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Flashcards covering key concepts and vocabulary terms from Cultural Anthropology.
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Culture
A system of meaning.
Trait of Culture
Biological is NOT a trait of culture.
Norms
Unwritten rules.
Values
Beliefs about what is important.
Mental Maps
Explain why people see reality differently.
Functionalism
Focuses on everything having a role.
Conflict Theory
Focuses on inequality and struggle.
Interpretivist Approach
Focuses on symbols and meanings.
Cultural Relativism
Understanding culture by its own standards.
Cultural Appropriation
Majority takes from minority.
Conformity
People conform to avoid being alone.
Groupthink
Losing individual thinking.
Human Agency
Making choices against instincts.
Anthropocene
Humans shaping the environment.
Epigenetics
Environment affects genes.
Sex
Biological.
Gender
Social/cultural.
Gender Identity
How you see yourself.
Cisgender
Same as birth sex.
Anima
Female side.
Animus
Male side.
Sexuality
Desires, beliefs, behaviors.
Tension
Id vs society.
Taming Sexuality
Control with social rules.
Pre-1930s Sex
Reproduction only.
White Dress
Symbolizes purity.
Collective Neurosis
Society-wide mental issues.