ANTHROP 1AB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Margaret Mead, Grave Goods, Cultural Relativism
13 Apr 2016
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Process through which individuals learn an identity, this can encompass parental socialization, influence of peers, mass media government & other forces. Canadian identity: learn through stories of family & media, stories of history in school, through laws, social space rules & social norms. Shaped by cultural forced & learned behaviours. Ultrasounds bonds btwn mother & fetus are constructed via technology, highlight role of cultural forces in shaping motherhood as a social identity (feel like a mom), given gender identity. Motherhood shaped by baby showers, shopping for baby. Thinking or talking about identities as if they are by-product of nature/biology rather than culture. : blood is thicker than water, we assume genetic bonds must create social bonds. Imagined community: even w/out face to face communication, a sense of community is culturally constructed by the mass media. Adolescents & young women experiences going through puberty. Tried to cross compare w american girls.
