UCSP LESSON 1: ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropos

Humans

Logos

Study of

FOUR FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY

Physical/Biological Anthropology

Archaeology

Anthropological Linguistic

Cultural Anthropology

Physical/Biological Anthropology

Concerns with investigating and reconstructing the evolutionary origins of the human species.

This sub-field looks at the emergence of humans from the evolutionary perspective.

Callao Man in Cagayan

A metatarsal foot bone was found in 2007 by Dr. Mijares

It predates the Tabon Man, the previously known first human to have lived in the Philippines.

Archaeology

Studies human cultures through materials or artifacts of the past.

Tries to understand the relationship of the artifacts to the present and future of society.

Golden Death Masks

Thin, gold sheets used to cover parts of the dead's face.

Dates back 15th century

Excavated by anthropologists Alfredo Evangelista and F. Landa Jocano in 1967.

Anthropological Linguistic

study how language influences the way people think in a specific culture - language in the context of culture.

Laguna Copperplate Inscription

A 20 cm copperplate with inscriptions of old Javanese, Old Tagalog, Sanskrit, and Malay language.

Dates back to 900 in the Gregorian Calendar.

Showed the culture of pre-Spanish Philippines

THREE CONCEPTS OF ANTHROPOLOGY

Multiculturalism

Ethnocentrism

Cultural Relativism

Cultural Anthropology

explores the patterns of societies, and its beliefs, practices, and behaviour in the contemporary setting. It focuses on the diversity of human societies.

Multiculturalism

Describes the existence, acceptance, or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within the fixed boundaries.

Ethnocentrism

The belief that one's own cultural rules are the best and often better than another culture's rules.

Cultural Relativism

An idea that argues that there should be no international or universal standards of culture. All are equal.