PSY270H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gas Chamber, Proxemics, Arbitrariness
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What is linguistic anthropology: look at the connection between culture, language and thought in different ways. Does it impact the way i see the world: ex: sapir-whorf and the empty drums. Came to the question about whether language impacts the way we see the world from a different perspective. He was at a gas station, and saw someone throw a cigarette bud into a empty gas chamber . Ex: in america, people talk to everyone. If you don"t start a conversation or interaction with someone (i. e. , on the bus) then it may be perceived as rude. Whereas in europe, there is a distance as there is me, and there is you when it comes to space. There is a certain expectation when it comes to conversations, which can be culturally different. In north america, we hug and not kiss others on the cheek.
