ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

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study of human societies and cultures and their development; how cultural and biological processes interact to shape human experience

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ANTHROPOLOGY

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plays in
defining human society. considers the genetic and cultural origins of self, the role that self plays in socialization and
language, and the types of self we generate in our individual journeys to and through adulthood.

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ORIGIN OF SELF

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This is where individual lives. Encompass personal interactions that are profound on individuals’ development (Ex. Family, friends, other close relationships)

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MICROSYSTEM

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Involving a larger system in which individuals don’t interact directly but it can able to impact an individual’s life (parents’ workplace can impact a child’s life through influence in parenting)

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EXOSYSTEM

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Involving interactions between different microsystems (Ex. Your parents meets your close friends)

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MESOSYSTEM

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consists of the beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society.
Set unwritten norms (guide the behavior of a group)

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CULTURE

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Most broadest system which impacts the life of larger systems that represent the cultural patterns and beliefs in society (A beliefs that influence the life of a large or small community)

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MACROSYSTEM

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Helps to define the norms for a particular set of people. It also brings the
people together and binds them in a thread of unity.

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IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE

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used to represent
something. Every culture has some of this associated with it. (Ex. sign language, body language, tho it can have many representation to different cultures)

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SYMBOLS

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Crucial element of a culture. Used to characterize different
things as good and bad in nature and the people of different cultures are expected
to act according to them.

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VALUES

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Important element of culture. It used to communicate with each other. (There are many types of these, it may vary/prevalent from other cultures)

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LANGUAGE

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Defined as “rules of standards of behavior”. It is the basis of what is considered as ethical/unethical, important/unimportant.

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NORMS

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refers to all understanding and knowledge of oneself. That includes psychological, physical and social attitudes, ideas and
beliefs that one has. Considered as family’s history( which believes that culture started from it, however it might be negative or positive influence)

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SELF-CONCEPT

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physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. (Schools, homes churches, temples, etc….)

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MATERIAL CULTURE

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non-physical ideas that people have about their culture. ( beliefs, rules, norms, morals, language, etc…)

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NON-MATERIAL CULTURE

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Define as ceremonies, consisting series of actions performed by prescribed order. (Ex. Wedding, Eid al-Adha, baptism)

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RITUALS