Date Approved
2010
Degree Type
Open Access Senior Honors Thesis
Department or School
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
Abstract
Americans typically lack cultural reflexivity--most Americans will even deny that there is a specific American culture. Many Americans often experience heightened states of anxiety and feelings of alienation, which several anthropologists and cross-cultural psychologists attribute to an unhealthy reliance on individualism and consumerism. If Americans could learn cultural reflexivity, then they may experience a sense of connectedness and higher self-esteem. Since cultural reflexivity can be learned, I have investigated whether or not study abroad programs help to teach it. More generally, I have studied the education abroad experience anthropologically through participating in a 35-day tour of the Mediterranean offered by my university as a “Cultural History Tour.”
Recommended Citation
Maravelias, Jonathan, "Study abroad dynamics: Anthropological perspectives" (2010). Senior Honors Theses and Projects. 241.
https://commons.emich.edu/honors/241