ANTH U102 Lecture Notes - Nacirema, Ethnocentrism
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September 2, 2022: list 15 adjectives or adverbs used to describe the tribe or the tribe"s behavior. Choose no more than three adjectives/adverbs from each page: list the page number where the adjective is found. Apt: being of striking appropriateness and relevance. Exotic: characteristic of another place or part of the world. Plaque: a tablet that commemorates a person or achievement. Shrine: a place of worship associated with something sacred. Supernatural: attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature. Pathological: relating to the study of diseases. Gouge: an impression in a surface, as made by a blow. Vessel: an object used as a container, especially for liquids. Traumatic: describing something extremely distressing or painful. Taboo prohibited or restricted by social custom. Advanced: far on or ahead in a process. Ritual: relating to or done in a religion.