Anthropology 2222F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Invented Tradition
1 Mar 2017
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In people, it is the capacity to act in a particular way, and/or to direct or in uence the behaviour of others. But power also in uences behaviour through institutions and processes. Imagine an alien anthropologist observing this class A key question in the history of anthropology (and other social sciences) Recall: saints, scholars and schizophrenics (research discussed in ire in ireland article. A detailed account of rural life in ireland. But also, a critique of local ideas and practices that result in mental illness among certain young men. For some, like scheper-hughes, anthropological research can be a means for pulling back the curtain and revealing the complex workings of power in people"s lives. Recall: is leve pulling back the curtain in describing the identity machine? . Discussed in the ts introduction to this week"s debate. A society"s traditions change in response to the political, economic, and social needs of the community .
