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WorksheetsAnthropological Perspective of self
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
Holds a holistic view of human
nature. It is concerned with how cultural and biological
processes interact to shape the self.
(a)
The concept of identity was
used mostly in the context of “ethnic identity”, pointing
out the sameness of the self with others. (e.g.language,
culture, etc.)
(a)
The self is seen as an autonomous and distinct individual. Each person is a replica of all humanity but capable of acting independently from others.
(a)
The self is contingent on a situation or social setting. This is a view of the self that is context-dependent which emphasizes that there is no intrinsic self that can possess enduring
qualities
(a)
People detach from their former identity to another
Incorporation Phase
Separation Phase
Liminality Phase
A person transitions from one identity to another.
Separation Phase
Liminality Phase
Incorporation Phase
The change in one’s status is officially incorporated.
Incorporation Phase
Separation Phase
Limination Phase
Icelanders name
their infants soon after birth . Aymara Indians, they consider
an infant a true human without a name.
First statement is false, second statement is true
First Statement is true, second statement is true
Both are false
Both are true
s a universal practice with
numerous cross-cultural variations, establishes a child’s
birthright and social identity
(a)
A disposition of basic personality features acquired mostly during childhood and, once integrated, more or less fixed
Identity
Personal naming
Self
He believes that
change in one's status and identity is marked by a three-phased rite of passage:
(a)
An American Anthropologist
define CULTURE as a system of inherited conceptions
expressed in symbolic forms by means of which people
communicate, perpetuate and develop their knowledge
about and attitudes toward life.
(a)
