BRANCHES OF ANTHROPOLOGY
... elements and also the diversity of cultural groups. It also attempts to understand of cultural groups. It also attempts to understand the relative influence of environment on human society and how it is used by different societies. The ecological perspective is based on the assumption that constant ...
... elements and also the diversity of cultural groups. It also attempts to understand of cultural groups. It also attempts to understand the relative influence of environment on human society and how it is used by different societies. The ecological perspective is based on the assumption that constant ...
CHAPTER 2 Cultural Diversity
... Ethnocentrism is the tendency to view one’s own culture and group as superior to all others. People in all societies are at times ethnocentric. When ethnocentrism is too extreme, cultural growth may stagnate. – Limiting the number of immigrants into a society can cause this. ...
... Ethnocentrism is the tendency to view one’s own culture and group as superior to all others. People in all societies are at times ethnocentric. When ethnocentrism is too extreme, cultural growth may stagnate. – Limiting the number of immigrants into a society can cause this. ...
New perspectives on organism-environment interactions in
... contextualizing these processes within fields of power. ...
... contextualizing these processes within fields of power. ...
Cultural diplomacy and the concept of the Other
... psychological behaviors and attitudes of the tribal peoples acquire a familiar scale, a human intensity. The last chapter of the book focuses on an analysis of Malinowski‟s findings based on his research detailing his knowledge and understanding of the tribal peoples. Having experienced their “nativ ...
... psychological behaviors and attitudes of the tribal peoples acquire a familiar scale, a human intensity. The last chapter of the book focuses on an analysis of Malinowski‟s findings based on his research detailing his knowledge and understanding of the tribal peoples. Having experienced their “nativ ...
Anthropology: The Biocultural Study of the Human Species
... entire definition of the field. This is understandable. Anthropology is such a broad discipline that many people—including me when I took my first anthropology course—conceive of the field in terms of the one or two aspects they are familiar with. In this chapter, we will define anthropology as a wh ...
... entire definition of the field. This is understandable. Anthropology is such a broad discipline that many people—including me when I took my first anthropology course—conceive of the field in terms of the one or two aspects they are familiar with. In this chapter, we will define anthropology as a wh ...
Anthropology 500, History of Anthropological
... Laptops, cell phones, and any other form of electronic recording or communication device will not be permitted in our class for any purpose without explicit and prior approval from your instructor. There are good reasons for some people with documented learning profiles to use laptops to take notes ...
... Laptops, cell phones, and any other form of electronic recording or communication device will not be permitted in our class for any purpose without explicit and prior approval from your instructor. There are good reasons for some people with documented learning profiles to use laptops to take notes ...
'Colonial Governmentalities: conference report'
... Universitario de Usboa) addressed the complex ways that particular ethnographic technologies were folded into apparatuses of colonial rule. Edwards examined the photographic collecting practices of the Colonial Office over the 1860-70s, qualifying other scholars' assumptions that there had been a re ...
... Universitario de Usboa) addressed the complex ways that particular ethnographic technologies were folded into apparatuses of colonial rule. Edwards examined the photographic collecting practices of the Colonial Office over the 1860-70s, qualifying other scholars' assumptions that there had been a re ...
Museum, Collecting, Agency Flyer
... colonialism. Advancing these discussions the symposium focuses on the question of agency and its implications for understanding ethnographic museum collections and collecting practices. Recent scholarship exploring the agency of Indigenous subjects in the processes of anthropological collecting has ...
... colonialism. Advancing these discussions the symposium focuses on the question of agency and its implications for understanding ethnographic museum collections and collecting practices. Recent scholarship exploring the agency of Indigenous subjects in the processes of anthropological collecting has ...
Anthropological methods: Ethnography
... − Malinowski was very modern here in including himself in his description of Trobriand life − unlike the invisible, supposedly objective narrator of many ethnographic documentaries − and the authoritative voice of many later ethnographers One difference: today, a lot of anthropology is done in less ...
... − Malinowski was very modern here in including himself in his description of Trobriand life − unlike the invisible, supposedly objective narrator of many ethnographic documentaries − and the authoritative voice of many later ethnographers One difference: today, a lot of anthropology is done in less ...
Anthropology - Towson University
... Welcome to the anthropology concentration at Towson University. Anthropology is a broad, holistic field that seeks to understand human biological and cultural variation through time and space. The discipline combines humanistic and scientific approaches to studying humans from their origins to the p ...
... Welcome to the anthropology concentration at Towson University. Anthropology is a broad, holistic field that seeks to understand human biological and cultural variation through time and space. The discipline combines humanistic and scientific approaches to studying humans from their origins to the p ...
COURSE DESCRIPTION (Group C)
... Appadurai, M. Age, J. Clifford). 5. Problem of social transformation and uncertainty (E. Wolf, C. Verdery). 2.Ability to evaluate 6. Interrelation of culture, economy and materiality (M. Sahlins, M. contemporary anthropological research Harris). in comparative 7. Symbolic construction of social worl ...
... Appadurai, M. Age, J. Clifford). 5. Problem of social transformation and uncertainty (E. Wolf, C. Verdery). 2.Ability to evaluate 6. Interrelation of culture, economy and materiality (M. Sahlins, M. contemporary anthropological research Harris). in comparative 7. Symbolic construction of social worl ...
Chapter 3 Outline I. Because of the increased likelihood of people of
... Although the United States is a multicultural society, there are attitudes, values, and beliefs that the majority of people have in common and which the minority feel they must ...
... Although the United States is a multicultural society, there are attitudes, values, and beliefs that the majority of people have in common and which the minority feel they must ...
RECONSIDERING THE BICYCLE: An Anthropological
... • Why is it “natural” that when people need to go somewhere they get in a car, while for others it might be by foot, on a bus, a subway, or by twowheeled vehicle? • What social, ideological, historical, environmental, and institutional factors and norms shape a decision to drive, walk, or ride, or a ...
... • Why is it “natural” that when people need to go somewhere they get in a car, while for others it might be by foot, on a bus, a subway, or by twowheeled vehicle? • What social, ideological, historical, environmental, and institutional factors and norms shape a decision to drive, walk, or ride, or a ...
Social Anthropology and Applied Research
... Relationship with informants and client; layers of concern The relationship with respondent companies, within the fieldwork period, was mostly happy, though I doubt whether their managers would endorse the more radical conclusions of the research. The companies were consciously chosen as 'best pract ...
... Relationship with informants and client; layers of concern The relationship with respondent companies, within the fieldwork period, was mostly happy, though I doubt whether their managers would endorse the more radical conclusions of the research. The companies were consciously chosen as 'best pract ...
Anthropology 110 Mid Term Study Guide
... Introduction to Archaeology Fall 2004 Mid Term Study Guide Key Terms: Define each of these terms Occums razor Pseudoscience Law Hypothesis Theory Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic (meaning and origins) Reductive vs. Additive or compositional technologies Goals of Archaeology Scientific Method Mater ...
... Introduction to Archaeology Fall 2004 Mid Term Study Guide Key Terms: Define each of these terms Occums razor Pseudoscience Law Hypothesis Theory Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic (meaning and origins) Reductive vs. Additive or compositional technologies Goals of Archaeology Scientific Method Mater ...
Sociocultural level of analysis
... behavior could be fully understood only if the social context in which behavior occurred was also taken into account. This recognition led to many investigations of social influence, that is, how the presence and behavior of one or a few people affect the behavior and attitudes of another individual ...
... behavior could be fully understood only if the social context in which behavior occurred was also taken into account. This recognition led to many investigations of social influence, that is, how the presence and behavior of one or a few people affect the behavior and attitudes of another individual ...
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 ...
Introduction to Anthropology
... We also look at what we think is special and distinctive about anthropology in general, and about each of its subfields in particular. The goal of this course is to promote active learning and critical thinking that will help students appreciate that they, along with other peoples of the world, are ...
... We also look at what we think is special and distinctive about anthropology in general, and about each of its subfields in particular. The goal of this course is to promote active learning and critical thinking that will help students appreciate that they, along with other peoples of the world, are ...
Relationship of Prehistoric Archaeology with other branches of
... institutions and tradition of the society. Cultural anthropology is devoted to studying human cultures worldwide, both their similarities and differences. They attempts to study culture in its general sense. The term culture for an anthropologist refers to the customary ways of thinking and behaving ...
... institutions and tradition of the society. Cultural anthropology is devoted to studying human cultures worldwide, both their similarities and differences. They attempts to study culture in its general sense. The term culture for an anthropologist refers to the customary ways of thinking and behaving ...
The Meanings and Dimensions of Culture TERMS • Culture
... Individual vs. group reward – In some countries personnel who do outstanding work are given individual rewards in the form of bonuses and commission. In others, cultural norms require group rewards and individual rewards are frowned on. ...
... Individual vs. group reward – In some countries personnel who do outstanding work are given individual rewards in the form of bonuses and commission. In others, cultural norms require group rewards and individual rewards are frowned on. ...
CHAPTER 3 Culture
... controlled by the nature of his or her language. The linguistic-relativity hypothesis has been modified to reflect the fact that culture and language influence rather than limit each other. ...
... controlled by the nature of his or her language. The linguistic-relativity hypothesis has been modified to reflect the fact that culture and language influence rather than limit each other. ...
Syllabus - Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
... concerned the diversity of human existence in the past and present. By attempting to understand the views, traditions, and material culture, of other people, we are able to learn something about their culture and understand our own. This course is designed to introduce students to the general princi ...
... concerned the diversity of human existence in the past and present. By attempting to understand the views, traditions, and material culture, of other people, we are able to learn something about their culture and understand our own. This course is designed to introduce students to the general princi ...
Syllabus - Arlington Public Schools / Overview
... course. Extensive commentary about each of the terms and concepts listed is purposefully omitted. Elaborations will be provided as we move through the material. Underlying Principles: The underlying principles focus on the nature, strengths and problems of social/cultural anthropology as a distinct ...
... course. Extensive commentary about each of the terms and concepts listed is purposefully omitted. Elaborations will be provided as we move through the material. Underlying Principles: The underlying principles focus on the nature, strengths and problems of social/cultural anthropology as a distinct ...
CALL FOR PAPERS
... Anthropologists have long been trans-disciplinary collaborators. But the character and format of their collaborations have clearly changed over time. In the 1980s and 1990s, anthropologists frequently turned to philosophy, linguistics, and literary studies. More recently, however, we have seen a ren ...
... Anthropologists have long been trans-disciplinary collaborators. But the character and format of their collaborations have clearly changed over time. In the 1980s and 1990s, anthropologists frequently turned to philosophy, linguistics, and literary studies. More recently, however, we have seen a ren ...
will hold its 2017 meeting in Kraków on 10-12 August 2017.
... participation in military activities, women's economic struggles and so on, are some of the topics that can be relevant for the panel. Documentary filmmakers and social/cultural anthropologists interested in documentary films on the Middle East from women's/gender perspectives are invited to propose ...
... participation in military activities, women's economic struggles and so on, are some of the topics that can be relevant for the panel. Documentary filmmakers and social/cultural anthropologists interested in documentary films on the Middle East from women's/gender perspectives are invited to propose ...
Cultural anthropology
Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans and is in contrast to social anthropology which perceives cultural variation as a subset of the anthropological constant. A variety of methods are part of anthropological methodology, including participant observation (often called fieldwork because it involves the anthropologist spending an extended period of time at the research location), interviews, and surveys.One of the earliest articulations of the anthropological meaning of the term ""culture"" came from Sir Edward Tylor who writes on the first page of his 1897 book: ""Culture, or civilization, taken in its broad, ethnographic sense, is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society."" The term ""civilization"" later gave way to definitions by V. Gordon Childe, with culture forming an umbrella term and civilization becoming a particular kind of culture.The anthropological concept of ""culture"" reflects in part a reaction against earlier Western discourses based on an opposition between ""culture"" and ""nature"", according to which some human beings lived in a ""state of nature"". Anthropologists have argued that culture is ""human nature"", and that all people have a capacity to classify experiences, encode classifications symbolically (i.e. in language), and teach such abstractions to others.Since humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, people living in different places or different circumstances develop different cultures. Anthropologists have also pointed out that through culture people can adapt to their environment in non-genetic ways, so people living in different environments will often have different cultures. Much of anthropological theory has originated in an appreciation of and interest in the tension between the local (particular cultures) and the global (a universal human nature, or the web of connections between people in distinct places/circumstances).The rise of cultural anthropology occurred within the context of the late 19th century, when questions regarding which cultures were ""primitive"" and which were ""civilized"" occupied the minds of not only Marx and Freud, but many others. Colonialism and its processes increasingly brought European thinkers in contact, directly or indirectly with ""primitive others."" The relative status of various humans, some of whom had modern advanced technologies that included engines and telegraphs, while others lacked anything but face-to-face communication techniques and still lived a Paleolithic lifestyle, was of interest to the first generation of cultural anthropologists.Parallel with the rise of cultural anthropology in the United States, social anthropology, in which sociality is the central concept and which focuses on the study of social statuses and roles, groups, institutions, and the relations among them—developed as an academic discipline in Britain and in France. An umbrella term socio-cultural anthropology makes reference to both cultural and social anthropology traditions.