L3: Routes and Roots Flashcards
What identity themes to anthropologists often look at when working from home? (4)
Kinship (1)
Class (1)
Heritage (1)
Ethnicity (1)
What can identities draw together? (2)
The collective (1)
The individual (1)
What identity does modern society emphasise? (1)
The individual (1)
What is an individualistic identity? (1)
An identity that emphasises the rights of the individual (1)
What is individual-ISM for Nigel Rapport? (1)
Give examples (3)
The concept of the person or self (1)
Rationality (1)
Right to privacy (1)
Spirituality (1)
What is individual-ITY for Nigel Rapport? (2)
The universal nature of human existence
Piossessing agency
Why is Allison James interested in childhood identities? (2)
Childhood involves dealing with changes and creating a stable sense of self (1)
Children experience powerlessness at school because they cannot make their own decsisions (1)
What does localism involve? (1)
Give examples (3)
A consciousness of things, people and practises specific to a place (1)
Sense of continuity (1)
Tradition (1)
Belonging (1)
What can lcoalism be used in resistance against? (1)
The conflicting demands of the wider world (1)
Why did the locals from Whalsay resist the proposed “super quarry” ? (2)
The quarry went against their distinctive local qualities and activities (1)
Tweed manufacture and sabbath observance (1)
How are the Real Elmdoners identified? (2)
Come from families of agricultural labourers (1)
Out of the four core families (1)
What is “realness” to a community (ie. being a real elmdoner) actually about? (1)
Its about relations with both the village and class (1)
What social class are the real Elmdoners from? (1)
Working class (1)
How do people from Islay try to see the outside world? (2)
The outside world needs careful negotiation (1)
Can bring helpful innovations or changes that hinder local independence and productivity (1)
