A Review on an Ancient Cultural Convergence: A Case Study on Arsacid Creativity and Inventiveness in Interrelationship with Their Greek Origin Ethnic Group

2016 ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Safura Borumand
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Cultural Convergence

Multilingualism, Identities and Language Hegemony

2020 ◽  
pp. 374-390
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Danièle Moore
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Multilingual Students ◽  
Social Positioning ◽  
Social Discourses ◽  
Mandarin Language

This paper presents the findings from a case study of how five post-secondary ethnic multilingual students (three Bai and two Zhuang) at a local university in Southwestern China experience multilingualism and ethnic identities (de)construction and invest themselves in an active negotiation for legitimate membership in mainstream educational Discourses (Gee, 1990, 2012). The authors seek to understand how the perceived hegemony of Mandarin has impacted their social positioning and delegitimized their multilingual assets and ethnic identities in mainstream educational Discourses, and how they managed to negotiate their identities as ethnic multilinguals in different social Discourses. The authors argue that through the legitimate dominance of Mandarin, these students are not merely being positioned as members of a negatively stereotyped ethnic group but also concurrently participating in reconstructing the Mandarin language hegemony in those very Discourses, which runs the risk of further expanding the existing educational inequalities between Han and ethnic minority students..

Reference values of body adiposity measures and hand digit ratio (2D:4D) for dyslipidemia: A case study of the Hausa ethnic group in Kano, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
AbdullahiYusuf Asuku ◽  
Barnabas Danborno ◽  
ShehuAbubakar Akuyam ◽  
JamesAbrak Timbuak ◽  
Abdurrazaq Mohammed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Digit Ratio ◽  
Body Adiposity

scholarly journals Medicinal plants used by the Yi ethnic group: a case study in central Yunnan

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlin Long ◽  
Sumei Li ◽  
Bo Long ◽  
Yana Shi ◽  
Benxi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Group A ◽  
Yi Ethnic Group

Bound to Africa: the Mandinka Legacy in the New World

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 321-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Schaffer
Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
New World ◽  
African Culture ◽  
Norman Conquest ◽  
Cultural Convergence ◽  
Cultural Features ◽  
New Framework

I offer here a theory of “cultural convergence,” as a corollary to Darwin's natural selection, regarding how slave Creoles and culture were formed among the Gullah and, by extension, supported by other examples, in the Americas. When numerous speakers from different, and sometimes related, ethnic groups have words with similar sounds and evoke related meanings, this commonality powers the word into Creole use, especially if there is commonality with Southern English or the host language. This theory applies to cultural features as well, including music. Perhaps the most haunting example of my theory is that of “massa,” the alleged mispronunciation by Southern slaves of “master.” Massa is in fact the correct Bainouk and Cassanga ethnic group pronunciation of mansa, the famous word used so widely among the adjacent and dominant Mande peoples in northern and coastal west Africa to denote king or boss. In this new framework, the changes wrought by Mandinka, the Mande more broadly, and African culture generally on the South, are every bit as significant as the linguistic infusions of the Norman Conquest into what became English.

‘Faithful Men of a Faithful God’? Masculinities in the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa

Exchange ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezra Chitando ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Assemblies Of God ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Religious Context ◽  
Historical Factors

Abstract Many scholars have examined masculinities in African societies. However, these examinations cannot be generalised across Africa, given the socio-cultural, economic, political and historical factors that infringe with religious beliefs. This article offers a case study of masculinities in a specific religious context, the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (zaoga), a Pentecostal church. It utilises zaoga’s teachings on masculinities against the background of Shona religion and culture (the dominant ethnic group in Zimbabwe). The analysis specifically focuses on the role of the Jesus-figure in the discourse on masculinity in zaoga, exploring whether Jesus presents a model of ‘redemptive masculinity’ or rather reinforces hegemonic notions of masculinity. The article highlights the ambiguity of Pentecostal masculinity and offers an overall critique of the effects of masculinities upon Pentecostal faith and practice.

scholarly journals ECONOMÍA INDÍGENA EN LA COMUNIDAD DE WASAKÍN, MUNICIPIO DE ROSITA, RAAN

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-117
Author(s):  
Pío Alejandro García Izaguirre ◽  
Saida De los Ángeles Argüello Mendieta
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
The People ◽  
The City ◽  
De Medicina

Se presenta el estudio de caso: Economía Indígena  de Wasakín, municipio de Rosita, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte (RAAN), a 480 Km al noreste de Managua,  Nicaragua. La población está constituida por seis familias tuahka, el resto están enlazados con la etnia  tuahka y mísquitu. La población aproximada es de 2,100 habitantes, conformados por 185 familias, prevalece la identidad  tuahka y mískitu. Se asentaron aproximadamente en 1733 en el río Bambana, a 13.5 Km. de la ciudad de Rosita en el reinado de   Eduardo I  (1728-1762). Se identificaron el modelo de economía, las actividades productivas, cultura, la percepción del pueblo en referencia al modelo de su economía. La investigación fue cualitativa con métodos de la Antropología Cultural. Los habitantes viven de la agricultura rudimentaria, madera, ganadería, artesanía de bambú y servicios de medicina tradicional, comercio, caza, pesca y recolección. Existe pobreza y el Estado ha fomentado tradicionalmente el paternalismo con donaciones realizadas por cada gobierno.SummaryWe present a case study on Indigenous economy in Wasakin, municipality of Rosita, North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN), located at 480 km northeast of Managua, Nicaragua. The population is constituted by six Tuahka families, the rest are linked with the Tuahka-Miskitu ethnic group. The population is approximately 2,100 people, made ​​up of 185 families; the tuahka and miskitu identity prevails. These families settled approximately in 1733 in the Bambana River, at 13.5 km from the city of Rosita, during the reign of Edward I (1728-1762). The economic model was identified, as well as the productive activities, culture, and the perception of the people in reference to its economic model. The research was qualitative and linked with methods of cultural anthropology. The people live from the rudimentary agriculture, wood, cattle-raising, bamboo crafts, traditional medicine services, trade, hunting, fishing and gathering. There is poverty and the State has traditionally fostered paternalism with donations made by each government.

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