I need Analytical Essay for Analysis of one Culture from your Family’s Ethnic Heritage - African (from South Africa)

CULTURE SOURCES

Books in the Reference Collection

Encyclopedia of World Cultures REF GN307.E53 1991

Ethnic Groups Worldwide REF GN325.L46 1998

CIA World Factbook REF G 122 .U56a (also online-see back)

CultureGrams REF GT150.C8 (newest edition online in World Cultures databases)

By country - Countries and Their Cultures REF GN307.C68 2001 (online in GVRL)

Curiosities of Popular Customs REF GT31.W2 1898b

A Celebration of Customs & Rituals of the World REF GT85.I54

By ethnic group- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life REF GN333.W67

Peoples of the World, e.g. Western Europeans REF D1056.M67 1993

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures REF E169.1.G755 2004

Notable Native Americans REF E89.N67 1995

Distinguished Native American Spiritual Practitioners and Healers REF E89.J7 2002

Native American Tribes REF E77.N3518 1998

Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands REF.HF5389.M67 2006

Gestures REF BF637.N66A88

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture REF GT 2850 .E53 (online in GVRL)

Latin America: History and Culture REF F 1406 .T46 v.1-4

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture REF DS 779.23 .E53

√ Check out Traveler’s Guides & Peoples of the World series

Subject headings for Cougar Catalog & InfoTrac that may be useful

www.kvcc.edu/library►Cougar Catalog

www.kvcc.edu/library►Articles/Research Databases►General Information Databases►General OneFile

Body language (Cougar Catalog only)

Business communication—Australia (Great Britain, Mexico, etc.)

Business etiquette—Japan (China, Korea (South), etc.)

Civilization, Celtic

College students

Cookery, Caribbean (Chinese, English, etc.)

Corporate culture—Asia (Canada, Great Britain, etc.)

Culture shock—Australia (China, South Africa, etc.)

Decorative arts

Ethnology—subdivided by country

Etiquette—Arabian peninsula (Argentina, Asia, etc.)

Food—Religious aspects

Food—Social aspects

Food habits—Caribbean area (Greece, United States, etc.)

Gastronomy—Religious aspects

Gesture

Indigenous peoples—subdivided geographically

Indians of Central America

Indians of Mexico

Indians of North America

Intercultural communication—Asia (Australia, France, etc.)

Interpersonal communication—Japan (etc.)

Manners and customs

Maya Art

National characteristics, African (Brazilian, Liberian, etc.)

Nonverbal communication—Brazil (etc.)

Nonverbal communication—Cross-cultural studies

Nonverbal communication (Psychology)—France (etc.)

Ojibwa Indians

Rites and Ceremonies

Religious etiquette—Religious etiquette—Canada (etc.)

Rites and ceremonies—England (Europe, Greece, etc.)

Sex role—Japan (Mexico, United States, etc.)

Success in business—Australia (Great Britain, United States, etc.)

Superstition—Germany (India, Ireland, etc.)

Taboo

Use the following subdivisions after your country

--Social life and customs ex. Brazil—Social life and customs

--Guidebooks France—Guidebooks

--Popular culture Italy—Popular culture

--Religious life and customs United States—Religious life and customs

On the Web

http://www.culturebriefings.com – Customs, culture, the way of life in selected countries.

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http://www.nativeweb.org – Indigenous peoples from around the world

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs - ‘A Country Study’ online books by the Library of Congress. Check out their Country Profiles (20+ pages), too.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ - U.S. Dept. of State Background Notes on countries

http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/countryinsights-apercuspays-eng.asp - Country Insights

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ - World Factbook from the CIA

http://www.ilpi.com/artsource - recommended websites in categories like Image Collections. Check out the Museum Information link to access all sorts of collections and the Artcyclopedia.

Daily Life through History – www.kvcc.edu/library►Articles/Research Databases ►World Cultures & Folklore►Daily Life Through History

Looks at ordinary life through time and across the globe, bringing the past to life: food, celebrations, work, social customs and more…

World Folklore & Folklife – www.kvcc.edu/library►Articles/Research Databases ►World Cultures & Folklore►World Folklore & Folklife

Covers the important folklore of the specific society represented, including its geographical setting, sociocultural features, ethnohistorical information, belief system, sports and games, artistic expression, and the effects of modernization and globalization.

· Look for American Indian Experience & The African American Experience in the World Cultures section.

· World History: The Modern Era is in the History section of the Articles/Research page. Type in your country name in the Quick Search box.

ProQuest Subject Headings – www.kvcc.edu/library►Articles/Research Databases ►General Information Databases►ProQuest

Go to Advanced Search. Mix and match these headings in the search boxes, one term per box. Scroll down to Subject since these are all headings. Put your country into one of the search boxes and scroll down to Location.

Business

Business etiquette

College students

Cooking

Corporate culture

Cross cultural studies

Culture

Culture shock

Customs

Etiquette

Food

Intercultural communication

Life

Management styles

Manners

Negotiations

Nonverbal communication

Overseas employment

Religion

Rites & ceremonies

Social life & customs

Students

Success

Traditions

CD 223 – Royalty Free Music

The third CD has traditional and authentic sounds from around our globe. Music is the universal language, and what better way to understand one’s culture than to experience the rhythms and melodies created to shape generations! At the check-out desk on the upper level.

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music REF ML 100 .G16

This multi-volume set has music CDs in each volume for the cultures covered.

KVCC TTC Library 3-21-12 by I. Turcott

ValleyCat - Keywords

Rites

Rituals

Name of any tribe

Motifs

Culture AND Japan

Customs

Food

Book Series

keyword search in Cougar Catalog

“Insight guides”

“Lonely planet”

“Culture shock”

“Discovering the peoples of Michigan”

“a country study”

Cougar Catalog - Keywords

Rites

Rituals

Name of any tribe

Motifs

Culture AND Japan

Customs

Food

“Folk Art”

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