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change
the alteration/modification of cultural/social elements of a society as a result of contect with other groups, internal dynamics, or globalization
identity
an individual’s private and personal view of himself or how an individual is viewed from a group’s perspective (can be through ethnicity, religion, or nationality)
materiality
the cultural meaning of objects, resources, and belongings that influence social structure
power
the ability of individuals/groups to influence, change, or manipulate others, the environment, or resources, and forms social structure → creates inequality
social relations
any relationship between two or more people within a network of groups/relationships
symbolism
the significance a society attaches to objects, actions, and processes
commodification
the transformation of goods, services, and concepts into something of value (commodity)
embodiment
the process of biologically incorporating the social and material world in which one lives: a person knows, feels, and thinks about the social world through the body
habitus
the socialized norms that guid people’s behavior and thinking, which become lasting tendencies to think and feel/act in certain ways in particular social situations
personhood
culturally constructed concept of the individual/self
subjectivity
an anthropologist’s perspective in writing → their cultural interpretation of others is shaped by their own background/experience
the body
the body is viewed differently across cultures, and should be rethought in terms of space, time, and matter → may be considered an ontological problem, biological fact, or cultural construction
the other
describes the way members of social groups perceive others who are not
the self
a socially constructed understanding of individual/cultural identity that distinguishes a person from “the other”
