Cultural Studies Essays

The Development of Vietnamese Cải Lương
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Much of Vietnamese traditional musical culture has been shaped by the country’s foreign, political and social interactions with countries such as China, Korea, Japan, and Mongolia, as well as n...

Why Do People Join Cults?
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Intro   People join cults for many reasons. It could be to feel less alone or to be surrounded with a group of people who make them feel loved and appreciated. I will be an...

The Social and Cultural Issues of the West African Igbo Society
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: The Igbo are a group of people who live in the southeastern part of Nigeria in west Africa. This civilization is among the most numerous nationalities with an estimated population at about fourte...

Developments of Racism in the US
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: The Struggle for Prosperity The United States of America is a country well known for progress; as a result of its upward mobility it has come to be regarded as ‘the leader of the free ...

History and Developments of the Hell's Angels
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Introduction: Hells Angels  I decide that the gang I was going to discuss was the infamous motorcycle gang the Hells Angels. I decided to look at this gang in depth because I have a friend who is...

Sexual Behaviors and Beliefs: Aboriginal Australians
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Introduction: Understanding a culture requires not only the exploration of its history, culture, and beliefs. For a more comprehensive look at how a homogenous group of people develops through centuries, learn...

History of Cultural Views on Premarital Sex
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Introduction: Premarital Sex  Premarital sex has been considered a moral issue and sin by a number of religions, but since the 1960s, in Western countries it has become more widely accepted. Wher...

Racial and Gender Stereotypes in the US
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Introduction: Imitation of Life  Over the years, it has been evident that the United States has a long history of imposing racial stereotypes and gender norms upon African Americans and women. Th...

History of Asian American Communities in America
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Introduction: Asian American community is the most ethnically diverse group in the United States. With the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the population of Asian Americans has increase...

Defining the Malay Culture: In Today’s Perspective
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Introduction: ABSTRACT The Malay race, which forms the majority of ethnic composition of Malaysia, has a rich history dating back to 2,000 B.C. with the arrival of modern Malays. Yet, there are severa...

History and Culture of the Yakuza
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Introduction: Yakuza Characterized with magnificent, full-color designs of samurai warriors, flowers, and dragons that stretched across the body from neck to calf tattoos, mutilated fingers, yakuza ha...

Italian Immigration to Canada
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Introduction: Canada’s Southeast coast was discovered on June 24th, 1947 by an Italian explorer named John Cabot. John Cabot is the first influential Italian who contributed to Italians immigration to Canada...

Clyne’s Revisions of Grice’s Maxims
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Introduction: Intro This paper will look at Clyne’s alterations in his paper to the four Grice’s Maxims and to examine whether it is sufficient in, universally accounting for intercultural convers...

Applications of Social Impact Assessments
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Introduction: Social impact assessment is the identification and assessment of the potential social impacts of a project. One of the most fundamental parts of SIA is that it includes affected people and intere...

Overview of the Buddhist Culture
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Introduction: Abstract The Buddhist culture is one that goes back many generations.  Dating back to 567 BC, the Buddhas teachings have lived on for many years.  The Buddhist culture that liv...

The New Romantic Movement
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Introduction: The New Romantics were a youth movement of the late 1970s which promoted individualism and creating an identity. New Romanticism was a manufactured scene which included creativity and posers who ...

Overview of the African American Culture
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Introduction: The main of the paper is to evaluate Africa American culture and its diverse nature in the United States. Culture is not a dynamic or fixed phenomenon all over the world. Culture is always relati...

Tattooing Evolution during Edo Period Japan
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Introduction: Almost two hundred years after tattoos became legalized attitudes towards tattoos remain negative.  Signs that read, “No Tattoos Allowed” are visible on the streets and tattooed individu...

Issue of Arranged Marriages
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Introduction: Arranged Marriages Abstract People all over the globe engage in mate selection through one of two ways: future spouses choose their partners themselves or parents or a even larg...

Understanding Differences in Intercultural Communication
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Introduction: Abstract Globalisation increases the need for intercultural communication. Understanding the different in intercultural communication is one of the prerequisites for an effective intercu...

Special Traditions and Customs of the Irish Bealtaine Festival
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Introduction: This essay explores the various aspects of the Irish Bealtaine festival by looking at traditional activities across different regions of Ireland, the meanings behind each element that make up the...

Is It More Appropriate to Discuss Popular Cultures than Popular Culture?
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Introduction: Early works on popular culture in early modern England tended to subscribe to a two-tier model of the contemporary social system, essentially dividing the culture of the time into ‘popular’ a...

Function of Peyote in Native American Cultures
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Introduction: The Function of Peyote INTRODUCTION  What is peyote? What is its function? How is it used in Native American cultures? Where did it originate from? These questions will be ...

Impact of Craft Brewerys on Society
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Introduction: When people decide to move to a new place the new communities usually have grocery stores, restaurants, and lately most of them have craft beer breweries. They are not just restaurants that serve...

Analysis of Childish Gambino’s “This is America” Music Video
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze Childish Gambino’s music video, ‘This is America’.  The music video is complex, layered and a satirical masterpiece that presents the...