ANT 1101 Lecture Notes - Liminality, Egg Cell

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Classification is a kind of lay theory whereby the infinite complexity of the experienced world is reduced to a finite number of categories. (categories are cultural constructs) Developed, maintained, and changed by social beings. Social constructions matter because they"re collectively held beliefs. Groups may actively try to renegotiate meanings. Social constructs have real consequences and effects. Othering typically involves value judgments about aspects of identity. Positive identity: good characteristics the ones we have. Negative identity: bad characteristics the ones they have, that we differ from. Self-concept the totality of a person"s thoughts and feelings in reference to oneself as an object. Identity is that part of the self by which we are known to others. Personhood how a person" is defined in a particular culture. Egocentric persons are independent actors, responsible for themselves, with inherent personal characteristics that are relatively permanent as they pass through various roles in life (laziness, honesty, optimism, etc. )