ANT 307 Midterm: Review
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In answering these review questions, refer to concepts and examples in the readings and lectures. Give an example: genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones are discontinued. Often, works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions: genres are socially specified within cultures, and help people manipulate the meanings of content dependent upon the culture. Switch to another genre to convey meaning. f. Indians switched to joking about white men- political commentary. Veiling is unique in that it is peculiar to women and has a specifically sexual meaning. a: as we saw, sexuality is the most potent threat (veiled sentiments page 165) c. They only veil to higher status men and this becomes a marker. It shows status outside of intimate group: for example, just like how we use yes sir, no ma"am . Morally good to differentiate according to social status g.
