Anthropological perspective of the self

Question 1

According to Mauss, It is composed of the social concepts of what it means to be who he is, it has much to do with what it means to live in a particular institution, a particular family, a particular religion, a particular nationality, and how to behave given expectations and influences from others.

Answer 1

Personne

Question 1

According to Marcel Mauss, it refers to a person’s basic identity, it is a person’s sense of who he is, his body, and his basic identity, his biological givenness.

Answer 1

Moi

Question 2

It is the way of life.

Answer 2

culture

Question 3

A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs and interests at variance with those of the large culture.

Answer 3

subculture

Question 4

A challenge of self identity amidst recognition of racial and ethnic identities which are considered unalterable circumstances.

Answer 4

self creation

Question 5

Search for _____ is a product of modern society but this is complicated by the socio-cultural sensitivities of post modernity, new information technologies, and globalization.

Answer 5

self-identity

Question 6

The self constantly lives in this paradox:

Answer 6

to pursue self creation within pre-given, not willfully chosen social circumstances