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Hmong and Yanomamo Cultures, 1994.
A comparison of the ecologies, external contact, population, types of agriculture and kinship systems.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 69.95
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"The purpose of this paper is to present an ethnographic study of a particular culture, including a discussion of how the research was undertaken and by whom, and a description of the environment and ecology of the region as well as a review of the group's social behavior and values. Further, an analysis of the-culture's family/marriage and reproductive behavior will be put forth and then compared with the Yanomamo tribe of the Amazon.
For this study, the people of the "Golden Triangle" have been selected, specifically the Hmong culture. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Paul and Elaine Lewis undertook a study of the six tribes that live in the hill country of northern Thailand which borders on Loas and Burma. While the fertile valleys within this region have been populated for some eight centuries by the Lanna or Yuan people, also know as the "Northern Thai," "the..."
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Hmong (Asian) and Latino Culture, 2002.
A comparison of two different subcultures in the United States - the Hmong people from Vietnam and the Latino immigrants.
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 75.95
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This paper discusses two different socio-cultural groups who have immigrated to the United States in the last century. It compares the Hmong (Asian) group with the Latino population and shows how their cultures have conflicted with the modern American society. It examines how they have preserved their cultures despite the American "melting pot phenomenon".
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"When America went to war in Vietnam, there were many victims. Among the most tragic were the Hmong people. Thousands fought and died for the Americans, taking orders and duties that were often the worst in the army, with little or no compensation. (Hmong FAQ: Immigration) When the Americans left, the veterans of their campaign in Laos underwent systematic extermination at the hands of the people they had been convinced to fight for the Americans, tens of thousands died. (Oroville Mercury Register) Many of these veterans and their families attempted to go to America, where they were not welcomed by those who did not know of their sacrifices: "many Americans do not welcome refugees who do not speak English. They know that many are unaware of how the Hmong took orders from Americans, cooked food for them, guarded them, carried them when they were wounded, wrapped their bodies when they were killed.""
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Cultural Medical Differences, 2005.
This paper compares the ethical and cultural medical traditions of two different cultures: The United States and the Hmong, an indigenous population native of Laos, a growing immigrant presence in California.
790 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 41.95
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This paper explains the case of Lia, a Hmong girl stricken with epilepsy, which causes a cultural clash between her physicians and her parents. The author point out that her physicians defined Lia's illness in physical and chemical terms, but Lia's parents, like many Hmong people, regarded epilepsy with ambivalence because, to them, epileptic seizures are often seen as trances, giving the affected person special powers. The paper relates that Lia's parents violated several precepts of Western medicine by refusing medical treatment and purposely giving their daughter improper dosages of medicine; however, Lia's well-meaning physicians also unknowingly violated several important tenets of Hmong culture, such as their discussions of Lia's possible death.
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"Lia's parents, however, have a distinct explanatory model for their daughter's illness. The epilepsy was caused when a startled Lia's soul fled her body and became lost. Lia's soul had fallen prey to a thieving dab, a malevolent spirit. Therefore, Lia's soul was trapped outside her body, which remained rooted to the ground. Among the symptoms of this soul loss are fainting, rolling eyes and jerking limbs - which are also the classic symbols of a seizure that accompanies epilepsy."
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Cultural Awareness, 2002.
This paper examines how prevailing Western cultural concepts regarding the soul and spirituality, gender and healing have been challenged and redefined by a growing awareness of cultural alternatives.
2,541 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 112.95
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The first part of the paper looks at the various cultural meanings of healing, as practiced by the Hmong people of Southeast Asia and the Daraga people of Western Africa. It examines how these cultures have challenged Western medicine?s traditional focus on the body only. In the second part, the paper examines the various cultural concepts of religion and spirituality, and how the growing pluralism of definitions is a challenge for hegemonic Christianity. In the conclusion, the paper examines how these multiplicities of viewpoints have affected and broadened the author's own value system, giving an emphasis on the conflicting cultural concepts regarding gender and sports.
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"One of the most contentious areas of such cultural collisions involves medicine. Such conflicts are not new, as physicians have already run into conflict with many American religious groups such as the Scientologists and the Jehovah?s Witnesses, who prohibit blood transfusions. In a case involving a child, however, a court ruled in 1943 that the state had a right to impose life-saving medical treatment, even if the said treatment conflicts with the family?s religion (Fadiman 80).
Since the 1940s, however, physicians, scientists and the general public have begun to understand how other cultures may have radically-different ideas about the causes of illness and disease. The growing diversity of the population now requires physicians and healthcare workers a heightened cultural awareness, to become more understanding of the multitude of health traditions that exist around the world and, increasingly, in the country."
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Yanomamo Culture, 2007.
This paper analyzes the anthropological work "Spirit of the Rainforest: Yanomamo Shaman's Story" by Mark Ritchie.
1,199 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper analyzes the narrative and storyline of the shaman that Mark Ritchie interviews in "Spirit of the Rainforest: Yanomamo Shaman's Story", in order to identify the deeper truths about Yanomamo life within the jungles of Venezuela. The paper shows how Ritchie creates an insightful, yet biased version of life within this tribe. The paper explains that by interviewing the Jungleman, Ritchie has chosen to interview the brainchild of the Yanomamo tribe's mythos and law, making a very difficult case for empirically learning the truth about Yanomamo culture.
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"The main thesis that is put forth by author Mark Ritchie in this narrative study of the "Jungleman"--a shaman of the Yanomamo tribe--is the digression from the ideal of the "Noble Savage." In many ways, Ritchie acts as the interpreter for Jungleman to dictate his own experiences with spirits that govern the destiny of his tribe. In many ways, the idea of the noble savage has been a western stereotype about tribal natives that are devoid of "western" cruelties, violence, or greed. At the beginning of the tale, it is Jungleman that tells of his belief in Charming Spirit--a mysterious spirit woman that tells him who and what he is: "You are so brave," Charming Spirit told me in her soft voice. She is the most beautiful woman I have known in the spirit world". Although this appears to satisfy the western stereotypes of the beauty of the spirit world--via the Noble Savage--Jungleman is revealing a small part of the beauty within his culture. In fact, the harsh reality of death and violence is the greater part of what Ritchie hears from the old shaman, as he does not hold back the harsh reality of life in the tribe."
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The Yanomamo., 2002.
A comparison of two works on the Yanomamo people.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the views presented in two works and then presents the personal opinions of the writer of this paper as to which work seems the most logical. The two books are Napoleon Chagnon's classic "Yanomamo: The Fierce People", which describes the culture of the Yanomamo and the conflict and the aggression that Chagnon states were common behaviors of the Yanomamo people. The other work is "Darkness in El Dorado" by author Patric Tierney and it argues that Chagnon's portrayal of the Yanomamo is completely erroneous and - worse - fabricated by Chagnon himself.
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The Yanomamo, 2004.
An analysis of the Yanomamo, an indigenous tribe living in the tropical rain forests of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.
2,266 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 36 sources, MLA, AU$ 102.95
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This paper discusses the Yanomamo Indians, one of the most ancient living tribes on the earth. The paper contends that the Yanomamo are a primitive people renowned for the success of their ecological interaction with the environment and their understanding of the delicate balance between man and nature. The paper examines various aspects of their culture and beliefs.
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Introduction
The Religious Foundations of the Yanomamo Culture
Cosmology
Kinship, Politics and Marriage
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"The Yanomami are an indigenous tribe also called Yanomamo, Yanomam, and Sanuma who live in the tropical rain forest of Southern Venezuela and Northern Brazil. The society is composed of four subdivisions of Indians. (Yanomami Indians) Each subdivision has its own language. "They include the Sanema which live in the Northern Sector, the Ninam which live in the southeastern sector, the Yanomam which live in the southeastern part and the Yanomamo which live in the southwestern part of Yanomami area." (ibid) "
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Marriage among San, Yanomamo, Sherpa and N.Y.C. People, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the marriage patterns among the Yanomamo of South America, the San people of the Kalahari, the Sherpas of Nepal and the residents of the sidewalks of New York City.
915 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 47.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the marriage patterns and ceremonies among four very different societies ? the Yanomamo of South America, the San people of the Kalahari, the Sherpas of Nepal and the residents of the sidewalks of New York City. It examines the traditions of each society in turn from how the strictures prohibit marriage among parallel cousins because Yanomami descent is traced patrilineally to polygamy amongst the Sherpas. It show how in an age where globalization is suspect, the similarity in rules governing who to marry, the role of women in the rituals of dating and marriage and the ?ownership? of women by their husband?s family all show how few concepts in the world remain as truly global as patriarchy.
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"Like the Yanomamos, the Sherpas of Nepal have exogamic restrictions governing marriage. Ethnographer Sherry Ortner identifies 18 distinct clans among the Sherpas. Clan identity is inherited from the father and there are strict rules against marrying within the same clan. Unlike the small communal society of the Yanomamo, the Sherpas are divided into different castes. Traditional marriages arranged by parents are still the norm. However, Sherpa life moved away from agriculture as ?most Himalayan expeditions throughout the twentieth century have relied on people called Sherpas for general portering, skilled high-altitude portering, and all-around expedition support? (Ortner). The consent of marriage partners became more important and there are also increasing instances of Sherpas marrying Nepalis from outside the Sherpa community."
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Chagnon, Tierney and the Yanomamo, 2002.
A comparative analysis of "The Yanomamo" by Napolean Chagnon and "Darkness in El Dorado" by Patrick Tierney.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This paper examines the debate between the book "The Yanomamo", by Napolean Chagnon, and "Darkness in El Dorado", by Patrick Tierney. The author analyzes why Chagnon and Tierney differ so radically, and presents her own views and opinions on the case.
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The Yanomamo and Cross-Cultural Marriage, 2002.
An introduction to the South American Indian tribe, the Yanomamo and and an exploration into their customs, including their system of cross-cultural marriage.
2,630 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 115.95
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A paper which examines the Yanomami people - a remote tribe in the Tropical Forest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. The paper shows their customs and culture and focuses on their system of cross-cultural marriage which follows a bilateral cross-cousin marriage system. The paper also discusses Napoleon A. Chagnon, a young American ethnographer who brought the knowledge of Yanomamo ethnography to the world.
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"The practice of infanticide is practiced in their culture. This is one of the reasons why there are more males than women. If a female is born she is killed at birth. They feel that women are inferior. Some Yanomamo women kill their infant because they fear the wrath of their husbands for having a female baby. The Yanomano may choke the baby with a vine, suffocating the infant by placing a stick across her nose, or slamming her against a tree. "
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Hmong Culture, 1995.
This paper discusses the Hmong Culture in native Laos and as immigrants to the U.S. after Vietnam War: Population, life-style, independence, dress, family & village life, agriculture, religion, language and sudden death in U.S.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 115.95
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"The Hmong culture is found today in southern China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. The original homeland of the Hmongs was in Central Asia, but they eventually moved southward until they settled in the mountains of Southern China. They were driven from their homes by the Chinese and again moved to the south, gradually seeping into their present ethnic enclaves. More than half a million Hmongs have fled from southern China since the beginning of the nineteenth century, though 2.5 million still live in china. Prior to Vietnam in April 1975, there were some 50,000 Hmongs in Thailand, 225,000 in Vietnam, and 350,000 in Laos, while some 50,000 came to America as refugees in the mid-1970s. The Hmongs were uprooted from their homeland by foreign invaders. They fought against the Japanese in World War II, then siding with the Royal Lao in opposition to the Pathet Lao, with ... "
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"Yanomamo:The Fierce People", 2003.
Analysis and critique of Napoleon Chagnon's book.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 104.95
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Discusses the theoretical perspective and the approach of anthropologist Chagnon to his study of the Bisasi-teri tribe. Also examines his concept of the evolution of culture based on individual biological adaption within the group.
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"In "Yanomamo: The Fierce People," Napoleon Chagnon placed his research of this Amazon rain forest tribe squarely within the ?group' versus individual' debate in the study of adaptation in..."
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"The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down", 2005.
Examination of the book, "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures," by Anne Fadiman.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 64.95
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This paper discusses the role of ethnocentrism in the book. "Ethnocentrism" is the belief that your culture is "better" or "superior" to other cultures and that cultural standards are universal. It is often the wedge that keeps people from many cultures from blending into a cohesive unit, and in "The Spirit Catches You," it is quite common to see how the Hmong, with their culture of beliefs and superstitions, and American doctors, with their medicines and science, would clash and never see eye to eye.
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""The Spirit Catches You" is the story of a Hmong family, the Lees, and their young daughter Lia. Lia is diagnosed with epilepsy, which the Hmong call "the spirit catches you and you fall down" disease. The story graphically illustrates two cultures that meet head on - with each one having absolutely no understanding of the other. The Hmong's entire culture is built on a series of beliefs and superstitions that they use nearly everyday to combat illness and appearance. For example, the author notes early in the book, "Although the Hmong believe that illness can be caused by a variety of sources - [...] by far the most common cause of illness is soul loss" (Fadiman 10). Thus, the Hmong use spiritual and holistic approaches to their daughter's health problems because it is all they know. The American doctors, on the other hand, want the Hmong to use American medicines and treatments, and the Hmong have no idea what these treatments are, or how they will benefit their daughter. What happens as the two cultures collide is a comedy of errors and misunderstanding, except that it is not funny, and Lia pays the price in the end."
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Church Growth, 2004.
Looks at the factors that will impact the growth patterns of the Hmong Alliance Church.
2,308 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 104.95
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This paper looks at the cultural and ethnic background of Sacramento County and how this will effect the growth of the Hmong Alliance Church, located in Elk Grove, California. The paper also discusses the history of the Hmong Church from its origins in Laos to its establishment in the United States. Finally, the paper presents an evaluation of the Church's attempt to meet the needs of the growing Hmong population and looks at the Church's plans for future development.
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"In short, the Hmong people face acculturation, ethnicity, second language acquisition, native language maintenance, self-esteem, and many other factors that influence the growth potential of their church. The church is not only their spiritual place of worship but provides many of them with the cultural and social outlet that they need. The Sacramento Hmong Alliance Church will need to address all of these needs for continued growth."
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Chagnon's Anthropology, 2007.
This paper explores the controversy surrounding the treatment of the Yanomamo tribe of Brazil by antrhopologist, Napoleon Chagnon.
1,710 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 80.95
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This paper discusses how Napoleon Chagnon has become the center of a heated debate surrounding his treatment of a tribal group he and a colleague studied for a number of years. The paper reviews four articles exploring the controversy but fails to find persuasive testimony which shows that Chagnon did harm to the Yanomamo tribe of Brazil, or that he and his colleague engaged in unethical behavior. The paper asserts that the unethical behavior of the review board which sought to ostracize Chagnon suggests that political motivations and not a genuine concern for the standing of the anthropological community is really at the heart of the furor.
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"To begin with, Michael D'Antoni writes that Chagnon's work apparently revealed that those men who were the most violent among the Yanomamo people he studied in the 1960s were also the most likely to have many wives and many children - indeed, the most children. Thus, Yanomamo society - again, as determined by Chagnon - was a society characterized by lawlessness and where cruelty prevailed. Unfortunately, Chagnon's depiction of the Yanomamo brought him into conflict with powerful Roman Catholic missionaries and rival academics who felt that Chagnon's portrayal of the most "primitive" people on earth - and his assertion that the violence found in Yanomamo society was somehow characteristic of the true nature of man - were highly misleading. In effect, Chagnon argued - and continues to argue - that it is not modern society which creates war and strife but human nature; moreover, warfare drives the creation of modern societies (D'Antonio 2000:para.2-8)."
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Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, The (Anne Fadiman), 2001.
Analysis of 1998 book about a family of Hmong immigrants, their family history, problems & cultural & spiritual conflicts.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, AU$ 57.95
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"Anne Fadiman?s book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1998) is an intelligent and moving ? and unsettling story ? about the costs that individuals must sometimes have to pay for living in a multicultural society and the challenges that immigrants face in the United States, even after they think that they have made it to the promised land. Fadiman also shows how the American mainstream cultural establishment ? in this case represented mostly by the doctors and other medical personnel that work with one particular immigrant family ? sometimes finds itself unable to help newcomers to make the leap into the often perilous new world of their dreams.
Lia Lee was born in 1981 to a family of recent Hmong immigrants to California, and soon developed symptoms of .."
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