ANTHRO 2A Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Nuclear Family, Mass Media, Consumerism
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Key terms: nurture, genetic determinism o o o o o o o. State school in the uk is the equivalent of public school in the us. Importance of the role of nurture in the development of a person. Coming of age in samoa- margaret mead- 1920-1930: opposition and confrontation, adolescents was totally stress free o. Boys and girls played together: no confusion, no rebellion against parents o o o o. The effect of the environment (especially cultural environment) is at least as strong as genetics. Focus on how we learn to become who we are. Focus on learning processes during childhood and adolescence. The social process by which individuals learn cultural meanings and values(gender roles, racial relations, class relations, urban/rural divides, politics, etc) o. Completely social, nothing cultural or genetic about it o o. Takes place through rituals and in everyday relations and interactions. Gender roles and questions of sexuality, not fixed roles, open to interpretation.
