Explain how a given institution or symbol system in a nonwestern culture enhances the viability of that culture or,

Explain how a given institution or symbol system in a nonwestern culture enhances the viability of that culture or, alternately, serves the purposes of some social group or category within that culture

Paper instructions:
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Length: 4 pages (minimum)
Format: 12pt font, double spaced, typed.Bibliography. Cite sources using MLA or
Chicago format.

GOAL 2: Explain how a given institution or symbol system in a nonwestern culture enhances the viability of that culture or, alternately, serves the purposes of some social group or category within that culture.
In this course, students will learn about how a particular Latin American or Caribbean culture serves as an adaptation to its peoples’ specific social, political, and historical circumstances. Through class discussions and activities, students will analyze the role of these institutions in several Latin American and Caribbean societies.

ASSIGNMENT
•   Discuss the role of syncretism and religious conversion in the film The Other Conquest.
•   Describe howthe devotion to the Virgen de Guadalupe has maintained indigenous religious traditions in Latin America through religious syncretism.
•   Make reference to the course readings, the film The Other Conquest, and research outside of the course readings.

Essays should…
•   be well-written and carefully checked for grammar and spelling errors
•   make use of at least four (4)academic secondary sources (journal articles, books)
•   contain a well-articulated thesis statement
o   Thesis statement must be underlined
o   Thesis statements take a position; the paper proves that position
•   avoid sweeping generalizations and prove their point using evidence, reasoning, and concrete examples