deemed religiously and culturally eminent for all those participating and observing it.
An Overview of African Cultures
The Ikeji are a group of African peoples located in West Africa within the country of Nigeria. Their deployment of the masquerade concept is noteworthy in part because of its representation of gender issues. Specifically, their masquerades are solely attended by men. Although it is possible for women and girls to watch the masquerade, all of the participants are males. As such, their ritualistic dancing is decidedly "a macho thing" (Uzo, 1997). Another extremely important facet of the Ikeji masquerade is the immense variety in purpose which accompanies… Continue Reading...
African-American culture has roots in Africa, namely West Africa. The mixture of people from African-American descent are typically Sahelian and sub-Saharan African cultures (Tameika, 2015). People within this segment of the population often value church and family with many being Baptist and other denominations of Christian. They experience extended kinship bonds with cousins, aunts, uncles, and most importantly, grandparents. Although most Blacks are Protestant Christian or Baptist, a growing, small number of African-Americans practice Santeria and Voodoo (Tameika, 2015). It is important to understand what common beliefs are upheld within the African-American population. Understanding their religious beliefs can lead to an overall better delivery of care.
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the family (Amer, Howarth, & Sen, 2015). Punishment can include physical beating or even killing her. Traditionally African cultures placed great emphasis on virginity before marriage and virginity was something that a woman was proud of. However, this is no longer the case and there is no emphasis on preserving one’s virginity anymore.
Slut Shaming on Virginity
A majority of people in our society nowadays have a hard time accepting the fact that there are virgins within our midst and these people have made a choice not to… Continue Reading...
