Anthropologists Flashcards
Social constructionists
The view on the person and social context cannot easily be separated from boundaries of the other
Marcel Muss
Two faces of self:
1. Personne - what it means to live in a particular situation (persona = mask)
2. Moi - person’s sense of who he is
Total Social Phenomenon - a social fact that organizes seemingly distinct practices
Clifford Geertz
Culture - system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge and attitudes toward life
Georg Simmel
Self as a product of modern society among other construction
Social interactions are individual motivation regulated by culture;
Two types of culture:
1. Subjective - intangible aspects of culture; internalized (belief, customs, values)
2. Objective - shared products of people, exist independently (craft, arts, goods)
