Introduction (L1+2+3)

Anthropology definition

Holistic and comparative study of human kind and its culture as in field,past,language,biological capacity

Culture definition

Complex whole which includes knowledge,belief,art,law,morals acquired by man as member of society

Who defined culture first an when

Edward B Taylor and 1871

What did Morton Fried say about anthropology

Still the same as space travel as when everything looked at like it’s strange e notice the small things

Stratification definition

the arrangement or classification of something into different groups.

Ethnocentric definition

1. evaluating other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.

Ethnology definition

Compares the characteristics of different peoples and relationships between them.

What has Nacerima study taught us

Insider/Outsider

Gaze

Ethnocentrism

Is Culture determined by genetics

No its learned or taught

5 Subfields of anthropology

Linguistic

Cultural

Applied

Physical

Archeology

Goals of anthropology

Understand uniqueness & diversity go human behaviour & society

Link human beings to past and present

Break up anthropology

Anthropology: human beings

Logia: study of

Def: systematic tidy of humankind to bridge gap natural sciences,social sciences and humanities

Physical anthropology meaning

Biological species

Human evolution and modern human variations

Physical anthropology research

Trace African origins back to 6 million years

Range of physical variations within modern human populations genetics and DNA samples

What do physical anthropology use

Fossils,fragmentary remains of bones & living materials

Genetics

Paleoanthropology Definition

Study of human evolution trough analysis of fossils

Primatologist Definition

Study of human evolution through primates

Ethnoarcheology definition

Study of materials and artifacts of past along with modern

Sociolinguistic definition

How language used to define social group & belonging

Historical linguistics definition

Comparison and classification of different languages

Ethnography definition

Description of a culture within a society

What does archaeologists do

Examines material traces of past societies (artifacts)

Sort through trash piles, middens

Ethnoarcheology

What does linguistic do

Study language,discipline,philosophy

Connections between language and social behaviour n diff cultures

What 2 types of linguistic

Sociolinguistics

Historical linguistics

What does cultural anthropology do

Examines various contemporary society’s & cultures

Setting,economics,social organization,beliefs,rituals

What research does cultural anthropologists

Participant observations to learn language & culture

Autoethnography

Autoethnography

Research own untrue for better understanding

What is applied anthropology

Use anthropological data from other subfields address modern problems

Environmental,social,political

Holistic anthropology

Analysis of biological , environmental, psychological of humanity

Global perspective definition

Considers biological,environmental of humans at all times and places

What is human knowledge

Rooted in personal experiences, beliefs, traditions

Religious beliefs derived from text,visions

Not born with it

What is the scientific method

System of logic used to evaluate data derived fro systematic observations

Test ability

What is the inductive method

1)Observation

2)Data collected (variable)

What is the deductive method

1)Theory

2)Hypothesis

Hypothesis definition

Testable preposition concerning relationship between particular sets of variables in collected data

Theories definiton

Statements that explain hypothesis & observations about natural & societal phenomena

Variable definition

Piece of data that changes from case to case

Correlation between anthropology and humanities

Explore creative cultures dimensions of humanity(Myth,folklore,poetry)

Gaze

Human exceptionalism

Eurocentrism

Egnogrofer definition

Collects data first hand

Ethnologist definition

Second hand data

Difference between physical and archeology

Physical: artefacts

Archeology: Biological view

What jobs can be done with anthropology (4)

Museums

Marketing

Ducati on

Hospitals

Education

Ethnocentrism defintion

Evaluation of another society by values and standards own society

Eurocentism defintion

European culture & values are superior