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Anthropology today. A study on family wellbeing and transcultural insights - A German Japanese study
Christoph Wulf1 *
1Freie Universität Berlin - Germany
Abstract:
This article approaches the development of diverse anthropological movements just as well the relevance of the anthropological researches nowadays. It discusses the role of the cultural traditions in the development of the research areas that cross international cultural borders, as a central point in the anthropological research. The Anthropological transnational approach composes and powers the spirit of investigation in order to expand knowledge and enable the establishment of new investigation paradigms. This process is evidenced by results of studies on ethnographic case with German and Japanese families about family well-being, from an anthropological perspective.
Keywords: educational anthropology; emotions; gestures; rituals
Resumo:
O presente artigo aborda o desenvolvimento de diferentes correntes antropológicas bem como a importância das pesquisas em antropologia nos dias atuais. Discorre sobre o papel das tradições culturais no desenvolvimento de áreas de pesquisa que atravessam fronteiras culturais internacionais, como central na pesquisa antropológica. A abordagem transnacional de Antropologia estrutura e alimenta o espírito de investigação, de modo a expandir o conhecimento e, permitir a construção de novos paradigmas de investigação. Tal processo é evidenciado por resultados de estudo de caso etnográfico com famílias alemãs e japonesas sobre o bem-estar familiar, a partir de uma perspectiva antropológica.
Palavras-chave: antropologia educacional; emoções; gestos; rituais
The fragmentation and “deterritorialization” of contemporary anthropology hold considerable potential for the development of new modes of anthropological reflection and research. They also provide an opportunity to free ourselves from outdated traditions of our discipline and to redefine the horizons of anthropology. In this redefinition, the perspectives that are emerging from globalization are becoming increasingly important. Among other things, they have engendered criticism of the neoliberal economic trends that are marginalizing the social market economy and of the associated tendency for many societies to become more and more alike. Today, giving anthropology a global orientation means to open it up for research in all societies and cultures of the world and to address the issue of what will be the most important conditions of human life in the future.
Anthropology is a decentralized, polycentric discipline in which problems of representation, interpretation, the construction of deconstruction, and...