ANTH 23 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cultural Relativism
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Ecumenical: means that it represents many different things. Many people think that globalization will lead to homogenization (everything becomes the same) and americanization. Instead, in reality it has allowed more creativity. Propagandistic reaction : for example, censorship bureaucratic institution of. Passively accept western culture rather than transforming it . Assumes an either-or: if you eat from mcdonalds, you forget your culture"s traditional food; if you play american music, then you forget your culture"s traditional music. Elites used to be the only one who could read/distribute ideas regarding culture. Parts of us are integrated better with parts of other nations than the rest of the. Pacific rim: canada and the united states. More resistance to cultural mixing in particular areas than in others. Ex: southern california cosmoses with mexico, etc. Called it unappetizing salad because there are raw chunks of culture that are not tasteful.
