uts chap 3 Flashcards
defines culture as the complex whole that includes capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society
Edward Tylor
various meanings of culture, self, and identity in the desire to come up with a better understanding of the self.
Anthropology
the concept of self is a necessary supplement to the concept of culture in anthropology and should be regarded as a human universal
Martin Sokefeld
culture and self have to be understood in relation to one another
Martin Sokefeld
disposition of basic personality features acquired mostly during childhood and once integrated, more or less fixed.
Identity
pointing out the sameness of the self with others that is to consciousness of sharing certain characteristics within a group.
Ethnic Identity
The self is seen
as an autonomous
and distinct
individual
Egocentric