Anthropology Test 2 Ch 7,8,9

Front 1

play

Back 1

generalized from of behavioral openess: the ability to think about, speak about, and do different things inthe same way, or same things in a different way.

Front 2

metacommunication

Back 2

communicating about the process of communication itself. needed when changing from play to nonplay (reality)

Front 3

framing

Back 3

one of the two forms of metacommunication: a cognitive boundary that marks certain behaviours as play or ordinary life

Front 4

reflexitivity

Back 4

one of the two forms of metacommunication: critically thinking about the way on thinks; reflecting one's experiences

Front 5

sport

Back 5

a physically exertive activity that is aggresively competitive within constraints imposed by definitions and rules

Front 6

art

Back 6

play with some aesthetically succesful transformation-representation

Front 7

painting

Back 7

two dimensional art made with paint, it is intentionally made and represents or symbolizes something in the world.

Front 8

art includes

Back 8

painting, weaving textiles, carving, tatooing, knitting, pottery, embroidery

Front 9

fables

Back 9

usually animal stories that teach children lessons. An example: children call each other chicken, turkey, etc because that comes from fables

Front 10

myths

Back 10

sacred tales of a people. Stories whose truth seems self=evident because they do such a good job of integrating our personal experiences witha wider set of assumptions about the way society, or the world in general must operate

Front 11

Describe the 3 types of authenticity

Back 11

1. Experiential authenticity- refers to "the entire sensory experience of music performances."being in the groove"
2. Cultural-historical authenticity= connected to how music is represented.It makes a claim to the origin of music in either historical or mythical past.
3. Unique authenticity- it raises the issue of who owns cultural products and whether it is possible to talk about collective creation and ownership of the music of a community, a people, an ethnic group.

Front 12

What is a ritual?

Back 12

a reptetitve social pattern composed of sequences of symbolic activities such as (speech, singing, dancing, gestures). They concrete cultural ideas. examples would be: pep rally's on friday at school, standing and saying the pledge at a graduation

Front 13

Describe a rite of passage.

Back 13

ceremony recognizing a person's status hange. example presidential inaugruation, graduation, etc.