ANTH 411 Exam 3
Identity - correct answer ✔-multiple and complex ways in which people come
to define themselves
- either by choice or by ascription
-ever evolving core within our genetics, culture, loved ones, experiences lived
and choices made, come together to form who we are at this moment
-Includes: age, ethnicity, nationality, profession, vocation, religion, political
view, gender, sexuality,
situational negotiation of identity - correct answer ✔an individual's self-
identification with a particular group that can shift according to social location
-depending on the context, one of your identities will take precedent over the
others
intersectionality - correct answer ✔the interconnected nature of social
categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given
individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent
systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
status - correct answer ✔relative social position within a group
-how do we get it? either through achievements or ascription
role - correct answer ✔the part that society expects us to play within a
certain status
-social group membership gives us a set of roles that allow people to know
what to expect from each other
"me" cultures - correct answer ✔- Self comes first
, - Focus on growth/progress
- Competitive
- Individual achievement are earned and awarded
"we" cultures - correct answer ✔- group comes first
- focus on tradition and precedent
- collaborative
- success and position are ascribed
ethnicity - correct answer ✔the degree to which a person identifies with and
feels an attachment to a particular ethnic group
-fluid, complex, and highly variable
origin myths - correct answer ✔a story told about the founding and history of
a particular group to reinforce a sense of common identity
nationalism - correct answer ✔Loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality
boundary markers - correct answer ✔any characteristics that can be used to
indicate ethnic group membership (clothing, food, language, etc.) nationality.
ethnic symbols - correct answer ✔Selected traits used as symbolic badges
of identity to emphasize distinctiveness from other ethnic groups. Dialect,
religion and style of dress are common ethnic symbols. Biological
characteristics such as skin color and body shape may be used as ethnic
symbols as well
symbolic ethnicity - correct answer ✔limited or occasional displays of ethnic
pride and identity that are primarily for public display.
Identity - correct answer ✔-multiple and complex ways in which people come
to define themselves
- either by choice or by ascription
-ever evolving core within our genetics, culture, loved ones, experiences lived
and choices made, come together to form who we are at this moment
-Includes: age, ethnicity, nationality, profession, vocation, religion, political
view, gender, sexuality,
situational negotiation of identity - correct answer ✔an individual's self-
identification with a particular group that can shift according to social location
-depending on the context, one of your identities will take precedent over the
others
intersectionality - correct answer ✔the interconnected nature of social
categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given
individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent
systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
status - correct answer ✔relative social position within a group
-how do we get it? either through achievements or ascription
role - correct answer ✔the part that society expects us to play within a
certain status
-social group membership gives us a set of roles that allow people to know
what to expect from each other
"me" cultures - correct answer ✔- Self comes first
, - Focus on growth/progress
- Competitive
- Individual achievement are earned and awarded
"we" cultures - correct answer ✔- group comes first
- focus on tradition and precedent
- collaborative
- success and position are ascribed
ethnicity - correct answer ✔the degree to which a person identifies with and
feels an attachment to a particular ethnic group
-fluid, complex, and highly variable
origin myths - correct answer ✔a story told about the founding and history of
a particular group to reinforce a sense of common identity
nationalism - correct answer ✔Loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality
boundary markers - correct answer ✔any characteristics that can be used to
indicate ethnic group membership (clothing, food, language, etc.) nationality.
ethnic symbols - correct answer ✔Selected traits used as symbolic badges
of identity to emphasize distinctiveness from other ethnic groups. Dialect,
religion and style of dress are common ethnic symbols. Biological
characteristics such as skin color and body shape may be used as ethnic
symbols as well
symbolic ethnicity - correct answer ✔limited or occasional displays of ethnic
pride and identity that are primarily for public display.
