Research Paper on:
A Review of Berkes' Perspectives on Ecology

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Ecological Knowledge in Perspective" acknowledges the fact that typically, cultural elements represent the primary differences that exist between and among various peoples and the manner by which they interact with  the environment around them, for the reason that culture stands as the dictating force behind issues associated with nature. No additional sources cited. TLCEcolT.rtf FIKRET  BERKES "TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN PERSPECTIVE": CRITICAL REVIEW by (c) November 2001 paper properly!  Culturally differing attitudes toward the concept of nature and environment significantly impact upon ideas of human existence as they relate to knowledge, inasmuch as there  is no way to escape the influence that nature has upon virtually every aspect of life. Fikret Berkes Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Perspective acknowledges the fact that typically, cultural  elements represent the primary differences that exist between and among various peoples and the manner by which they interact with the environment around them, for the reason that culture stands  as the dictating force behind issues associated with nature. The social, political, economical and religious activities experienced in everyday life represents the very essence of what it means to  be a human being. These representations illustrate how and why a person acts the way he or she does, how one attributes moods, feelings and emotions, the way in  which one interacts with another, as well as what governs overall cultural behavior. "Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) represents experience acquired over thousands of years of direct human contact with  the environment" (Berkes 106). Working upon the assumption that, for the most part, people live their lives out of habit and routine, one