ANTH 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: American Anthropologist, Merrill Singer
13 May 2015
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A balinese anthropologist studies canadian hockey: you speculate that hockey is about meaning of the representation of canadian success; canadians give the idea that like status in bali, the meanings of success are abstract, hockey provides for canadians ad the cockfights provides for the balinese people the concept of status and success, hockey is seen as a ritual that. Applied, law and society, political ecology and medical anthropology. anthropologist helps people adjust to sudden changes by providing a way for players to gain status, achievement and self esteem: games such as hockey affirm the values of success, helps build character, teach youth about cooperation, but collings and condon also suggest that it can teach you violence, verbal aggression, cheating, poor sportsmanship etc. at the same time hockey demonstrates discipline; if the players were to break the rules they will face penalties, etc, rules that govern hockey are adequate to rules of success that governs the world.
