Anthropological Perspective of the Self PDF
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Bianca Patricia Reyes
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This document provides an anthropological perspective on the concept of self. It explores how culture shapes the self, examining egocentric and sociocentric views of the self and highlighting the importance of situational and social factors. It also discusses elements of identity like kinship and language.
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE SELF – THE h. SES SELF AS EMBEDDED IN CULTURE Prepared by: Bianca Patricia Reyes, RPm Personal naming - is a universal practice with numerous cross-cultural Anthr...
ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE SELF – THE h. SES SELF AS EMBEDDED IN CULTURE Prepared by: Bianca Patricia Reyes, RPm Personal naming - is a universal practice with numerous cross-cultural Anthropology variations that establishes a child’s birthright and social - is the systematic study of humans, with the goal of identity. knowing our evolutionary origins, our distinctive natures - A name is an important device to individualize a as species, and the vast diversity of our modes of social person and to have an identity. life in the world and over time. - it holds a holistic view of human nature. It is concerned Rites of Passage with how cultural and biological processes interact to - The changes in our status and identity are marked by shape the self. three phases: - It considers human experience as an interplay of 1. Separation – people detach from their identity to be nature (the genetic inheritance which sets the able to attach to another individual’s potentials) and nurture (the sociocultural 2. Liminality – a person transitions from one identity to environment). another - Both biological and cultural factors have significant 3. Incorporation – the change in one’s status is officially influence in the development of the self. incorporated > There are 2 major ways of categorizing the self: The Self(ie) Generation as Culture Creators 1. Egocentric concept of the self - The Generation Z or the “Selfie” generation is not - suggests that each person is defined as a replica of all considered as passive user of culture. humanity but capable of acting independently from - In the research of Jose Villa entitled, “Cross-cultural others. Gen Z), he found out that: - the self is viewed as autonomous and as a distinct individual with inherent characteristics. a. Majority of the Gen Z will define their cultural identity - one example: Americans. They believe that as an in a diverse means/manner, an exact opposite of the individual, they should be assertive and independent. generations who came before them. 2. Sociocentric concept of the self b. This generation has embraced and balanced multiple - the self is viewed as dependent on the situation or cultures that they are moving their cultural identity social setting; our identity is attached to the social beyond simple definitions of race and ethnicity. (We setting we belong into or to the social class/group that basically adapt cultures from others) we are in. - one example: Filipinos who value kin ties and submission to authority figures. Identity toolbox - it refers to the features of a person’s identity that s/he chooses to emphasize in constructing a social self > Self-identification may be attained by: a. Kinship & family membership b. gender c. age d. language e. religion f. personal appearance g. ethnicity