ANTHROPOLOGY Flashcards
anthropological approach to self states that the self needs to be seen as a ___________________, created by both the impression of the group upon the individual and the expression of the individual upon the group
Socially defined phenomenon
A French anthropologist who explained the phenomenon: Remaining the same person and
turning chameleon by adapting to one’s context seems
paradoxical.
MARCEL MAUSS
two faces of self according to mauss
Personne
Moi
refers to a person’s
sense of who he is, his body, and his basic identity, his biological givenness
Moi
Is composed of the social concepts of what it means to be who he is. ____________________ 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.
personne
a key concept in anthropological theory that states* that every sector in a community or society should cooperate to
have a well-balanced living.*
Total Social Phenomenon
is a salient part of culture and ultimately, has a tremendous effect in our crafting of the self
Language
An American cultural anthropologist who defined culture as “a system of inherited conceptions
expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate, perpetuate, and develop their
knowledge about and attitudes towards life
CLIFFORD GEERTZ
Basic premises of his work, “The Impact of the Concept of Culture on the Concept of Man,” The
Interpretation of Cultures. (1966), this includes; Culture is the ______________ of symbolic patterns that appear in different societies.
Accumulated Totality
According to this perspective, e, the self is embedded in our culture
anthropological perspective
is a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge about and attitudes
towards life.
Culture
