hey, i'm looking for information on unusual cultures throughout the
world, sort of just from interest, also to see if there is really
anything to the whole cultural relativism thing (how elastic is human
nature?) I'm aware of how easterners are often considered to think
more holisticly and collectively than westerners, also aware of the
piraha (strange!) and yanomamo (very violent) tribes, and of margaret
mead's (disputed) study on the chambri, mundugumor, and arapesh
(challenging gender roles as normally percieved). But i need MORE. any
ideas anyone? it strikes me how similar most cultures are across the
world, in terms of gender roles, warfare, ethics, etc., so i'm looking
for extreme examples of behavior.
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