ANT 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fist Bump, Enculturation, American Civil War Reenactment
19 Feb 2019
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Refers to perspective and actions that a group consider natural, self-evident, and appropriate. Rooted in shared meaning and the way people act in social groups. Uniquely human capacity that helps us confront the common problems that face all humans. Cultural being uniquely human depends on how you define culture. Collection of parts that are passed down through generations. Cognitive process - what they think or believe. Material creations - best way to know past generations. Set of processes by which knowledge, values, and beliefs are passed on. Language and nonverbal signs (road signs, fist bump, etc) Learning culture by growing up in it (not a tourist) The degree of internal variation within a society. Culture is a broad template for human actions. Respects fact that members of society often have multiple opinions. Suggests that culture is flexible, dynamic, and able to adapt to changing conditions. One person cannot have culture, groups have culture.
