TEST BANK FOR ANTHROPOLOGY 354Chapter 9-ALL ANSWERS CORRECT

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Chapter 9 End-of-Chapter Questions 1. The average hearing American uses and/or understands slightly fewer than one hundred emblems. Emblems are hand or body gestures that have a specific dictionary-... type definition. Describe at least six of these emblems. Example: Two fingers formed into a V represent peace or victory. OK emblem: The “OK” hand emblem is formed by connecting the thumb and forefinger in a circle and holding the other fingers straight. Shrugging the shoulders is an emblem to indicate you don’t know the answer to something or don’t want to talk about it. Loser emblem: made by extending the thumb and forefinger to resemble the letter L is an insulting gesture. Good luck emblem: crossed fingers (crossing of index and middle finger (2nd finger crosses index)) Talk to the hand: an English slang expression of contempt (meaning I don’t want to hear it, so talk to the hand because my ears aren’t listening). The hand gesture consists of extending a palm toward the person insulted. Threatening physical violence (or “a thumping/beating”) is an a hand emblem created by clenching the hand in a fist facing the signer. If the clenched fist faces away from the signer, it can show solidarity or defianc [Show More]

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