The Anthropological Self

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A field of study that focuses on humanity, its
origins, culture, and its diverse history and
traditions

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Anthropology

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This field of study has been greatly observed
throughout history, from great minds such as;

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Charles Darwin, Franz Boas, Bronislaw Malinowski, and many more.

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father of Anthropology

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Franz Boas

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In the context of the self, it mostly revolves under the interplay of human experiences into two parts:

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Nature
Nurture

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our behaviors and traits are a result
of biological or genetic inheritance from our
families

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Nature

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refers to the influence of
socio-cultural factors that affect our
personality or behavior

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Nurture

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concept of the self suggests that each
person is defined as a replica of all humanity but capable of acting independently from others.

This view of the self is often integrated in western societies, since they have a more “individualistic”

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Egocentric

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sociocentric concept of the self, the self is viewed as dependent on the situation or social setting.

Often, tightly knit or “collective” cultures utilize this approach, and is therefore more prominent in eastern and southern societies

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Sociocentric

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May be attained by kinship, family membership, gender, age, language, religion, ethnicity, personal appearance, and socioeconomic status.

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Self-Identification

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a universal practice with numerous cross-cultural variations
establishes a child’s birthright and social identity. A name is an important device to individualize a person and to have an identity.

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Personal Naming

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In different cultures all over the globe, the transition of an individual to another phase in life is often called a

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Rite of Passage

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This is often ceremonial, and involves either social or religious
concepts

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Rite of passage

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There are often 3 phases to a rite of passage

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Separation Phase
Liminality Phase
Incorporation Phase

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people detach from their former identity to
another. For example, in a wedding, the bride walking down the aisle to be “given away” by the parents to the groom implies the separation from one’s family to become part of a new one.

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Separation phase

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a person transitions from one identity to
another. For example, the wedding ceremony itself is the process
of transition of the bride and groom from singlehood to married life.

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Liminality phase

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the change in one’s status is officially
incorporated. For example, the wedding reception and parties that celebrate the wedding serve as the markers that officially recognize the bride and groom’s change towards being husband
and wife.

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Incorporation phase

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An American anthropologist, offers a reformation of the concept of culture which favors a symbolic interpretative model of
culture.

He defines culture as a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which people communicate, perpetuate and develop their knowledge about and attitude toward life.

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Clifford geetz