Cultural Anthropology Power, Conquest and a World System
Cultural Anthropology: Power, Conquest and a World System Chapter 12: Power, Conquest and a World System (Assignment should contain no less than 200 words in Part A and no less than 75 words in Part B!) Part A - Critical Thinking Assignment: Human beings have an essentially creative response to their environment. Do you believe that people are passive consumers of popular culture, or active participants in it? Do you have a choice in how you interpret what you see and read? What are some creative responses that people have to popular culture? Give examples!! (Note: The book: Culture Counts A concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 2nd edition) If you “Google” the book and bring it up in Amazon, you can see inside the book to get information you may need. Part B- Your thoughts Assignment: Colonization in Africa Write about your thoughts regarding this website. Be sure to include its contents and points of interest. What did you like and or not like. Don’t just write, I liked this website because… http://exhibitions(dot)nypl(dot)org/africanaage/essay-colonization-of-africa.html
Cultural Anthropology Power, Conquest and a World System
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Part A: Cultural Anthropology Power, Conquest and a World System
Most people are passive consumers of popular culture. People tend to believe in what is made available to them without having a second thought. Consumption of the readily available pleasures brought forth by the mass communication media has rendered people docile. This has increased the dangers of adopting some of detrimental cultures to human daily life. Most of the publications and programs made by the mass media do not give the reader/listener a choice on how to interpret it. I...