Journal•ISSN: 0091-2131
Ethos
Wiley-Blackwell
About: Ethos is an academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Psychological anthropology & Narrative. It has an ISSN identifier of 0091-2131. Over the lifetime, 1334 publications have been published receiving 31042 citations.
Topics: Psychological anthropology, Narrative, Identity (social science), Psychoanalytic theory, Socialization
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TL;DR: The body is not an object to be studied in relation to culture, but is to be considered as the subject of culture, or in other words as the existential ground of culture as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is not to argue that the human body is an important object of anthropological study, but that a paradigm of embodiment can be elaborated for the study of culture and self. By paradigm I mean simply a consistent methodological perspective that encourages reanalysis of existing data and suggests new questions for empirical research. Although I shall argue that a paradigm of embodiment transcends different methodologies, I will not attempt to synthesize the broad multi-disciplinary literature on the body1 The approach I will develop from the perspective of psychological anthropology leans strongly in the direction of phenomenology. This approach to embodiment begins from the methodological postulate that the body is not an object to be studied in relation to culture, but is to be considered as the subject of culture, or in other words as the existential ground of culture.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an ethnographic study examines parental beliefs and practices with respect to shame, as well as young children's participation in shaming events, revealing that the socialization of shame was well underway by age two-and-a-half.
Abstract: In an effort to understand shame in Chinese terms, this ethnographic study examines parental beliefs and practices with respect to shame, as well as young children's participation in shaming events. Nine middle-class Taiwanese families participated in this study. Interviews with the primary caregivers and longitudinal observations of spontaneous home interactions revealed that the socialization of shame was well underway by age two-and-a-half. Two types of events were identified, most incidents of which were playful and involved the child's active participation.The child's rudimentary sense of shame was manipulated in order to teach right from wrong and to motivate the child to amend. These events were vivid illustrations of the practice of opportunity education.
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