Chapter 2 - HCC Learning Web
... adaptation tend to be concerned with people’s behavior as it relates to their well-being or the relationship of cultural practices to ecosystems. They investigate the ways cultures adapt to specific environments and the ways in which cultures have changed in response to new physical and social condi ...
... adaptation tend to be concerned with people’s behavior as it relates to their well-being or the relationship of cultural practices to ecosystems. They investigate the ways cultures adapt to specific environments and the ways in which cultures have changed in response to new physical and social condi ...
Chapter 1 What is Anthropology?
... how and why cultures vary or are similar in the past and present. The Three Branches of Cultural Anthropology are: ...
... how and why cultures vary or are similar in the past and present. The Three Branches of Cultural Anthropology are: ...
types+of+moral+theories
... Critics point out that social-contract theory provides for only a minimalist morality. It is minimalist in the sense that we are obligated to behave morally only where an explicit or formal contract exists. So if I have no express contract with you, or if a country like the US has no explicit contra ...
... Critics point out that social-contract theory provides for only a minimalist morality. It is minimalist in the sense that we are obligated to behave morally only where an explicit or formal contract exists. So if I have no express contract with you, or if a country like the US has no explicit contra ...
Social Anthropology: Canadian Perspectives on Culture and Society
... What you did. This may be a simple statement of where you went, how you set up to do your observation, and perhaps why you made those decisions. A general description of the scene. These are taken from your notes and should give me enough to understand what you were seeing. What you saw people doing ...
... What you did. This may be a simple statement of where you went, how you set up to do your observation, and perhaps why you made those decisions. A general description of the scene. These are taken from your notes and should give me enough to understand what you were seeing. What you saw people doing ...
Chapter 11: Theory in Cultural Anthropology
... A key concern for all social theorists is the relationship between society (individuals working together) and culture (the ideas, symbols, and interpretations people have about the world). All these theories have been critiqued as overly reductionistic, yet the underlying emphases have remained impo ...
... A key concern for all social theorists is the relationship between society (individuals working together) and culture (the ideas, symbols, and interpretations people have about the world). All these theories have been critiqued as overly reductionistic, yet the underlying emphases have remained impo ...
Chapter 15 - Cengage Learning
... function (participant observation), interview people whom are involved in the function or event (interview) and describe what they see. The focus will be for the student to conduct their own miniethnography and then either submit a paper on the ethnography or present it to the class. ...
... function (participant observation), interview people whom are involved in the function or event (interview) and describe what they see. The focus will be for the student to conduct their own miniethnography and then either submit a paper on the ethnography or present it to the class. ...
L48 Anthro 472 01
... This seminar is designed as a core course for graduate students in anthropology, graduate students in other fields, and advanced undergraduates who have an interest in social theory and anthropology. (The course counts as the “cultural requirement” for anthropology graduate students.) We consider mo ...
... This seminar is designed as a core course for graduate students in anthropology, graduate students in other fields, and advanced undergraduates who have an interest in social theory and anthropology. (The course counts as the “cultural requirement” for anthropology graduate students.) We consider mo ...
Anthropology 5 Magic, Science & Religion
... the Melanesia Culture Area who have had about 200 of their members die from mysterious causes each year. The locals call it Kuru or “to tremble with fear.” Jerking/shaking/unable to coordinate are the main symptoms. After 9 months, the individual is no longer able to eat or drink and soon dies. Wome ...
... the Melanesia Culture Area who have had about 200 of their members die from mysterious causes each year. The locals call it Kuru or “to tremble with fear.” Jerking/shaking/unable to coordinate are the main symptoms. After 9 months, the individual is no longer able to eat or drink and soon dies. Wome ...
Cultural Change - Cengage Learning
... Cultures are made up of learned behaviors. All cultures involve the use of language and symbols. Cultures are patterned and integrated. ...
... Cultures are made up of learned behaviors. All cultures involve the use of language and symbols. Cultures are patterned and integrated. ...
Cultural diplomacy and the concept of the Other
... adulthood (Freeman, 1983). Her study focused specifically on the personality of these girls, their attitudes and behavior toward their sexuality. Throughout the book, the lives of the Samoan girls are described as uninhibited, extrovert, and more mature. The research conducted by Mead was a comparat ...
... adulthood (Freeman, 1983). Her study focused specifically on the personality of these girls, their attitudes and behavior toward their sexuality. Throughout the book, the lives of the Samoan girls are described as uninhibited, extrovert, and more mature. The research conducted by Mead was a comparat ...
Final Examination
... 15) Popular culture is too trivial (meaning “of little significance”) for anthropologists to study as "culture.” Answer: F 16) Biological anthropologists are mainly interested in human evolution and contemporary human variation. Answer: T 17) Anthropology differs from other disciplines that study hu ...
... 15) Popular culture is too trivial (meaning “of little significance”) for anthropologists to study as "culture.” Answer: F 16) Biological anthropologists are mainly interested in human evolution and contemporary human variation. Answer: T 17) Anthropology differs from other disciplines that study hu ...
Fieldwork and Ethnography
... Anthropology as Negotiated Reality a mutually constructed ground of experience ...
... Anthropology as Negotiated Reality a mutually constructed ground of experience ...
Anthropology, Eleventh Edition
... History of languages - the way languages change over time. The study of language in its social setting. ...
... History of languages - the way languages change over time. The study of language in its social setting. ...
Introduction ANTHROPOLOGY A DISCIPLINE OF INFINITE CURIOSITY ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS
... • Why do we stand up on two fragile limbs when so many other animals sensibly move about on all four? • Why are we relatively hairless (and, thus, get sunburn)? • Why do we speak, form societies, fight wars? • Why do we think about our own impending deaths? • How long have human beings been around? ...
... • Why do we stand up on two fragile limbs when so many other animals sensibly move about on all four? • Why are we relatively hairless (and, thus, get sunburn)? • Why do we speak, form societies, fight wars? • Why do we think about our own impending deaths? • How long have human beings been around? ...
Anthropology, Eleventh Edition
... ideas, values, and perceptions, which are used to make sense of experience and which generate behavior and are reflected in that behavior. ...
... ideas, values, and perceptions, which are used to make sense of experience and which generate behavior and are reflected in that behavior. ...
power-point Chapter 3
... attend the function (participant observation), interview people whom are involved in the function or event (interview) and describe what they see. The focus will be for the student to conduct their own miniethnography and then either submit a paper on the ethnography or present it to the class. ...
... attend the function (participant observation), interview people whom are involved in the function or event (interview) and describe what they see. The focus will be for the student to conduct their own miniethnography and then either submit a paper on the ethnography or present it to the class. ...
Chapter 1
... Cross-cultural or comparative study is necessary to learn about the full range of human diversity as well as its commonalities. ...
... Cross-cultural or comparative study is necessary to learn about the full range of human diversity as well as its commonalities. ...
Leslie Spier on the Censure of Franz Boas
... some thought that the "honor" might be misplaced or misused. It was thought that anyone who cared enough to participate in the Association would join as an active member. So it was just dropped out of our reckoning. Yes, I was present at the meeting in 1919 when the famous -or rather, infamous-Boas ...
... some thought that the "honor" might be misplaced or misused. It was thought that anyone who cared enough to participate in the Association would join as an active member. So it was just dropped out of our reckoning. Yes, I was present at the meeting in 1919 when the famous -or rather, infamous-Boas ...
19th Century Anthropology
... quotations from a Scotsman, John F. MacLennan, or an Englishman, Edward B. Tylor, would take the same position. Cultural anthropology, then, set out to analyze the totality of human culture in time and space. But by assuming a linear conception of history, it too often neglected the discontinuities ...
... quotations from a Scotsman, John F. MacLennan, or an Englishman, Edward B. Tylor, would take the same position. Cultural anthropology, then, set out to analyze the totality of human culture in time and space. But by assuming a linear conception of history, it too often neglected the discontinuities ...
CRITICAL THINKING REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
... Giving the results of a study Possible ways a causal hypothesis can be wrong Reverse cause and effect Ignore coincidence Overlooking the possibility that both items mentioned might have a third common cause Distinguishing between arguments and explanations ...
... Giving the results of a study Possible ways a causal hypothesis can be wrong Reverse cause and effect Ignore coincidence Overlooking the possibility that both items mentioned might have a third common cause Distinguishing between arguments and explanations ...
What is Anthropology
... there is a growing number of subdisciplines such as Medical Anthropology and Environmental Anthropology. ...
... there is a growing number of subdisciplines such as Medical Anthropology and Environmental Anthropology. ...
Notes on Jamieson, chapter 2
... Hobbesian solution to the problem of a “war of all against all.” Morality, then, is a “pattern of behavior” that enables social cooperation and reciprocation among individuals. ...
... Hobbesian solution to the problem of a “war of all against all.” Morality, then, is a “pattern of behavior” that enables social cooperation and reciprocation among individuals. ...
Introducing Cultural Anthropology
... is not a disembodied force. It is created and transmitted by people. Although culture is a human construct, its study is undertaken by anthropology as a science. The science of cultural anthropology, however, is distinctly non-reductionist, i.e., it does not seek to simply apply the science of natur ...
... is not a disembodied force. It is created and transmitted by people. Although culture is a human construct, its study is undertaken by anthropology as a science. The science of cultural anthropology, however, is distinctly non-reductionist, i.e., it does not seek to simply apply the science of natur ...
DLGT
... → watch film “A Man Called Bee” about Napoleon Chagnon’s fieldwork among the Yanomamo peoples of Brazil (Amazonian rainforest) B. Terms to know none WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 A. Learning Objectives for the Day What are the four sub-fields of anthropology and how do they differ from one another? What ...
... → watch film “A Man Called Bee” about Napoleon Chagnon’s fieldwork among the Yanomamo peoples of Brazil (Amazonian rainforest) B. Terms to know none WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 A. Learning Objectives for the Day What are the four sub-fields of anthropology and how do they differ from one another? What ...
history of anthro pt 1
... Uniformitarian principle The same kind of development in culture which has gone on inside our range of knowledge has also gone on outside it, its course of proceeding being unaffected by our having or not having reporters present. If any one holds that human thought and action were worked out in pr ...
... Uniformitarian principle The same kind of development in culture which has gone on inside our range of knowledge has also gone on outside it, its course of proceeding being unaffected by our having or not having reporters present. If any one holds that human thought and action were worked out in pr ...