SA 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Marcel Mauss, Polysemy, Enculturation

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 101
• Professor: Bascom Guffin

Document Summary

Home cooking: filipino women and geographies of the senses in. 2 types of performances associated w interactions w others. Cultural performance - a performance such as a concert or a play. Reference and encapsulate info about the culture that gave rise to the. The cultural msgs become more accessible w each sample of the performances bc the researcher can compare and contrast. Performing culture - an actvity that ppl engage in thru their everyday words and actions, which reflect their enculturation and therefore can be studied as performances regardless of whether the subjects are aware of their cultural significance. Hegemony - power so pervasive that it is rarely acknowledged or even recognized, yet informs everyday actions. Eg. what to wear is shaped by the social settings. Agency - an individual"s ability to act according to his or her own will. Presentation of self - management of the impressions others have on us.