102 Final Flashcards
method of documenting and has description of society
ethnography
a learned shared knowledge that people use to interpret experience and generate behavior
culture
understanding a culture within its own context
relativism
using your own culture to understand another
ethnocentrism
aspects of a culture that is talked about
explicit
aspects of culture that is observable
tacit
goal oriented and has rituals aimed at a particular goal
magic
symbolic enactment of a culture belief or value
ritual
objects are endowed w powers and makes us do things and are alive and shape our world
fetish
a boyfriend spirit that explains why girls are single and not married
“faru rab”
rite of passage, move someone from one stage/condition to another
pilgrimilege
content is closely related to the outward form of the symbol/ arouse desires or feelings
sensory pole
an arrangement of norms/values that guide and control persons as members of a social group
ideology pole
time of bonding/ connection where symbols are important and often a time of excess but normal rules are suspended
liminal stage
emphasizing belief, obedience of rules and is textually oriented
cognitive
emphasizing experience, and practice oriented with reciprocation
experimental
are ghosts of recently deceased Ju/’hoansi
//gangwasi
a form of spiritual medicine used during healing dances
n/um
half-conscience state/absence of response to stimuli
trance
how we perceive ourselves in relation to others
social identity
a culturally defined position associated with a social structure
status
rule-governed behavior associated with a particular status
role
a mindset/ way of life
essentialism
ethnic identity is the product of interaction
constructivism