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Psychological Anthropology

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Psychological anthropology has been used as a tool in helping people understand the different identities in a community based on its cultures and traditions . Both the Maya and the Japanese people have unique identities that can be explained by looking at the traditions of their families . The Japanese people are renowned for their ferocious work ethic and a look at their cultural practices will hopefully shed some light into this stereotype . The Maya on the other hand are known

for being the most advanced civilization during their time . They had developed a well established written language , and their knowledge in architecture and agriculture was simply ahead of their time . We will look at the lifecycle of the Maya people and hopefully be able to understand what made them standout from other civilizations during their time

Maya Culture

In the Maya culture , the responsibility of raising a child not only belongs to the parent but to the whole community as well When both boys and girls were born , they belonged to the whole community until the age of 7 (Maya Social Organization ) It is the community 's responsibility to educate them and take care of them . Once they reach 7 years old , the responsibility is now transferred to the parents . For the case of girls , it is the mother 's responsibility to educate them and for boys , their fathers assume this role . When the girls reach 13 years old , they receive a lecture...