ANT-2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Mixed Language, Clitoridectomy, North American Free Trade Agreement
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Embodies the: beliefs, learned behavior patterns, values, institutions. Shared by citizens of the same country. Culture is learned, not passed on biologically. Traits can be borrowed from one group and passed onto the next. Traditions associated with particular groups in the same complex society. Therefore we will see many subcultures pop up within a larger culture. A tendency to view one"s own culture as superior and to apply one"s own cultural values in judging the behavior and beliefs of other cultures and societies. Most people view their own opinions and customs as proper and moral. Anthropologists must learn to put their own thoughts and upbringing to better understand a culture. Examples: homosexual acts in native tribes of new guinea, politics. Viewpoint that the behavior of one culture should not be judged by the standards of another culture. It"s all well and good to say all cultures have a right to follow their own beliefs .
