ANT 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Modern Healthcare, Acculturation, Kinship
24 Jan 2017
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Culture and language: unique to humans: brains are hard-wired for learning culture, culture gave humans an evolutionary advantage (ex: tools, fire, new subsistence patterns, occupation of new environments ) To communicate ethnic identity or affiliation with a culture group, or . Worldviews, thoughts and ideologies may not be visible on the surface cultural assumptions can get us into trouble . Cultural transmission theories: socialization: process of learning, enculturation: process by which humans learn behavioral norms appropriate within their societies (socializations); values reinforced. Prestige bias: information is noisy; look for individuals that stand out. Examples: books, family, religion, folk traditions, friends, art, holidays, education systems (informal and formal, sports, media. Cultural diffusion: borrowing of cultural traits across geographical areas: example: cuisine. Symbol: something verbal or non-verbal that stands for something abstract. Assimilation: the process by which a person or a group"s language and/ or culture come to resemble those of another group. Assimilation depends on the circumstances of the group.
