... and moral sense. Both Emma and Clueless reconstruct specific social environments and address an audience of that similar environment. Clueless is an epitome of how popular culture can transform a society's etiquette and code to make them appeal to the updated audience and society. During Austen's time in which Emma was written, society was based on a hierarchy of social birthright in ... an orderly system of strict proper etiquette, gentility and formal addresses. Emma therefore is a cultural observation of that society in everyday rituals of tea parties, dinner and balls where women gos...

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... hunting in the Plains or the method of hunting of sea mammals among the Eskimo; pastoral cultures centered upon sheep, cattle, reindeer, and so on; and horticulture and agriculture. Less common are trading cultures or specialized production of some object for trade, such as pottery, bronze axes, or salt. Configuration and pattern are concepts closely related to culture area and culture ... type. All of them have one thing in common; they view culture not in terms of its individual components, or traits, but as meaningful organizations of traits: areas, occupations, configurations (art, ...

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... many causes for concern in the Native American population, the culture still maintains strong values, beliefs, and support systems. Native Americans traditionally have respected the unique individual differences among people. Common Native American expressions of this value include staying out of other's affairs and verbalizing personal thoughts or opinions only when asked. Returning this courtesy is expected by many Native Americans ... , when they are angry or uncomfortable, many Indians remain silent. Non-Indians sometimes view this trait as indifference, when in reality, it is a very...

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