ANTH 1120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Samoan Culture, Dene Tha' First Nation, Confederation Of Indigenous Nationalities Of Ecuador
12 Dec 2015
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Exam format: term definitions (1-2 sentences), short answer questions (3-4 sentences), and longer answer questions (1-2 paragraphs) This can encompass parental socialization, the influence of peers, the mass media, governments, or other forces egocentric view of the self: (american) individualistic self, acts independently sociocentric view of the self: (japanese) a context-dependent view of self. Short answer questions: identify and briefly explain two challenges in doing fieldwork. The difference of language can present barriers to study the subjects as they cannot communicate and express their cultural meanings. Fieldwork begins with developing a research topic on focus on when studying the subjects and the following step is to then immerse oneself in the culture by living or moving to that specific culture. Socio-cultural anthropology: studying the structure of society and cultural meanings. Archaeology: studying human artefacts and material remains: identify and briefly define two branches of socio-cultural anthropology. Feminist anthropology: focuses not only on females, but general issues of gender in society.
