Cultural construction is one of the key values ​​in the study of anthropology for several reasons. According to Peoples and Bailey in our book Humanity, anthropology not only helps us understand the biological, technological, and cultural development of humanity, but it also aims to teach us the importance of understanding and appreciating cultural diversity. By definition, “cultural constructions are arbitrary to the extent that they are created and maintained by each culture. Cultural constructs are not fixed forever, rather they are dynamic and change over time. (McGraw-Hill) In other words, it would be impossible to understand anthropology without cultural construction since its purpose is to illustrate the birth, change, and differences of ideas and values ​​within individual cultures. Examples of cultural constructs can be seen throughout history in many forms such as gender, relationships, and marriage. “The cultural construction of gender emphasizes that different cultures have distinct ideas about men and women and use these ideas to define manhood/masculinity and femininity/femininity. » (Humanity, 239) In many cultures, gender roles are a great way to understand how the construction of gender can be different in individual cultures. The video The Kingdom of Women provides an example of an uncommon gender role, visible in the village of Wujiao where Mosuo women constitute the last matriarchy in the country and have existed for over a thousand years. Unlike other rural Chinese villages where many girls are degraded and abandoned at birth, Mosuo women are proud and head households where men simply help support them. The view of gender as a cultural construct...... middle of article...... not only would we have no understanding or respect for different cultures, but we would never be able to 'fully appreciate, let alone understand the origin or meaning of our own cultural constructs that surround us in our daily lives. Works CitedPeoples, James and Garrick Bailey. Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. 9th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2003. Print. Nanda, Serena. Neither male nor female: the Hijras of India. 2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Pub., 1990. Print. Zhou, Xiaoli. “The Kingdom of Women”. Vimeo. German Camera Productions, nd Web. December 9, 2013.Jahn, Beate. The cultural construction of international relations: the invention of the state of nature. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave, 2000. Print.McGraw and Hill. “FAQ.” Cultural anthropology | . Np, and Web. Dec 08.. 2013