ANTH 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, Dhole
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A lot of nuance associated with fully understanding language. A certain tone of voice, silence, sarcasm could all mean di erent things in di erent cultures. People were pretty careless with cigarettes around tanks of empty gas and much more careful around tanks full of gas (at their job in a factory) Turns out empty tanks are more ammable, since they have gas vapors. Can be used to understand social relationships anthropologists are interested in. Associations related to di erent types of behavior: crying, hand gesturing, yelling. Anecdote of daughter asking when she is supposed to cry at a funeral. Men are seen as strong, so not as big deal if they cry (john. If women cry, can give credence to their weakness (nancy pelosi). Certain behaviors are appropriate in some places and inappropriate in other places. Did study in islands o coast of india.
