Here it began. I needed to write a paper for my Anthropology class. Not only that, but I needed to sound smart. One thing I discovered as I began to type was big words just kept popping into my head when I needed them. I knew that was from the readings we have to do everyday for class. The key to sounding smart is to read smart words and then be able to regurgitate them.
Culture is the physical,
mental, emotional, and social aspects of a particular demographic as is
interpreted in mortality. Anthropology can be most accurately described as an
attempted mediator between various cultures. An ethnographer is a student of
cultures, portraying their learnings through scientific definitions. Although
these findings are not a direct translation between cultures and display
complexities far beyond comprehension, the initiative it takes to overcome
barriers between demographics is key to unlocking the viability of a lifestyle.
There are many dimensions intimately thriving on any aspect of a culture. In
order for an “outsider” to attain understanding, they must be willing to
entertain the possible validity of a way of life. Each of us is born into a
particular culture, “…a set of cultural glasses that each of us wears, lenses
that provide us with a means for perceiving the world around us, for
interpreting the meaning of our social lives, and framing action in them”
(Monaghan, Just, 2000, p. 38). Our interpretation of the world is deeply
characterized from when, where, and how we are raised. In the culture of
Mormonism, children and families strive to follow the teachings of Jesus
Christ. Men are commanded to serve away from their homeland and teach about
Jesus Christ for a period of two years. Women can optionally serve, in like
manner, for a period of 18 months. Without the prior knowledge of the physical,
mental, emotional, and social implications of a young women and man in context,
this cultural phenomenon would not be universally understood on any spectrum of
differing societies.
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