Cultural Anthropology Exam 2

Play exercise or activity for amusement or recreation

anthropologist o exercise for young animals and human to build bodies o trains them for physical survival o development of cognitive and motor skills

Pesant farmers in Puru Chile; no laughing in the presence of strangers, considered disrespectful to strangers; laughing and joke only in the presence of people they know like acquaintances or family to relive stress, Personal space: one arm length amongst the Ayara; also they dont stare at strangers; if strangers stare, they can yell or be rude to those people; except when they are forced to be close like on a bus in which they laugh and joke about the situation

a physical assertive activity that is aggressively competitive within constraints imposed by definitions and rules

· Janet Lever: wrote a book about Soccer Madness (1983) in Brazil o large sports build political unity and alliance to the nation of Brazil o at least 1 professional team in every city o City and national championships: unify diverse groups in Brazil o One exception to the unity / global mass culture of sports: § separates men from women § soccer less important to women § The gender segregation of sports affects relationships between men and women

an important part of life in Cuba especially amongst men; Baseball was banned under Spanish rule; Thomas Carter said to be a serious baseball fan one has to be willing and able to argue about baseball. topics of argument: who was better player, who was better team; Confrontation about baseball, Core aspect of Cuban masculinity; Middle of central park, men come to argue about baseball even if games don’t happen in the country (called pena)

men in Brazil gathering in the centeral park to argue about baseball even if games font happen in the country, women never participate, reputations on men is based on remembering baseball scores and stuff, talking loud, and doing it accurately

play form producing some aesthetically successful transformation-presentation., Form: style (how you want to present) and media (medium-substance and material you use to create that form), Aesthetic: appreciation of, or response to, form in art or nature, has to do with beauty,

anthropologist Shelby Errington categories the term art into 2: art by intention and appropriation

Objects that are made to be art, for example: Impressionist paintings

Objects that became art” because some people decide they belonged to the category of art

· Art is watched- like a mask that performers wear for audience to see · Art that is seen but without looking. purpose of statue not to see or stare, it is for the owner to enjoy. to look at sacred sculpture, you can get sick · art that is glimpsed. sculptures for hunting, or spirit spouses · art that is visible to all. considered beautiful to all Baule people o “the more a Baule sculpture is, the less it is displayed.”

Myths are stories that recount how various aspects of the world came to be the way they are, ometimes community leaders tell the stories, usually concert past events or future events, myths socially important to people, because it gives them some sense of hope or belonging, regardless of true or not

§ reationist vs evolutionist · creationist (ppl who believe in myth) think science is good but also argue that people cannot possible know everything about the past · people who believe in myths, not true. some medical doctors believe in it

repetitive acts that take place at a set time and location, usually involving the use of symbolic objects, words, and action, like birthday party and candles represent child’s age