Anthropological View of self Flashcards

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study of humans, human behavior, and societies in the past and present

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anthropology

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central concept that described as the way of life of a particular people living in one place

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culture

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any behavior, thoughts, and emotions that differ from a society’s ideas about proper functioning

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deviance

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many people are far from average in their behavior, but few would be considered as disordered. most of the time, they are

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talented

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There are no universal standards/rules for labelling a behavior as abnormal.

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Cultural relativism

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Your own race/group/culture is better or more important than the others.

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ethnocentrism

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these cultures/groups are superios or powerful than others and we somewhat prefer them than our own culture

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xenocentrism

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Self is defined through our culture and societal norms we involved.

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The Notion of Self in Anthropological Sense

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