In a previous blog post, I talked about the different ways other cultures view marriage. In another post, I talked about the functions of marriage. In this post, I’d like to talk about what happens after marriage, specifically where a …
In the last post, I talked about marriage, and how marriage differs around the world. Now, I’d like to talk about the functions of marriage, meaning what the purpose of marriage is and what it does for society. Since marriage …
In a previous blog post, I mentioned that one of the many topics that Cultural Anthropology studies is marriage. Marriage seems simple because two people get married and that’s it, right? Wrong! Different cultures handle marriage in different ways. So, …
Since this week is Thanksgiving, I’d like to talk a little about culture and food, and specifically something called food taboos. There is a ton of edible material on this planet, and each culture decides which things are considered “food” …
In a previous post, I talked about culture. I’d like to expand on that post here, and go into more detail on the characteristics of culture. There are many definitions of culture, but the most famous one is from E. …