* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download Anthropology Introduced
Human variability wikipedia , lookup
Archaeology wikipedia , lookup
Structuralism wikipedia , lookup
Cultural relativism wikipedia , lookup
Tribe (Internet) wikipedia , lookup
Economic anthropology wikipedia , lookup
Cultural ecology wikipedia , lookup
Cross-cultural differences in decision-making wikipedia , lookup
Caucasian race wikipedia , lookup
Intercultural competence wikipedia , lookup
History of archaeology wikipedia , lookup
Craniometry wikipedia , lookup
Forensic anthropology wikipedia , lookup
Ethnography wikipedia , lookup
Evolutionary archaeology wikipedia , lookup
Social Bonding and Nurture Kinship wikipedia , lookup
Culture-historical archaeology wikipedia , lookup
Political economy in anthropology wikipedia , lookup
History of anthropometry wikipedia , lookup
American anthropology wikipedia , lookup
Ethnoscience wikipedia , lookup
Post-processual archaeology wikipedia , lookup
Anthropology More Than Grass Shacks and Exotic Sunsets Defined • Anthropology is the study of the human condition, in all of its forms and splendors Derivation of Name • Anthropos…from the Greek for man – We extend this today to mean all of humanity • -ology…(logos) the study of… Place in Modern Academia • Usually a Social Science • Developed in the 19th century as part of the birth of social sciences, along with – Sociology – Psychology – Political Sciecne Anthropology’s Scope of Study • If humans are involved, we study it • This is very broad, perhaps too broad to get a handle on… • So we break it into 4 subfields – This organization is called the quadripartite approach Quadripartite Approach • Cultural Anthropology – Anthropology 1100 • Linguistic Anthropology – Anthropology 1115 (new course in Spring) • Biological Anthropology (Race, Sex, & Human Evolution) – Anthropology 1125 • Archaeology (Discovering Archaeology) – Anthropology 1120 Cultural Anthropology • Focuses on living (or recently living) cultures • Identifies rules of social behavior • Studies the ways people identify themselves in their societies and the world Linguistic Anthropology • Focuses on human communication • Studies the ways we structure our communication • Includes components on how the brain and speech emerged together • Covers the ways to be effective in communication Biological Anthropology • Studies the human animal • Evolution • Population and breeding histories and how people create ideas of race and racism • Forensic anthropology Archaeology • Studies humanity through the remains left behind by people • Provides a unique view across time of culture, language, and physical forms • Explores the lost civilizations & cultures of the past 4 Fields Unified By… • Their connection to human-kind • Cannot speak of archaeology without referring to culture, or language without referring to biology and culture • They all interrelate when we put people in the picture They Also Share… • An emphasis on Holism • An emphasis on Application (sometimes called Applied Anthropology and treated as a 5th sub-discipline) Holism • The notion that sets us apart from other social sciences • We add factors and look for interrelatedness – Other social sciences often look for prime movers and single causal factors – They tend to be reductive Application • About 70% of all jobs in anthropology are in the private sector • Corporations hire anthropologists to study their structure and to improve efficiency • Cultural Resource Management archaeology is commonplace But There Is More • Anthropology is typically listed as one of the top 5 or 6 most desirable skill areas by employers – Everything from personnel management to international business and government positions And Still There is More • Anthropology provides you with tools you can use every day! • Understanding how people and systems function can help you run a business, serve clients and patients, even navigate the COD bureaucracy