Folkbiology Reading
True or False: The reading states that Cultural differences in models of nature and associated inference processes appear to mediate these stereotypes and may hold the key to increasing intergroup conflict over resources.
FALSE: The reading states that “Cultural differences in models of nature and associated inference processes appear to mediate these stereotypes and may hold the key to reducing intergroup conflict over resources.” Why might this be the correct answer?
Draw a prairie ecosystem.
Should include interaction between humans, wildlife, natural forces (sun, rain, wind, etc.)
What idea is considered more important than competition, which both western and indigenous cultures should center their belief system on?
What is: Cooperation
Why is Folkbiology important, what are the essential components of folkbiology?
It is studying how people and cultures understand nature through cognitive studies. It is important in gathering data related to cultures shared or differing beliefs, values, and attitudes towards stimuli in nature.
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is...
An ecosystem
The terms “invasive”, “non-native”, and “the way things were” are phrases that distort cultural perception and meanings, and refer to this notion.
What is: Limitation of language
What values fishing as a way to relax more: Menominees or European Americans (majority culture)
European Americans
What were some of the original purposes of the prairie restoration that occurred at the American Indian Center of Chicago?
“The purpose of the garden was not necessarily for restoration, but instead to create a space within the city where members of Chicago’s American Indian community could gather and learn about traditional medicinal, ceremonial, and edible plants”(Suzukovich, 2015).
The driving force of cultural understanding, referring to the interaction with a social predator identified as the “creator figure’s”.
What is: Wolf-Human relationships
If you change an element of Study One: Values, Attitudes, and Practice, what would it be? If you do not wish to change anything, alter the study to include a new element to analyze
Example of possible answer: If I could alter the study, I would analyze how media affected both the how the Menominees perceive European American’s values on fishing and visa versa. This component would require additional background research before beginning study one to figure out the baseline of the effect on the exposure of media and stereotyping on fishing across different cultures.
What did both the children and fledgling goldfinches learn through the prairie?
Both learned about culturally significant plants
-Taught plant identification and use, and about other animals living in the garden
-Learned about plants significance to their daily lives, whether as food, medicine, or to their cultural identity
Pierotti would argue that gender oppression, or “women’s nature”resulting from the nonhuman centered approach of non-indigenous cultures, is a form of what strategy?
Denaturalization
Differences in goals can lead to… (a) NO rejection of another group because of an understanding that different cultures exhibit diverse values/practices (b) approval of others’ goals and practices and possibility of adopting new values from other cultures (c) Rejection of another group’s values and practices (d) none of the above
Answer: C- Rejection of another group’s values and practices
How does learning in a prairie ecosystem differ from a traditional classroom educational setting?
-Learning in a prairie ecosystem provides a unique cultural learning opportunity that lends unpredictability in that things that cannot occur in a classroom environment happen in nature.
-Allows for a wider comprehension of, and access to, the physical, biological, and cultural forces that affect the daily lives of humans and other animals
The Empowerment concept recognizes the value of nonhuman lives, which improves treatment of these lives through what?
Mutual Respect