tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645839568564602372.post6657534063247547045..comments2024-01-16T20:32:16.809-06:00Comments on Teaching Anthropology: Tribal Musings: Isaac Mizrahi StylePamthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061905270637904812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645839568564602372.post-42070189563348607412009-07-28T09:42:47.395-05:002009-07-28T09:42:47.395-05:00Me, too, Missives. And many still struggle with t...Me, too, Missives. And many still struggle with the notion throughout the semester. Such a me-centered, individual choice society we have.<br /><br />"ethnic group" is the gloss for identity; the others are supposed to be levels of political organization; a structure and associated methodology for decision-making and allocations of power.Pamthropologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061905270637904812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645839568564602372.post-7752322264155015802009-07-27T18:45:52.290-05:002009-07-27T18:45:52.290-05:00It's best to admit that anthropologists and So...It's best to admit that anthropologists and Social Darwinians messed this up so badly that it can't be undone and just deal with it.<br /><br />Is it tribe, band, clan, ethnic group, nation, empire, state?larry c wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645839568564602372.post-63598187810969188072009-07-27T09:52:10.751-05:002009-07-27T09:52:10.751-05:00That "Hey students" paragraph is genius....That "Hey students" paragraph is genius. I've had that conversation myself several times (although not about the concept of "tribes").<br /><br />It is for this reason that I think it is necessary to talk about social constructionism at the beginning of my intro courses. It seems unnecessary and unrelated to the students (what the heck does religion have to do with how language works?), but it is necessary, for exactly the reasons you're pointing out here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com