Anthropology Chapter 5- Learning One’s Culture

a process similar to enculturation that emphasizes social rather than cultural factors in learning one's culture

social recognition of the transition to personhood

methods used to take care of infants and young children, including ways of feeding, playing with, and carrying, as well as sleeping arrangements

texts that relate traditional stories, the exploits of cultural heroes and characters handed down from generation to generation

the position or rank that one occupies in a group or society that carries certain role expectations

the way that people think about themselves in terms of their sex, or how they present themselves as men or women

rituals that mark culturally significant transitions throughout the life cycle, including birth, puberty, marriage, and death

rituals that mark a person's transition from childhood to adulthood

a subfield of cultural anthropology that studies the psychological motivations of behavior and the personality types prevalent in a society

the process of learning and incorporating attitudes, values, and behaviors so that they seem natural or part of one's nature rather than learned cultural behavior

a constellation of behavioral traits and dispositions. Some features emerge at birth, whereas others are acquired in the process of enculturation and psychological and cognitive growth

one's inner feelings and concepts of oneself

the self that one projects in public in interactions with others

attitudes that people hold about themselves

Concepts of individuals as self-contained, independent agents with a focus on their own thoughts, feelings and achievements

a constellation of behaviors and attitudes thought to be characteristics of a modal personality type prevalent in a particular country

behaviors that violate cultural norms and expectations

Psychological disorders that seem to occur with some frequency in certain cultures but are rare or absent in others