Cultural Diversity Of The Republic Of Indonesia

Anthropology is defined as the study of human societies and cultures and their development through time. This is shown through Clifford Geertz essay “Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight”. In his essay, he attempts to give insights on the Balinese culture and mainly focusing on the significance of Balinese cockfights within the Balinese culture. Throughout this paper, first, I will briefly summarize Geertz’s essay, then, I will discuss his use of ethnographic fieldwork and ethnocentrism in Bali and how it led him to the discovery of the Balinese culture. Finally, I will discuss cockfights and their meaning and significance within the Balinese culture.

Auburn is a suburb in western Sydney in the state of New South Wales Australia which had major changes that occurred over the years, the three major changes are transport population and culture.

Ronald Takaki writes a very powerful introductory paragraph to show that people need more education on culture diversity. Takaki describes his experience when he was racially profiled by his taxi driver on his way to a hotel. He introduces his setting as Virginia which according to the census bureau has a 70.2% white population to show he is in a predominately white area. He also describes his driver as a “white man in his forties”(539) to portray him as the “average american”. Meanwhile Takaki gives no clue to the reader about his ethnicity or background so we can interpret how his driver was stereotyping Takaki in the following conversation:“How long have you been in this country?” he asked. “All my life,” I replied, wincing. “I was born

Culture can be defined as “language, ideas, beliefs, customs, taboos, codes, institutions, tools, techniques, works of art, rituals, ceremonies, and symbols” (Merriam-Webster, 2014). The United States is currently experiencing a dramatic change regarding cultural diversity. According to a recent census, 36.3 percent of the United States population belongs to an ethnic or racial minority (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). Increased immigration from around the world is continually adding to the numbers of our already culturally diverse nation. However, despite a marked increase in life expectancy, a decrease in infant mortality, and other health care improvements, many minority groups still experience poorer access to heal care. It should be the goal of every health care worker, especially nurses, to do all that is in their power to not only culturally congruent care but also to attempt to eliminate these health care related disparities.

In this paper I will be exploring the communication that is experienced when listening to instrumental music. This will cover the intrapersonal and intercultural connection that the music communicates. The paper will discuss both of these points by focusing on 4 different cultures and show the differences in the music styles by showing what emotions the music is communicating by way of instrument, voice, tone and tempo. While many cultures use all forms of music to communicate their beliefs and emotion I could only pick a few to explore. These 4 cultures were chosen for the reasons of being a few of the earliest cultures to express themselves emotionally primarily through instrumental music. In my reading of the Emotional Effect of

Indonesian gamelan is performed with more than just a purpose of entertainment. It is a communal activity and is made up of a large orchestra of

America if a culture forever changing. You can see when stroll into town or in a supermarket, we see the diversity of our country. America is a culture of diversity. America is a culture of diversity because of the difference between religion, politics, people, their food, and even clothing.

America is one the most culturally diverse places I can think of. And even though we have progressed tremendously, recent years have showed us we stil have a very long way to go. Between the protests and the violence or the fake news and alternative facts many of us find ourselves asking the same question. Why are we still dealing with this is 2017?

The United States possesses a racially and ethnically diverse population. There are many people living within in the U.S. who all commonly share a cultural background or are of the same descent, mainly owing to the country’s immigrant population; each of these ethnic groups contribute to and play a major role in America’s cultural background. Whether it’s Hispanic Americans or Asian Americans, the United States is one of the most diverse nations in regards to culture and has a wide selection of different ethnicities. Due to the country’s broad range of races, the U.S. has continuously gained many benefits from the various cultures in society, the economy, and in so many other ways; particularly the evolution of American culture. Although,

Willoughby,Heather. 2008. ‘Pansori Master Singers’, in Pansori ed. Lee, Yong-shik. Seoul: The National Centre for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, 71-96.

This piece is the traditional Indonesian music called Gamelan. The piece is comprised of mainly percussive instruments and has a very light and floaty feel to it. The tempo changes throughout the piece as near the middle the main melody slows down with a background melody that continues to keep its rigorous pace. The counterpoint of these two elements gives an almost psychedelic feeling to the listener of the piece. It is very different from western music but looking closer it holds some of the same elements and structures that western music has. It is a polyphonic piece and it sometimes pauses, which classifies the piece as

Australia is multicultural society that brings an abundance of cultural and ethnic backgrounds amongst society; therefore it is an educator’s responsibility to have an understanding of how to support the diverse range of students that will be encountered within classroom context. Culture is regarded as an individuals behaviours and perceptions, which is influenced by the people and groups in which one belongs (Lawrence, Brooker & Goodnow, 2012, p.75). Culture gives an individual a sense of worth and sense of identity, shaping the daily practices of every day life (Lawrence, Brooker & Goodnow, 2012, p.76). The Cultural practices of students can influence academic approaches and mindset towards schoolwork, both within a classroom setting and

Throughout history, many times certain characteristics of different types of music are associated with specific cultures thus, making it “authentic” or “traditional” to that specific subgroup or culture. The history of Balinese dance-drama Kecak shows that the word “traditional”, in reference to music, is not concrete. This is demonstrated in the United States with the authentic blue grass folk music transformed into a modern approach of country music.

After learning this week about biodiversity and cultural diversity and how it helps to build countries up, I think that it is very important for countries to try and maintain a decent amount of diversity. As we learned Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, but they are slowly losing that and becoming less diverse. This is huge an issue! With the less biodiversity in the country, the less cultural diverse the country may become. Why? It is simple. Cultural diversity is basically linked into biodiversity. The more diverse a country is, the more likely it is to have many different cultures. Take Australia for example, it is reported that there are more than 400 different languages being spoke through Australia,

In addition, Indonesia has a cultural heritage of art, good art music, art or dance performances. In the field of music have such cultural heritage Indonesia gamelan and angklung that is already very well known in the world. Even many foreign citizens who are interested in wanting to learn the art of music. Indonesia dance art such as dance, pendet jaipong dance, plates etc. The art of staging such staging Indonesia wayang golek, wayang kulit etc.