How does the displacement from one’s culture affect a person psychologically? Explain possible reactions a person might have and the steps someone might take to help him or her adjust.
School integration is being attempted across America. How successful has it been? Cite specific examples, such as court cases, to support your answer.
Integration is being attempted in a high school in Cape Town, South Africa. At the beginning of each school day, white students and students from one of the black societies are required to attend a formal assembly. Students are also required to wear school uniforms. What might the students infer from these requirements? Support your answer by discussing the purpose of assemblies and uniforms in our society and researching cultural aspects of one of the black societies in Cape Town.
Compare and Contrast American and African colonization by discussing the events and their effects.
Investigate women’s roles in tribal society. Find and discuss specific examples from Things Fall Apart.
Women in tribal societies were often forced to undergo female circumcision. Investigate the purpose of this ritual. What are the medical implications of this procedure?
Language is an important means of communication as well as a prominent culture marker. What does a person’s language tell us about him or her? What effects could loss of one’s language-through physical disability or societal disallowance-have on a person?
Missionaries went to Umuofia to convert the Ibo to Christianity. Should anyone try to change another’s religious beliefs? Take a stand from either a Christian’s point of view or from an opposite point of view. Prepare a logical argument for presentation in a debate.
What is the purpose of multicultural education in our country? Describe some of the efforts that are being undertaken by schools around the country. What have been your own experiences? Discuss the methods being used to implement these programs and their success.
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