blog 10

blog schedule.

1	arrival
2	everyday life
3	language learning
4	geography
5	social demography
6	daily life
7	daily life
8	interview
9	gathering	*
10	politics
11	religious system	*
12	formal religion	*
13	legal system	*
14	economics
15	folk religion	*
16	religion
17	folk vs formal religion	*
18	social system
19	food
20	life cycle	*
21	festivals	*
22	work
23	clothing
24	gifts
25	property
26	folk story	*
27	storytelling	*
28	advertising	*
29	social order	*
30	music	*
31	marriage
32	sexual relationships
33	pregnancy
34	birth
35	children
36	weaning
37	toilet training
38	names
39	gender roles
40	visual arts	*
41	youth
42	adults
43	relatives
44	performing arts
45	old people
46	death & burial	*
47	leadership	*
48	decisions	*
49	learning	*
50	God	*
51	universe
52	spirit world	*
53	soul	*
54	sin	*
55	punishment	*
56	war
57	conflict	*
58	Hofstede scale
59	Trompenaars Hampden-Turner scale

blogs marked * are required research for seminars

all question categories

clothing and ornamentation

conflict management

cultural adaptation

death and burial

decision-making

economic system

gifts and reciprocity

legal/justice system

performing arts

religious system/organizations

sexual relations

social control/punishment

social demography

social organization

toilet training

blog 10
blog subject: Describe the political system of the country (or people group) you are living in
reading: Read a book, recommended by the field, on the formal religion of your people -- in preparation for blog 12 (or a book recommended by the Journey Team, if your field has no recommendations).
resource questions for blog research: politics
To what extent does geography dictate economics for this people?
What is the national, regional, or local policy regarding economic practice?
What is the regional political structure?
What is the national political structure?
What is the current political status of this people?
How are large political and economic organizations likely to affect these people over the next ten years? Give an example.
What are some of the most powerful political and economic organizations in the environment of these people? How do they feel about these?
To what extent is this people engaged in the local, regional, or national political structure?
What, if any, political events relate this people to the broader political context?
Briefly describe the people's physical and political environment.