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Linguistics

“…we cannot study languages effectively apart from their cultural context… …linguistics is not so much a part of psychology, as most contemporary linguists believe, as part of anthropology, as Sapir believed (in fact, this could mean that psychology itself is … Continue reading

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Culturally Informed

“…collaborative, culturally-informed aid must replace the age-old top-down kind of aid.” From this anthro blog post on understanding the people you’re trying to help and helping them in ways that are best for them instead of imposing your own assumptions. … Continue reading

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