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A Simple Simulation for Sociocultural Anthropology
Author(s) -
PODOLEFSKY AARON M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1985.16.4.04x0397g
Subject(s) - sociocultural evolution , indigenous , sociology , government (linguistics) , simple (philosophy) , population , anthropology , applied anthropology , social science , epistemology , ecology , demography , linguistics , philosophy , biology
The author describes a simulation game in which students learn through experience that a social issue is viewed differently by different segments of any population and, as a result, issues are more complex than simply “right” or “wrong.” The case of development is used with groups of students playing the roles of indigenous peoples, big business, individual entrepreneurs, and government.