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Re: centural sensitivity
Ruby Rohrlich (rohrlich@GWIS2.CIRC.GWU.EDU)
Thu, 14 Dec 1995 20:06:24 -0500
I don't think there's that much that's innate in human beings; I'm on the
"nurture "side of the nature-nurture dialogue; Cultural sensitivity was
increased when the groups toward whom people were generally insensitive
began to insist on cultural sensitivity -- like blacks, women,
Hispanics, Asians, etc. If we don't meet again this year (I'm going to
New York City Saturday and then for a sail on a Windjammer), have very
happy holidays and I wish you a good year. Ruby
On Thu, 14 Dec 1995, Elaine Hills (UND) wrote:
> Ruby and all,
>
> Yes, anthropoligists are trying to understand cultures in a respectful
> way, but I believe Heather's paper or whatever was to be on "mainstream"
> culture and why there is "a rising trend in cultural sensitivity." I
> apologize if I assumed wrongly, but if I didn't, my question isn't so
> "pollyanna-ish" when referring to all of society. Anthropologists are the
> way they are (respectful of other cultures--we hope!) because most others
> aren't entirely respectful (at least without ethnocentrism). As
> anthropologists (or students of), we serve as an excellent tool to
> understanding our species, the world, how we cope with the
> world, etc....cultural sensitivity, on an anthropologist's level,
> shouldn't be
> considered a rising trend, it should be innate. We all know this isn't
> always the case, but you get the point.
>
> --Elaine
>
> On Mon, 11 Dec 1995, Ruby Rohrlich wrote:
>
> > The most important of your good questions to me is: "Are people trying to
> > understand other cultures more, in a respectful way?" Isn't that what
> > anthropologists try to do, even though presented this way, it sounds
> > pollyanna-ish. Ruby Rohrlich
> >
> > On Mon, 11 Dec 1995, Elaine Hills (UND) wrote:
> >
> > > In my opinion, some causes for increased cultural sensitivity would go
> > > deeper than just political correctness. Why are people trying to be
> > > politcally correct? Why are people suddennly aware of this correctness?
> > > Are people trying to understand other cultures more, in a respectful
> > > way? Are people trying to assimilate into other cultures? Are people
> > > trying to make peace of some sort between cultures by possible creating
> > > more respect? I guess my advice to Heather is to go deeper than just
> > > those reasons and maybe ask why...often that will lead to further reasons.
> > >
> > > --Elaine
> > >
> > > On Fri, 8 Dec 1995, Heather M. Bradford wrote:
> > >
> > > > Eeryone,
> > > > I just wanted to clear something up. In a letter to me Dorothy suggested
> > > > that I needed to do my own work before I asked for help. I was deeply
> > > > offended that she thought I had not, and then I became concerned that
> > > > maybe some of you thought the same. So I wanted to let everyone know that
> I
> > > > have been doing research in my own library for three days and the anth.
> > > > dept. here has been helping me as well (one prof. suggested that I ask
> > > > for help on the list). We have only been able to come up with a limited
> > > > number of sources, and most do not help. I am looking for causes in the
> > > > rising trend of cultural sensitivity. I need at least three or four
> > > > because I have to agrue that one is the best explaination for the cause.
> > > > So far the only cause that we have been able to come up with is
> > > > political correctness.
> > > > Thank you all again,
> > > > Heather Marie.
> > > >
> > > > ===================================================
> > > > | Heather Bradford | "I am not a committee!" |
> > > > | hbradfo@comp.uark.edu | --Princess Leia |
> > > > ===================================================
> > > >
> > >
> >
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