ANTH 2423 : Review For Midterm
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Section 1: identification (short answer definitions doesn"t have to be complete sentences) Section 2: short answer (list examples, name things, explain why) Section 3: 2 essay questions (choose 1 to answer) (try for three pages long) How has thinking about folklore changed over time: was mainly old things among people that were marginalized and folky , now it is more recent and everywhere in our lives we exhibit folklore. Folk groups: define 2 or more people who have something in common and share their own customs, folklore, language, traditions, etc, provide examples family, occupational, ethnic, age, gender, regional, etc. Forms of family folklore: stories, jokes, expressions, character principle, stories that convey the central character of a family member (caddy, transition principle, events that changes the course of the family"s history. Foodways: social and symbolic uses of ethnic and regional food, cajuns eating crawfish. Genteel acadians vs proud coonasses: mountain ramps.
