Learning to Interpret Cultural Meaning through an Etic Description of a Familiar Culture

Abstract

Undergraduate students often have trouble interpreting cultures other than that with which they are familiar in a way that takes into account the symbols and meanings that explain behaviors, objects, and ideologies. Instead, many fall into the trap of making ethnocentric assumptions and coming to conclusions that are informed by their own cultural...

Download this resource to see full details. Download this resource to see full details.

Details

Subject Area(s):

Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems

Resource Type(s):

Class Activity

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

The ASA journal Teaching Sociology (TS) and TRAILS: the Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology share a common mission to disseminate effective teaching strategies and promote scholarly teaching. This article citation is brought to you through a collaborative project in which Teaching Sociology resources are integrated into TRAILS to...