ANTHR207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cultural Identity, Overeating, Enculturation
28 Dec 2015
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Reflects and shapes our culture (image frodd) Id - basic human biological instincts required for survival (eg. desire to eat and drink, impulse to sexually reproduce (a species is depended on reproduction), satisfy the body with gratification and pleasure) Superego - culture, customs, norms, morals, traditions, values. Provide traditions and customs and values and laws that provide parameters to that culture. Find any conflict that might arise from the other two. No balance -> some form of chaotic disorderly conduct. Maintain sexual drive (not acceptable to go around in all situations, not a cultural norm) Break laws can go to jail that doesn"t fit with the cultural norms. Anthropologists are interested in the way people learn and make sense of their world. The processes by which people organize and experience information that is primarily of sensory origin". Perception is not just what you see but thinking about what you see. Engage all your senses into what you"re seeing.
