Lesson 3 - ANTHROPOLOGICAL perspective of the self

Question 1

anthropology

Answer 1

study of human, past, and present
understanding human condition in cultural aspect
how human evolved and differ

Question 2

subdisciplines of anthropology

Answer 2

cultural
archeological
biological
linguistic

Question 3

cultural

Answer 3

diversity of past and present

Question 4

cultural: ethnography

Answer 4

culture writing; firsthand fieldwork

Question 5

cultural: ethnology

Answer 5

cross cultural comparison

Question 6

archeological

Answer 6

interpretation of human behavior through material remains

Question 7

biological (physical)

Answer 7

biological and behavioral aspects of human beings and other non human primates

Question 8

linguistic

Answer 8

language in its social and cultural context across time and space

Question 9

KATHERINE EWING

Answer 9

self is a physical organism

Question 10

JOSEPH LE DOUX

Answer 10

self is not static; it is added or subtracted from genetic maturation etc.

Question 11

2 aspects of self

Answer 11

explicit (consciously aware) and implicit (not immediately available to consciousness)

Question 12

culture

Answer 12

customary behavior and beliefs

Question 13

material culture

Answer 13

concrete and tangible; man-made

Question 14

non material culture

Answer 14

intangible and abstract; customs, traditions, and beliefs

Question 15

BASIC COMPONENTS OF CULTURE

Answer 15

TECHNOLOGY - physical objects and rules for using them
SYMBOLS - anything that represents something
LANGUAGE - organization of written or spoken symbols
VALUES - shared beliefs about what is good and wrong
NORMS - shared rules of conduct

Question 16

self is embedded in culture

Answer 16

how individuals view themselves, how they relate to other people and environment is defined by culturee

Question 17

2 anthropological perspectives

Answer 17

egocentric (independent from a group; without regard for others; self-centered)

sociocentric (socially oriented, gets identity from a group)

Question 18

phases of rites of passage

Answer 18

separation
transition - learning appropriate behavior for new phase being entered
incorporation - formallly admitted to new role