Globalization
The “intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa”
Globalization
The ritual process by which many cultures mark an individual’s transition from one life stage to another
Rite of Passage
Though controversial, a term some scientists adopt to describe individuals whose chromosomal/genetic or physical presentation do not quite meet standard "male" or "female" categories
Intersex
Which concept for understanding forms of cultural blending would religious scholars and anthropologists use to describe the merging of religious ideas and practices
Syncretism
A concept that recognizes how economies are informed by political processes, social organization, and cultural values.
Political Economy
A phrase that is used to describe the exponential growth of technological advancement and international development and trade after WWII
Great Acceleration
the individual capacity to engage experience, history, observations, and imagination and think beyond what is immediately present before us and work toward making an idea a reality
Belief
When scientists study XX, XY, XXY, or XYY patterns in the human genome they are investigating what category of biological sex determination?
Chromosomal
A term that names the practice of taking or using an aspect of someone else’s cultural heritage inappropriately or without permission
Appropriation
A concept that describes how social, political, and economic systems may function together at large scales to impair a person’s access to the resources needed to survive and thrive
Structural Violence
A term Arjun Appardurai coined to describe the global flow of ideas including religious philosophies from one place to another
Ideoscape
In a rite of passage, the moment when a person is detached from their previous status
Separation Stage
The Dominican Case
A decades long investigation of individuals who have male (XY) chromosomes but were assigned female at birth due to physical anatomy. At puberty, these individuals developed male external organs due to a genetic mutation. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34290981
terms describes the process by which a minority group abandon their native customs, traditions, and cultural heritage and adopt those practices of a majority group
Assimilation
Whether the person has access to holistic and quality education is one of the predictive factors that researchers have identified while studying what concept?
The adaptation of global cultural practices into locally palatable forms
Glocalization
In a rite of passage, the ambiguous, liminal period when a person is neither what they once were nor have they been recognized to hold a new status
Transition Stage
Cultural and collaborative practices –dressing, bodily adornment, etc.—that individuals engage as they cultivate a sense of self.
Identity Work
The international criteria by which a person may be assessed for asylum.
Credible fear of torture and/or persecution
His work with Partners-In-Health is an example of how a group might engage large scale social and systemic patterns that lead to health disparities
Paul Farmer
A term Arjun Appardurai coined to describe the global flow of art, music, and entertainment.
Mediascape
A ritual process in which communal bonds are deepened often engaged during crisis
Rite of Intensification
A tight-knit social and religious group in India and Southeast Asia who have been both revered and criminalized and whose status has recently been granted legal protections.
According to Emily Yates-Doerr one of the contributing factors to the increase in Guatemalan asylum seekers in 2017
Increased rates of violence against women and children after the country's "civil war" (Note: you should read the full article and be aware of other contributing factors Yates-Doerr lists)
One of several factors that researchers have found is predictive of good health outcomes
A strong community and social support system (see the lecture slides for others!)