(1) How does our cultural worldview influence and inform our perception of people from other cultures ?
- Since world view means theory of the world what we are basically trying to say is we think of people as their cultures define them to be , their life styles , their traditions, language , taste and preferences , among many other things and it is due to this cultural world view that we already have a preconceived idea about what people from other cultures would be like without even knowing the reason why(stereo type). So we tend to incline to what we know without wanting to know more. for example , we have this idea that people from the hills are simple , without getting to know these people . but we tend to believe and think they are simple people because thats what our cultural worldview grants us with.(2) How can we be aware of and change our assumption ?
- Since we will be viewing these cultures in a generalized form , we should be aware of the fact that these are pre-assumption that we make and all of it may not be the truth , it may apply to a certain mass of people but may not to the other . We can change our assumption in many ways , by looking through the eyes of the people there. Learning about their cultures and like in a way promoting anthropology itself , we can be well aware of what is done and practiced , and broadening our factually basis on which we make our assumptions . Also to be aware we have to learn , travel ,explore and study and carrying out fieldworks .
Hey Divina,
ReplyDeleteNice insight into these questions. It is a common misconception that people from rural areas are "simple" compared to those more urban. Why do you think this is the case, no just for Nepal but in most places I have traveled I have found that belief.
Also please remember to spell and grammer check your posts next time.
Thanks,
Mr. V
Hey Mr.V,
ReplyDeleteWell, in my opinion we have this misconception that people from rural areas are "simple" because like I said earlier we have this pre conceived mindset about these certain groups of people , which does not necessarily have to be true .
And will definitely check on my grammar and spelling Sir :D
Thanks,
Div