ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gilbert Herdt
6 Feb 2015
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In our society, we tend to divide people into three categories: heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual, and we tend to view sexuality as an ascribed (fixed) category or identity. of time. But in some societies, culture influences sexuality, even if only for a short period. Organized in small clusters of villages ~ 50-100 people per village. Live in the jungle and practice farming small farms like our backyard veggie. Tend to move frequently to avoid enemies and prevent taxing their resources. Tribe leaders-in charge of politics and decisions regarding their tribe. Story telling to tell religion instead of writing such as the bible. Guardians of their ancestry, culture, traditions, beliefs, and creation story. Purpose: to transform boys who are considered feminine (because they grew up. Male rite of passage with women) into strong males boys in a big house, or may take up residence with an older male to learn about becoming a man (in much smaller villages)
