Key concepts in anthropology: ethnocentrism and
... of doing things are relative to that group’s environment, history, and circumstances. To comprehend one aspect of a culture group is to realize that it is part of a whole and cannot be understood without knowing more about that whole. Remember, culture is integrated and each cultural characteristic ...
... of doing things are relative to that group’s environment, history, and circumstances. To comprehend one aspect of a culture group is to realize that it is part of a whole and cannot be understood without knowing more about that whole. Remember, culture is integrated and each cultural characteristic ...
Cultural Anthropology
... cultures, wherever they may be found. Ethnologists seek to understand why both why people today and in the recent past differ in terms of ideas and behavior patterns and what all cultures in the world have in common with one another. ...
... cultures, wherever they may be found. Ethnologists seek to understand why both why people today and in the recent past differ in terms of ideas and behavior patterns and what all cultures in the world have in common with one another. ...
2.1. Culture - Council of Europe
... element in attempting to understand another’s way of life, but part of the reflective process is to relate new understanding to one’s own values and beliefs with tolerance and respect for those of others. The concept of tolerance is often used in the etymological sense as ‘enduring’ (Latin: tolerar ...
... element in attempting to understand another’s way of life, but part of the reflective process is to relate new understanding to one’s own values and beliefs with tolerance and respect for those of others. The concept of tolerance is often used in the etymological sense as ‘enduring’ (Latin: tolerar ...
Introduction to Anthropology
... own right and are of equal value. Diversity of cultures, even those with conflicting moral beliefs, is not to be considered in terms of right and wrong or good and bad. Today’s anthropologist considers all cultures to be equally legitimate expressions of human existence, to be studied from a purely ...
... own right and are of equal value. Diversity of cultures, even those with conflicting moral beliefs, is not to be considered in terms of right and wrong or good and bad. Today’s anthropologist considers all cultures to be equally legitimate expressions of human existence, to be studied from a purely ...
Slides week 2
... Tradition or (mis)interpretation? When we look at the social or cultural expression of religious faith and practice, are we studying the actual religion, or the (mis)interpretation of that religion? What other factors also come into play in people’s religious beliefs? Religious communities and the ...
... Tradition or (mis)interpretation? When we look at the social or cultural expression of religious faith and practice, are we studying the actual religion, or the (mis)interpretation of that religion? What other factors also come into play in people’s religious beliefs? Religious communities and the ...
Anthropology
... and economic methods that are adopted always determine (or act as deciding factors in forming) the type of society that develops ...
... and economic methods that are adopted always determine (or act as deciding factors in forming) the type of society that develops ...
2008.10.6 Lecture Slide
... Disease, poverty, and forced culture changes were the leading factors in much of the demise of American Indian cultures. Anthropologists collected oral histories, traditions, myths, legends etc. ...
... Disease, poverty, and forced culture changes were the leading factors in much of the demise of American Indian cultures. Anthropologists collected oral histories, traditions, myths, legends etc. ...
Cultural Contact and Identity
... Because of the connections among people and the transfer of information, cultures are becoming hybridized, as they are mixed with each other and transformed into new combinations (Hermans & Kempen, 1998). This contact and interpenetration among cultures has been acknowledged by some psychologists, b ...
... Because of the connections among people and the transfer of information, cultures are becoming hybridized, as they are mixed with each other and transformed into new combinations (Hermans & Kempen, 1998). This contact and interpenetration among cultures has been acknowledged by some psychologists, b ...
Chapter 4 - Cengage Learning
... Theories enable us to reduce reality to an abstract set of principles. Anthropological principles help us make sense of ethnographic information from different parts of the world. Theories can generate hypotheses to be tested in an empirical research investigation. ...
... Theories enable us to reduce reality to an abstract set of principles. Anthropological principles help us make sense of ethnographic information from different parts of the world. Theories can generate hypotheses to be tested in an empirical research investigation. ...
Davide Zoletto
... opportunity to practise their critical skills so that they can develop the professionalism required to provide answers that are more timely and effective because they are well thought out and problematizing. 1. The theoretical reference framework: integration as a situated and complex interlacement ...
... opportunity to practise their critical skills so that they can develop the professionalism required to provide answers that are more timely and effective because they are well thought out and problematizing. 1. The theoretical reference framework: integration as a situated and complex interlacement ...
doc ANTH 202 First 2 lectures
... -Radcliff-Brown, Fortes, Evans-Pritchard 9all wrote typographies, although they were a bit more in depth) -had broader categories, like “centralized” government which wouldn’t be put together with a culture who’s government was “uncentralized” etc. -pg. 67 Franz Boas: -didn’t like typologies at all ...
... -Radcliff-Brown, Fortes, Evans-Pritchard 9all wrote typographies, although they were a bit more in depth) -had broader categories, like “centralized” government which wouldn’t be put together with a culture who’s government was “uncentralized” etc. -pg. 67 Franz Boas: -didn’t like typologies at all ...
CultureCase – Living near museums and galleries is important for
... social class and ethnicity. However, much less attention has been given to the accessibility and appeal of cultural facilities themselves. This paper used a combination of methods to ascribe an ‘accessibility index’ to all residential areas in London, based on residents’ access to 205 different museu ...
... social class and ethnicity. However, much less attention has been given to the accessibility and appeal of cultural facilities themselves. This paper used a combination of methods to ascribe an ‘accessibility index’ to all residential areas in London, based on residents’ access to 205 different museu ...
CULTURE IN LANGUAGES – MULTIPLICITY OF INTERPRETATIONS
... Plurilingualism and pluriculturalism is a personal feature which is put into action in a communicative situation. It is not a new competence, as we all use different “registers” of the same language in different situations just as we use different cultural repertoires in different situations. The ne ...
... Plurilingualism and pluriculturalism is a personal feature which is put into action in a communicative situation. It is not a new competence, as we all use different “registers” of the same language in different situations just as we use different cultural repertoires in different situations. The ne ...
What*s out there (in the world)?
... ˃ How does my own ethnocentrism influence my interactions with other individuals and cultures? ˃ In a shrinking world (more globalized world) how do we interact with people who are different from us? ˃ What makes us who we are, both individually & as a society? ˃ How is culture shared? ˃ How do cult ...
... ˃ How does my own ethnocentrism influence my interactions with other individuals and cultures? ˃ In a shrinking world (more globalized world) how do we interact with people who are different from us? ˃ What makes us who we are, both individually & as a society? ˃ How is culture shared? ˃ How do cult ...
Reading 39. James Rachels and Stuart Rachels, The Challenge of
... IV. The Consequences of Taking Cultural Relativism Seriously 1. What three implications of cultural relativism have led some thinkers to reject this theory? V. Why There Is Less Disagreement Than It Seems 1. Why do differences in customs among cultures not necessarily imply major differences in mora ...
... IV. The Consequences of Taking Cultural Relativism Seriously 1. What three implications of cultural relativism have led some thinkers to reject this theory? V. Why There Is Less Disagreement Than It Seems 1. Why do differences in customs among cultures not necessarily imply major differences in mora ...
Anth - UCSB Anthropology
... – Suspension of value judgment for the purpose of study • Tool for understanding logic of behavior ...
... – Suspension of value judgment for the purpose of study • Tool for understanding logic of behavior ...
What is culture? - Fullerton Union High School
... predictable because of shared culture • There is always some deviation from cultural norms (real vs. ideal culture) • Subculture • Pluralistic societies ...
... predictable because of shared culture • There is always some deviation from cultural norms (real vs. ideal culture) • Subculture • Pluralistic societies ...
Anthropological Theories
... Boas in opposition to Social Evolutionary Theory. He believed each society has had a unique course of development, and can only be understood on its own terms. When analyzing a culture and it’s people, the anthropologist must consider the historical conditions under which it developed without compar ...
... Boas in opposition to Social Evolutionary Theory. He believed each society has had a unique course of development, and can only be understood on its own terms. When analyzing a culture and it’s people, the anthropologist must consider the historical conditions under which it developed without compar ...
Sociocultural Level of Analysis: Social and Cultural Norms
... – The term “surface culture” is used to describe visible aspects like food, eating habits, clothing, rituals, communication patterns, religion, and behavior). – The term “deep culture” is related to beliefs, attitudes and values that underpin culture manifestations. – Kuschel (2004) claims that cult ...
... – The term “surface culture” is used to describe visible aspects like food, eating habits, clothing, rituals, communication patterns, religion, and behavior). – The term “deep culture” is related to beliefs, attitudes and values that underpin culture manifestations. – Kuschel (2004) claims that cult ...
Chapter 3 Doing Cultural Anthropology
... Through fieldwork, anthropologists can understand how cultures work for the individual and the society. Society is like a biological organism with many interconnected parts. Empirical fieldwork is essential. The structure of any society contains indispensable functions without which the society coul ...
... Through fieldwork, anthropologists can understand how cultures work for the individual and the society. Society is like a biological organism with many interconnected parts. Empirical fieldwork is essential. The structure of any society contains indispensable functions without which the society coul ...
Proposal
... Understanding is measured by critical reflections, discussions, and exams, where students will have ample opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the different socio-cultural, economic, and political processes examined during the academic semester. In producing critical reflections as well ...
... Understanding is measured by critical reflections, discussions, and exams, where students will have ample opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the different socio-cultural, economic, and political processes examined during the academic semester. In producing critical reflections as well ...
Multiple-choice
... C. the way a society believes that people should behave in a specific situation. D. the way anthropologists should act while observing a new culture for the first time. E. the way an anthropologist records information concerning a new culture. ...
... C. the way a society believes that people should behave in a specific situation. D. the way anthropologists should act while observing a new culture for the first time. E. the way an anthropologist records information concerning a new culture. ...
Chapter 6
... behaviorally; cultures may use this diversity to organize individuals into types or categories. ...
... behaviorally; cultures may use this diversity to organize individuals into types or categories. ...
ANTH 10400 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
... ANTH 10400 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Explores the diversity of the world's societies, including "primitive" hunter-gatherer societies, herding pastoralists, peasant agriculturalists, and industrial peoples in rural and urban places. It emphasizes the role of culture in shaping human adaptations and huma ...
... ANTH 10400 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Explores the diversity of the world's societies, including "primitive" hunter-gatherer societies, herding pastoralists, peasant agriculturalists, and industrial peoples in rural and urban places. It emphasizes the role of culture in shaping human adaptations and huma ...
Media and culture
... – “Culture, or civilization, is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.” ...
... – “Culture, or civilization, is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.” ...
Intercultural competence
Intercultural competence is the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people of other cultures: Appropriately. Valued rules, norms, and expectations of the relationship are not violated significantly. Effectively. Valued goals or rewards (relative to costs and alternatives) are accomplished.In interactions with people from foreign cultures, a person who is interculturally competent understands the culture-specific concepts of perception, thinking, feeling, and acting.Intercultural competence is also called ""cross-cultural competence"" (3C).