ANT 3302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Enculturation, Video Lesson, Patrilineality
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Video lecture #2: the characteristics of culture (20 min) Barbie wearing a tuxedo- would notice her. Ken in a dress- you would notice. Think in terms of expectations: students like this are unexpected and why you would notice them sitting in class. Only become aware of the expectations you have when you encounter something unusual. Information stored in the head in the form of expectations of what other people will do and what the physical world will be like. The ideals, values, and beliefs members of a society share to interpret experience and generate behavior. Characteristics of culture: determines how your biology is expressed: This is culture determining how your biology is expressed. You wouldn"t get up and pee in a corner. What is food and what isn"t food. Cats/ dogs/ bugs: shared- by members of society. Society- group of people who have a common homeland, are interdependent, and share a common culture.
