RELIGST 2EE3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Earl Woods, Tiger Woods, Nuclear Family
23 Nov 2017
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Anthropology is about anyone, anywhere. doesn"t just apply to non-western cultures. At age 2, he made his first tv appearance. First afr-am to win one of four top golf tournaments. Intro into american society - elite, white, male players. There is less time actually and more time socializing. Lack of black participation due to financial barriers. 2009: he was named the perfect american (nuclear family, rich, etc. ) Multiple women claimed to have relations with woods. America likes to finger wag at non-christian values, yet they romanticize them. 2 month absence (sex addiction rehab) - regressive phase. Quiet, respect, well-dressed - similar traits in church. Starn: american scandal is a favourite spectator sport. Ignition of discussions on tiger"s own race (he"s of mixed race) Distanced himself from buddhism (his and his mother"s religion) Starn: we feel personally wronged if our heroes don"t live to our values.
