IB Anthropology Exam

jocks and burnouts ethnography

Jocks and Burnouts; Penelope Eckert; Michigan High School; United States; 1989

social relations

any relationship between two or more individuals which often involves an element of individual agency and creates the basis of a society

belonging

a sense of affiliation or connection to a group of people or cause

space

social or physical spaces inhabited by people or societies 

identity

refers to the individual’s personal view of themself—the “moi”—the view of an individual in the eyes of the social group or a group identity

power

a person’s or group’s capacity to influence, manipulate or control others and resources

symbolism

the significance that people attach to objects, actions, and processes which constructs cultural meaning

society

the way in which humans organize themselves in groups and networks; is created on the basic of social relationships

materiality

objects or belongings that hold cultural meaning and are embedded within social relations or practices

buying beauty ethnography

Buying Beauty by Wen Hua; Beijing, China; 2005-2007

mcdonalds ethnography

McDonald’s in Japan, by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney; Tokyo; 1999

agency

the ability to act in a meaningful way that impacts yourself and others

culture

organized systems of symbols, ideas, explanations, beliefs, and materials that humans create and manipulate through time

gender

the socially constructed distinctions between male and female

cultural capital

the knowledge or experience people have from socialization which help them be successful in society