Minangkabau

over a male. With that being said, it is also rare that property and lands are passed through female lines, from mother to daughter. However, there are still few living societies today that practice matrilineal customs, one of which is the Minangkabau. The Minangkabau village is located in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Their culture is matrilineal yet patriarchal, as it is heavily influenced by their Islamic teachings and ethnic traditions. Aside from their religious laws, the Minangs also abide to their

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE The objectives of this research are: 1 ) To identify the assimilation process among Malay culture that has been replaced Minangkabau tradition in Negeri Sembilan nowadays. 2 ) To examine the impact of economic challenge in losing tradition of Minangkabau community. 3 ) To identify the actions that needed to be taken to protect their tradition, local practices, and identity from loss. REFERENCES BORNEMAN, J. (1996). until death do

usually have no say so of the matter and eventually have to adapt under the circumstances. I am going to address 3 specific forces of change. These forces of change impact several cultures, but it various ways. The people of Indigenous Australia, Minangkabau, and San/Ju’Hoansi are great examples of cultures that were forcibly changed. In this essay I will explain what forces of change each of these cultures endured, how it affected them negatively and positively, and how each of these cultures compare

Relatedness is the socially recognized ties that connect people in a variety of different ways. It attempts to understand and record the ways in which people in specific ethnographic contexts articulate and engage in the relationships that are important to them in everyday life. Relatedness can take many forms such as friendship, marriage, parenthood, shared links to a common ancestor, workplace association, just to name a few. These forms can be shared via many different means as well. They can

The purpose of this essay will be to look at what is meant by the term ‘family’ and to look at the differences of the term, when we study the family cross culturally. There are many different family forms which I will explore whilst writing this essay, along with the increasing family forms, and how they have changed over time. I will also be studying the cultural aspects of family both in Western and Non Western societies explaining how they differ to western families. ‘Kinship’ is said to be the

Emotion Emotions are central to many aspects of human life. Since emotions are easier to feel than to describe, a generally accepted definition of emotion is lacking. As Izard (2010) argues: ‘emotion has no generally accepted definition’ (p. 369). However, in the present study, a sociocultural approach to emotions is used. This approach highlights the important role of relationships, social and cultural context as the determiner of emotional experience and expression (Zembylas, 2007). Social and

The Making of Modern Asia – Research Essay Tutor: Dr Can Qin Nazeeha Ayuni Rosman (18070691) “Please analyse the diversity in modern Indonesia and provide your opinion on its implication on Indonesian’s nation building.” Diversity and Nation Building in Indonesia Introduction: The national motto of ‘Bhinekka Tunggal Ika’ simply means ‘Unity in Diversity’ in Javanese language which refers to the variety of country’s composition. Despite all the differences in this multicultural society of Indonesia

faith the Bible states in Ephesians 5:23, “For the husband is head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the church.” And, in Afghanistan, which is a muslim culture, women must be accompanied by men at all times. On the other hand, in the Minangkabau society of Indonesia, the matriarch is believed to be the most important person in the clan. Property is passed down from mother to daughter and women control the tribal government. In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe the relationships

1.2 Statement of Problem Like many other societies, the Khasi matrilineal society is also undergoing change, these changes may caused by the internal change or external change, consequently with change there is always a shift which maybe positive and as well negative. Looking at the current scenario of the Khasis where it is on the transitional change affecting or challenging the system itself, the researcher would like to address and study these issues. The Khasis being one of the

Western dualist notions of gender and sexuality has always been seen as the norm and this dualist idea has spread around the world through colonization and eventually through globalization. Although, Western notions of gender and sexuality has been imposed to societies around the world, there are still numerous cultures and societies that do not conform to the Western concept of gender and sexuality. However, these societies are often seen as an exception rather than the rule. Two interesting examples