Anthropological View of self Flashcards
study of humans, human behavior, and societies in the past and present
anthropology
central concept that described as the way of life of a particular people living in one place
culture
any behavior, thoughts, and emotions that differ from a society’s ideas about proper functioning
deviance
many people are far from average in their behavior, but few would be considered as disordered. most of the time, they are
talented
There are no universal standards/rules for labelling a behavior as abnormal.
Cultural relativism
Your own race/group/culture is better or more important than the others.
ethnocentrism
these cultures/groups are superios or powerful than others and we somewhat prefer them than our own culture
xenocentrism
Self is defined through our culture and societal norms we involved.
The Notion of Self in Anthropological Sense