Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Plastic Surgery, Cultural Relativism, Structural Violence
19 Nov 2013
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"nobody is anybody except in relation to somebody" (p203) We"re not just talking about an individual: greatest ambition to study human beings. Thing that distinguish us- not only our biological self, but also the way we interact with each other. (221-223): works of people of researchers from western. Interested in the diverse ways of individuals who came together as individuals. A lot of it focus on diversity within group that"s the focus of change. Shows why people stay together and son on Fat talk: significant cause we"re talking about body image/ health and so on People of different cultures talk about different thing varies bases on their cultural upbringing. More men than women work out to change shape of body. Ideal men/women: not universal, but relative: learned way of thinking of the world: what anthro tries to di is appreciate ideal body image. More and more people of different backgrounds are coming together (ex:
