Post on 16-Oct-2021
transcript
Ashley Williams, Ginny Nordeng, and Mayela Milian-Hernandez
Overview of Presentation
● Anthropology ○ Confucius
○ Filial Piety ● Psychodynamic Theory
○ The younger years of Katara/Sokka, Aang, and
Zuko/Azul
● Social Learning Theory ○ The Journey of Sokka, Zuko/Azula and Aang
Anthropology is how different cultures view gender(Wood & Fixmer-Oraiz, 2017)
https://www.biography.com/scholar/confucius
Four nations: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air
http://avatar-the-last-airbender-online.blogspot.com/2010/08/avatar-last-airbender-airbender-world.html
Filial Piety is the confucius belief of respecting one’s parents, elders and ancestors.(Bedford et al 2019)
https://www.bookofdaystales.com/confucius/
Filial Piety Favoring the intimate, the people closest to you and Respecting the superior; the people with higher authority to you. (Bedford et al
2019)
https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Ozahttps://www.pinterest.com/pin/346495765052132139/ https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Iroh
Yin and Yang
Men and Women represent Yin and Yang
In order to keep balance men and women must have separate roles.
Men Lead, Women Follow…(Ebry 2019)
https://www.deviantart.com/karinart8/art/Ying-and-Yang-283381659
In the Northern Tribe, the master/teacher refuses to teach women how to bend.
It is not their place..
In the southern tribe, All the Men left to fight a war with the fire nation.
Women only allowance of leadership
Psychodynamic is the first relationship one has to define their gender identity(Wood & Fixmer-Oraiz, 2017)
http://thatanimatedotaku.blogspot.com/2013/07/animated-role-models-girls.html
http://audreymgonzalez.com/2012/book-three-fire-chapter-twelve-the-western-air-temple/
Katara and Sokka
Katara has a close relationship with her grandmother..
Sokka follows in his father’s
footsteps..
Zuko and Azula
Zuko and Azula was not raised by their mother, their interactions were limited.
Zuko was exiled, Azula was raised by her father.
https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Zuko%27s_relationships http://www.nick.com.au/avatar/videos/avatar-zuko-through-the-years///
Aang was raised by monk Gyasto, who is his
mentor and father-figure..
There is no connection to his parents present in the show.
https://www.trzcacak.rs/imgm/ixiixxh_aang-aang-png-transparent/
Social Learning is mimicking others and getting responses to those actions(Wood & Fixmer-Oraiz, 2017)
https://images.app.goo.gl/Z6GVB8YdrJxT3hKPA
Sokka
Accepts that the female warriors of Kyoshi Island are talented fighters, and asks to be taught by them.
https://images.app.goo.gl/1DDGjYmWMqnF9Y3M6
Zuko and AzulaZuko changes based on responses from his mother and uncle...
While Azula continues to receive responses from her father.
https://images.app.goo.gl/uJHBgCzqf3kj4LdT8http://www.nick.com.au/avatar/videos/avatar-zuko-through-the-years/\
Aang
Calls upon previous avatars to help guide him, receiving positive feedback when he opens up, reinforcing his identity
Thank you!
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Jean Yeung, W, Desai, S , and Jones, G (2018). Families in Southeast and South Asia. Annual Review of Sociology 2018 44:1, 469-495
Poizner, D. (2017). Avatar: The Last Airbender as a Moral Educator.
Wood, J. T., & Fixmer-Oraiz, N. (2017). Gendered lives: Communication, Gender, & Culture (12th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.