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Yanamamo There are many differences between the South American Yanomamo culture and the North American culture that we have adapted to, but just at there is culture
treatment. Horticulture works well in humid, tropical conditions like those found in the Yanamamo Amazonian environment. In these environments, temperatures and rainfall
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There are many differences between the South American Yanomamo culture
and the North American culture that we have adapted to, but just at there is
culture diversity between us, we have some similarities. The ethnography,
which is chose, was "Yanomamo" written by Napoleon A. Chagnon,
anthropologists. Chagnon tells us how to it was to live among the Yanomamo
family, political and warfare system versus the American Culture. The
Yanomamo are of patrilineal culture, male oriented and very sexist. For some
reason they believe that, they are superior to women, so do some men in
American culture. However, they are jolted back reality when the law gets
involved, unfortunately Yanomamo men don't have this wake up call.
Marriage is cross-cultural perspective. Yanomamo marriages are much
different from that of American marriages. Yanomamo women are treated as
materialistic objects and promised by their father or brother to a Yanomamo
man in return for reciprocity. The reciprocity could be another Yanomamo
women or political alliances. The trades are often practiced in the Yanomamo
culture. Polygamy is also a part of the Yanomamo culture. Yanomamo
women are kept in the male's possession. The Yanomamo man tries to
collect as many wives as he possibly can in order to demonstrate his power
and masculinity. As polygamy in American Culture is referred to as bigamy
which is against the law. Besides, polygamy, the practice of infanticide plays a
role in the lack of women...
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