ANTH 260 Study Guide - Final Guide: Economic System, Genetic Counseling, Gender Identity

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 260
• Professor: Thurka Sangaramoorthy

Document Summary

Race, class, and caste (chapter 23 and 24) Caste- a system of stratification that ranks people on the basis of their birth. Class- a type of stratification that restricts individuals" access to valued resources and prestige within a system. Race is not a real category, but it is a social construct. Stratified societies- marked by unequal access to both prestige and valued resources. Anthropology of sex and gender (chapters 8 and 20) Sex- biological characteristics that refer to men and women. Gender- socially constructed roles, behaviors, and activities that society deems appropriate. Gender identity- one"s internal sense of being male, female, both, or neither. Various societies can interact on multiple and simultaneous levels (intersectionality) Kinship and family (chapters 17, 18, and 19) Kinship- a relationship between any entities that share a genealogical origin and the most basic principle for organizing people into social groups, roles, and genealogy.