ANTH 1120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Arnold Van Gennep, Sociocultural Anthropology, Grammatical Gender
13 Dec 2017
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Exam format: term definitions (1-2 sentences), short answer questions (3-4 sentences), and longer answer questions (1-2 paragraphs). The system of meanings about the nature of experience that are shared by people & passed on from one generation to another, including the meanings people give to things, events, activities, & people. The tendency to judge the beliefs & behaviours of other cultures from the perspective of one"s own culture. The mistaken notion that the beliefs and behaviours of other cultures can be judged from the perspective of one"s own culture. The belief that one"s own ethnic group is innately superior to others and that all other groups should therefore be judged by one"s own local standards. (cultural) relativism: p. 19. The idea that a person"s beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person"s own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another.
