Anthropology Is A Class I Have Enjoyed Very Much - 889 Words

Anthropology is a class I have enjoyed very much. It has helped me understand the cultures discussed and the differences from my own. More importantly it has changed the way I would interact with other people in the future. Helping me to understand what is it they are doing, the why, and the historical relevance behind it. I have also been able to look back at my experiences in different countries and look at what I experienced from a more open point of view. I know now that there is rarely one right answer on what to do, just differences in experience, perspective, and agendas. Culture bound assumptions are something that I notice more and more often as I begin to understand it. These are assumptions that people have about other cultures and their activities based on how their own culture conducts them. This is extremely common in the United States and other countries where a large number of people â€Å"know what’s best† for other countries and cultures. 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