Anthropology Key Concepts

Identity

How you view yourself vs how others may view you.

Culture

Organised systems of concepts, such as symbols, beliefs and values that make up societies and who people are.

Symbolism

The way in which people link objects, actions, processes or images to ideas creating a variety of symbols which mean different things to different cultures.

Social Relations

Any relationship between two or more individuals in a network of relationships.

Belief and Knowledge

Convictions, viewpoints, and values which are considered the truth and are shared by members of a social group.

Belief and Knowledge add-on

Belief is what society views as belief, whereas knowledge is a belief society views to be objective.

Change

The alteration of cultural or social elements in society.

Power

Plays an essential role in social relations and can involve a person or group to greatly influence, manipulate or control others or resources.

Materiality

Objects, resources and belongings have cultural meaning

Society

the way in which humans organize themselves in groups and networks, created and sustained by local relationships and institutions