I did not know social variables represent ,ethic identity.
I think it is very interesting to know from the article that a culture,the Mongol culture, restored themselves by their strong economic componets. They basically learned how to support themselves through their own habits. The habits of adaptations. It was very interesting to find within the article, they made a lot of animals domesticated.
All together it is just very interesting to find that ethic identity creates central control. It gives meaning and structure to a culture, which is interesting to know.
This article was on a topic that is very foreign to me. I can't imagine being in a position where I didn't know my own national identity. As an American, I have never had to deal with anything like the Uzbeks or Mongols did. It would be very strange to not know how to characterize yourself, much less have someone tell me to worship them, like the leader in Uzbekistan did. I think it's fascinating that the people of Mongolia moved out of established towns and cities to live on the steppes, which allowed them to re-establish their own identity through the old lifestyle. They were also economically sustainable by using animal dung as fuel, which costs them nothing, as opposed to using expensive fuel.
The article said that the Mongolians had to choose their language, political system, and religion. I can’t imagine being in a situation like that where I had to redefine my entire culture. I found it interesting that they went back to their ancient traditions instead of embracing modernization, but it makes sense because they could not support themselves without Russian assistance. They even went back to eating foods from the past, such as boiled mutton and salted milk tea instead of tea with sugar. I also found the situation in Uzbekistan interesting. After the government established a dominant culture, many minorities left the country even though there was no violent ethnic cleansing. I think people generally tend to gravitate towards people with similar cultural identities, and this is not limited to ethnic identity. If a part of their culture is changed, they’ll look to fill that part of their identity somewhere else.
I did not know social variables represent ,ethic identity.
ReplyDeleteI think it is very interesting to know from the article that a culture,the Mongol culture, restored themselves by their strong economic componets. They basically learned how to support themselves through their own habits. The habits of adaptations. It was very interesting to find within the article, they made a lot of animals domesticated.
All together it is just very interesting to find that ethic identity creates central control. It gives meaning and structure to a culture, which is interesting to know.
This article was on a topic that is very foreign to me. I can't imagine being in a position where I didn't know my own national identity. As an American, I have never had to deal with anything like the Uzbeks or Mongols did. It would be very strange to not know how to characterize yourself, much less have someone tell me to worship them, like the leader in Uzbekistan did. I think it's fascinating that the people of Mongolia moved out of established towns and cities to live on the steppes, which allowed them to re-establish their own identity through the old lifestyle. They were also economically sustainable by using animal dung as fuel, which costs them nothing, as opposed to using expensive fuel.
ReplyDeleteThe article said that the Mongolians had to choose their language, political system, and religion. I can’t imagine being in a situation like that where I had to redefine my entire culture. I found it interesting that they went back to their ancient traditions instead of embracing modernization, but it makes sense because they could not support themselves without Russian assistance. They even went back to eating foods from the past, such as boiled mutton and salted milk tea instead of tea with sugar. I also found the situation in Uzbekistan interesting. After the government established a dominant culture, many minorities left the country even though there was no violent ethnic cleansing. I think people generally tend to gravitate towards people with similar cultural identities, and this is not limited to ethnic identity. If a part of their culture is changed, they’ll look to fill that part of their identity somewhere else.
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