Pratt makes a quick statement about the "contact zone", stating that its art (usually made by the oppressed) usually shows an image of the other people (oppressors) from the view of the first (oppressed) people. ... However, they are the co-authors who supply their experiences and views to Eugenia. ... It is not self-representation, but a collaboration of mixed ideas and values from both the dominant and subordinate cultures. ... She states that such expressions lead to the uncovering of different views and opinions from different cultural backgrounds. ... The contact zone in the fil...

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According to research, children from mainstream homes come to school with considerable language and literacy experience. ... It is alongside this mainstream view that too often a deficit view of non-mainstream children is built (Asselin, 2001a, p.1). This deficit view then leads onto the types of ineffective parent programs already mentioned. ... That is: a social, cultural and political practice that cannot be extracted from one's daily life. ... Instead of dismissing these experiences, educators need to provide adequate instruction to bridge the gap between these home and school lit...

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The studies of past cultures is a good place to start to answer questions about societies and cultures today, and to bridge together the gap between the past and present, and maybe even predict where we are headed in the future. ... I value my independence and privacy, something that has stemmed from living in this society. ... Many societies, such as rural China and Taiwana, view their women as inferior, and the men dominate them. ... Viewing women as inferior to men often stems from the idea that a man's work is important and a woman's work, mainly around the house, is unimportant....

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It is believed that the first Native Americans arrived during the last ice age, approximately 20,000 - 30,000 years ago through a land bridge across the Bering Sound, from northeastern Siberia into Alaska. ... It was the Europeans' cultural arrogance, combined with their materialistic view of the land and its animal and plant beings, that the Indians found repellent. ... However, our culture is in no way free from cultural criticism. All cultural norms, from infanticide, spousal abuse and genital mutilation to arranged marriages, pow-wow's, and eating with utensils, are not free fr...

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