(incomplete) ANTH 100 - Chapter 6 Essentials of Cultural Anthropology

Are white people ethnic?

Yes, ethnicity is a more expansive version of kindship.

How is ethnicity different from race"?

Race is in part ascribed by others based mostly on your appearance; we have more control over our ethnic identification.

Ethnicities usually have origin myths. What do we mean by “myth” in this context?

What are some elements of the American origin myth?

How is ethnicity expressed and how are the boundaries of an ethnicity marked?

Symbolically, with language, clothing food, rituals, etc.

Our identities are diverse so we may emphasize different aspects in different contexts. What is this called?

What happens when Indians immigrate to the US?

The differences among ethnicities, languages, and religions are no longer as salient so they may simply identify as Indian.

Identity Entrepreneur

What do identity entrepreneurs do?

Genocide

How did Western media use ethnicity in explaining the violence in Rwanda?

The Hutu and Tutsi were described as tribes with a long-standing hatred of one another.

What was missing from the West’s explanation of the violence in Rwanda?

Was it true that the two ethnic groups in Rwanda hated each other for generations?

Did Brigna see a lot of conflict between Catholic Croats and Bosnian Muslims?

Why might American farmers be reluctant to hire Puerto Rican citizens?

What are examples of ethnicity as a key aspect of resisting exploitation and improving conditions?

What term from the text would you associate with the salad bowl metaphor?

Nation State

When was the nation of Iraq created? By whom?

Iraq was created after World War I by France and Great Britian as they divided up the former Ottoman Empire.