ANTH 1003 : Anth Final Study Guide
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Final exam review topics: define culture and know the characteristics of culture. Involve the use of language, classification systems and symbols. Patterned, integrated and shared by members of a group. Almost every aspect of our lives is layered with learning. We learn continuously and throughout life, but it is concentrated in our childhoods. We learn through enculturation (the process of learning to be a member of a specific cultural group) Culture and personality theorists focused on child rearing as the way to best study enculturation. Culture as the principal force in shaping the personality of a society. Assumed that each society had a distinct culture and personality (homogenous, usually national, culture) Margaret mead"s (1928) coming of age in samoa. Ruth benedict"s (1946) chrysanthemum and the sword on japanese culture. Remains important today, although we today tend to view societies as being less culturally homogeneous.
