Week 4 (Anthropology) Flashcards
human biological and cultural diversity
anthropology
said by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ three things are hard: -steel -diamond -to know one's self
benjamin franklin
study of society and culture which describes analyzes, interprets and explains social and cultural similarities and differences ethnology uses comparison ethnography is field work
cultural anthropology
reconstructs, describes, and interprets human behavior and cultural patterns through material remains.
Archeological Anthropology
human evolution as revealed by fossil, human genetics, human growth and development, human biological plasticity and the biology, evolution, behavior and social life monkeys, apes and other nonhuman primates.
Biological Anthropology
its social and cultural context across space and over time.
Linguistic Anthropology
is defined as the customary behavior and beliefs that are passed on through enculturation.
depends on images, which have a specific significance and incentive for individuals who share a culture.
Culture
a change in behavior or belief as the result of real or imagined group pressure.
Conformity
acting in accord with a direct order or command.
Obedience
conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with an implied or explicit request while privately disagreeing.
Compliance
conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure.
Acceptance
conformity based on a person’s desire to fulfill others’ expectations, often to gain acceptance. _____ when we are in public.
Normative Influence
“salient”
conformity occurring when people accept evidence about reality provided by other people.
Informational Influence
_____ when we are in public.
noticeable
salient
when we feel incompetent & when task is difficult, _____
we conform
we conform when we have a concern for social image which is from
normative influence.
we conform when we have a desire to be correct which is from
informational influence.
the belief that others are paying more attention to one’s appearance and behavior than they really are.
Spotlight effect
the illusion that our concealed emotion are “leak out” and can be easily read by others.
Illusion of transparency
Social surroundings ____ _____ ______.
affect our self-awareness.
Self-interest ____ ___ ___.
colors our social judgment
Self-concern _____ _____ _____.
motivates our social behavior
Social relationships ____ ____ ____ ____.
help define our self
our sense of _____ affects the way we see our self.
roles we play (development of the social self)