Study people

There are no specifications on time period. I'm supposed to compare development from childhood to adulthod, based on cultural aspects....
This is the assignment:
"Psychological anthropology is the study of individuals and their personalities and identities, within particular cultural contexts" (Miller, 2007, p. 168). Identify two different cultures in the world. (ie. Maya, Greek, Arapesh, Mundugumor, Tchambuli, Maasai, Japanese, United States, etc.) Examine their traditions through various life cycles, both male and female. (i.e. infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, senior, Ch. 6). Based on the behaviors, customs, and beliefs of each of the two cultures, discuss how personalities and identities are formed and shaped within the two different cultures? Give two specific examples for each of the selected cultures.

One thing that might be difficult, but quite interesting, would be the Puritans. You would need to get access to historical documents, such as letters, etc, though. Might be too hard. I don't know what area you are in or how your libraries are. A Native American tribe might be good as well. A more peaceful tribe might have more documentation, historically, than a warlike tribe.

That's all that comes off the top of my head. Too bad they wouldn't let you 'create' a 'fictional' race and do it all from your own imagination. Wouldn't that be fun?

That wuld be totally fun. I have a very short time limit, so ease of access to information has to be my top priority. I'm trying to conduct the majority of my reseasrch online, since the next day I have to go to the library is friday. And the paper is due monday. YIKES

That's a very good idea. I am supposed to write on the development of personalities, how do you think I could approach that with these two cultures??

In the case of the Native Americans, you can write about the qualities their ancestors possessed in terms of how they behaved, were they disciplined in their day to day lives, did they contribute positively to their society and then compare that with the present generation and if they too have the same qualities as their ancestors did and what is their plight today and have they contributed to society in a positive way etc.

The same can be done on the African Americans but also include whether the present generations have used the rights the black community got for any benefit to themselves as well as to society.

Thanks Spark, I sure will. I decided to bring my studies here:) I thought you would like that.

Sparks, I gave you the br for the help you gave me. As you know I did end choosing very similar cultures, it made it easier in the long run for cross-cultural examination. Thanks for your help!!

Well thanks edgy for br - though I don't know how much help I really was. lol
Next time, email me sooner and I promise you will get an 'A'! LOL

WooHooo!!!
I got a 90%!!!
Thanks so much!!

EDGY THIS IS FABULOUS!!!
I'm so proud and happy for you girl.
Wow zowee zap a roonie! ROFL
Great news!
Now just think - if you get me to help you sooner, you'll get 100%! ROFL
Congratulations, you should be very proud of yourself.

I've done a bit of researching on my own of Egyptian culture. My oldest daughter became intreguied with ancient people's, so we spent a whole year looking into Egyptian and other ancient Asian and African cultures. It was a lot of fun. Maybe I'll look some more into that.

Wow, how cool is that?? A lot of people chose China, so I didn't want to blend in with all the others. I worked it out, I looked into Brazil and Poland. Still waiting on the grade....

That's funny, one of the cultures I chose was Brazil. I also looked into Poland, since the two have had similar conditions with different causes and outcomes. I got an A on my paper:)

Eek, I don't think I could handle all that quite yet. I am a pretty sensitive person, and I'm sure it would throw me into a fit of depression. Maybe in a future class, once I"ve gone through more of my required psy classes.
Thanks for the response tho:)