ANTH 2423 Study Guide - Exoteric, Gumbo, Pentamerone
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The problem with considering a large group a folk group is that there might be smaller folk groups within these groups. Each folk group has its own attitudes, language, customs, etc. A folk group is defined by its unofficial, informal knowledge that expresses its attitudes, world view, values, etc. Interacting with other groups helps to form the folk group value of us vs. them . Character principle: stories tend to develop around a particular person. Transition principle: family stories often describe an important change in a family"s life. Married mr. gordon to give her children a respectable name. settle in lynchburg, va. Generation 2: caddy"s son albert gordon and his wife kate, born into slavery but freed when very young. Generation 3: maggie gordon, daughter of albert and kate. Was light skinned enough to pass as white when needed, so she spent summers in philadelphia, and ended up marrying a northern man and rasiing her children there.
