CULTURAL ECOLOGY
by Antonio C. Antonio
January 30, 2015
“Cultural Ecology is a theory that states
that ecological influences from the natural environment and cultural traits
diffused from other societies create a combination of core and non-core
elements of human cultures, which together make up the unique manner that a society
behaves.” (“Environmental-Cultural Terms”, Antonio, 2014, http://antonantonio.blogspot.com/2014/06/environmental-cultural-terms.html)
The Cultural Ecology Theory can be used in
analyzing the distribution of wealth and power in a society and how this affect
the behavior of people of different social stature in the society. The Cultural Ecology Theory deals on how
environmental forces influence human behavior and how human activities affect
the biosphere and the Earth itself.
Cultural Ecology focuses on how cultural beliefs and practices assist
human populations adapt to their respective environments and live within the
means of their ecosystem. This
contributes to strengthening social organization and human institutions.
“Chinese migrants to the Philippines who are
predominantly Buddhists and Taoists have adopted the Roman Catholic religion
and send their children to Catholic schools.
However, they are Catholics in public and at the same time Buddhist and
Taoists in private. The entire family
attends Mass in Roman Catholic churches on Sunday mornings, have family lunch
in a Chinese restaurant after the Mass then go home to pray before their Buddha
altars.” (“Environmental-Cultural
Terms”, Antonio, 2014, http://antonantonio.blogspot.com/2014/06/environmental-cultural-terms.html)
The Cultural Ecology Theory views culture as
evolutionary (therefore, changing and evolving) which is a necessary component
characteristic for human adaptation.
This evolutionary process often combines traditional and indigenous
worldviews and practices and morphs these into a neo-culture… subject to
changes again after some time. The
practices of man in relation to his environment essentially is Cultural
Ecology.
Just my little thoughts…
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