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Foundations of Anthropological Reflexivity and Defamiliarization

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-IL-SS

7 lessons

Goal

Examine personal biases, critique ethnocentrism, and apply methodological cultural relativism and reflexivity to everyday assumptions.

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Learning standards covered

us-ilSS.Anth.4.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Evaluate one’s own cultural assumptions using anthropological concepts.

us-ilSS.Anth.5.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Apply anthropological concepts and anthropological knowledge to a variety of everyday, real-world situations.