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W05 Applying Anthropology: Micro Culture Vocabulary Lydia Walburger 1. Make a list of terms from the BYU-I/LDS microculture. - Brother, Sister, Elder - Stake Conference/Center - Honor Code / Ecclesiastical Endorsement - RM / mission call - Book of Mormon, D&C (not the surgery), Pearl of Great Price - Devo / devo date - Homecoming (not the dance) / Farewell (not a funeral) - Endowment, sealing, initiatory, baptisms for the dead / garments 2. How is the vocabulary of our microculture influenced by areas of importance for our culture? Many of the terms refer to things that are unique to our religious beliefs and standards that we uphold. We talk about things we hold sacred in a way that sets them apart from our casual, everyday language. This makes them unusual and unique and often confusing to those outside the culture. We also value service and hard work which is reflected in serving missions and accepting callings – both more specific vocabulary to our microculture (Smith 2019). 3. Why do friends who are not a part of this same culture understand the vocabulary or the nuance of differences in attributes that the different symbols (words) represent? Often you are friends or acquaintances with those that share common interests such as how or where you work – since much of your life revolves around work. The industrialization of many nations has changed the way the world economy functions as well as the globalization of production – these both contribute to a more connected and universal understanding of certain symbols and words (Peoples, Bailey p. 156,134). People from around the world are connected by similar products or fields of industry. Those that take part in horticulture and agriculture share many common base values and mutual understanding. They do not need to speak the same language to accomplish tasks together (Peoples, Bailey p. 146-48). 4. How did you and others learn this vocabulary.

Growing up in Rexburg, there was little escaping the slang and symbols that are attached to the typical LDS lifestyle. Even those that are not members of the church were familiar with FHE and mutual and would schedule around such events. It seems that some of the language comes with time and initiation rites such as moving into Young Men/Women or hitting the age of sixteen where it is now appropriate to date which mark the transition into maturity (Peoples, Bailey p.228)...