior and Body Ritual among the Nacirema tribe by answering the following questions. First was I surprised when the true identity of the Nacirema tribe was revealed? Then how does Body Ritual among the Nacirema help us understand our own view of other cultures and how we are viewed by other cultures? Next why do some of the practices and rituals of other cultures seem odd or foreign to us? Finally, how do our own cultural norms affect our understanding and perception of other cultures?

In this form of government, there is a rigid social structure that makes class mobility near impossible. This fixed position leads to “[each citizen] always see[ing] a man above himself whose patronage is necessary to him, and below himself another man whose co-operation he may claim.” (Tocqueville, 78) This was not the only form of government seen however. Democracy was becoming increasingly popular, where “duties of each individual to the race are much more clear, devoted service to any one man becomes more rare; the bond of human affection is extended, but it is relaxed.”

Before this essay can begin, the Peoplehood Matrix must first be presented to the reader. Introduced by Tom Holm, J. Diane Pearson, and Ben Chavis in 2003, the matrix provides a way to identify the elements of a people. It has four separate factors: Place/Territory/Land (Specific sites, landscape features, materials, diet.), Sacred History/History (Oral narratives, rules.), Ceremonial Cycle/Ceremony (Ritual preparation, practices.), and Language (Terminology, songs, prayers, place names.). Holm, et al put forward the connections between the elements as follows:

In the first paragraph, I selected to use a quotation from one of the assigned textbooks of my course. Since, the definition of a culture has been vague and there are wide ranges of different definitions that were explained by many anthropologists. Therefore, first of all, I used one citation from the Kottak’s book to integrate and define the view of culture.

There are many cultural differences between the United States and France. Some of these are simply social and others are cultural. Hofstede’s Value Dimensions can be used to highlight the differences between the cultures. Individualism vs collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity/femininity, power distance, and long-term vs short-term orientation are all characteristics that differ between France and the United States.

The two societies that are to be discussed are Modern Britain and the Old Order Amish.

British society is split into hierarchical categories with “higher” “middle” and “lower working” class. The British class structure is shaped like a pyramid cut into three

I was born in Thailand and had seen many changes from time to time. Especially the shopping mall in my country, I always see the American brand names and fast foods which I LOVE in every corner, this makes me used to with American lifestyle. Whereas, some big grocery stores in Thailand were taken over by an American company. Surprisingly, Thailand is just a small developing country in Asia. I agree with the author that Asia is similar to the U.S. ideology, for example; the Asia gets an influence from U.S. culture by foods and clothes, and importantly democracy in political system. Therefore, the author is right about reversing brain drain phenomenon because . . .

Defining Class is hard to do as there are many different approaches to defining class one can take. We can look at class as a subjective location, “how do people, individually and collectively, locate themselves and others within a social structure of inequality?” Or we could define class as the relational explanation of economic life chance “What explains inequalities in economically-defined life chances and material standards of living of individuals and families?” The challenging nature of class in contemporary society comes from the fact that there has never been an academic consensus the definition of class (due to the fact that class in its very nature is an abstract and subjective term). However, this essay will argue that class is an amalgamation of how individuals and the collective locate themselves, and the relational explanation of economic life chance as well as policy and politics. This is done using Weberian and Marxian definitions of social class and exploring the role of power and power relations in creating a class society. Exploring the similarities as well as differences between the definitions of class presented by Karl Marx and Max Weber; in order to inform the approach this essay will be taking in discussing whether or not ours is a class society.

In this essay on social classes in Britain I will mostly concentrate on structure of various classes in Britain and relations between them. I will also describe some changes and movements which this classes went through over the years. Furthermore, I will put emphasis on today's important issue in Britain, the problem of class struggle i.e. disparity between the rich and the poor. Although there are various definitions of social class, we may say that social class is connected with factors such as wealth, level of education and occupation. To be more precise in defining it, a social class is "a status hierarchy in which individuals and groups are classified on the basis of esteem and prestige acquired

Based on recent research there are now 7 social classes in the United Kingdom (UK), thus showing the UK is more stratified and unequal than ever before. This supports arguments such as those by the likes of Keith Hart (2001) who argue that “the world is becoming rapidly more unequal as we grow closer together” and thus as a reaction to managing the gap between rich and poor social distance is increasing. However, he also argues this is not new with such inequality having existed since agrarian civilization. This is inherent to the notion of social class. This essay will examine changing inequalities within the sphere of social class structure and the way in which changes to labour, production and the technologizing world today impact social class structure. Through using a basis of social class that focuses on social, economic and cultural capital this essay will argue shifts in labour models, such as the shift from manufacturing economies to services, combined with globalisation and other cultural/social factors are impacting the way social class structure transpires in the UK.

When comparing cultures, one must form a definition of what culture is. Culture can be easily defined as the social behavior and normality’s found in human societies. It can also be easily made up of a composed arrangement of educated conduct and thought designs. Culture is a sorted out framework since it includes many parts. Throughout the world, there are many cultures that are both very different and also very similar. "Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at table, how we greet visitors, how we behave and one million other things." (Cristina De Rossi.)