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other useful materials not on the exams Texas A & M http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html Library Resources Include: Other Library Information (including JSTOR) Virtual and real libraries UMD’s Brick and Mortar Library http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/pcvideo.html Cultural Anthropology Main Characteristics of Anthropology The Fields of the General Anthropology archaeology physical or biological anthropology (bioanthropology) linguistic anthropology cultural / social anthropology The Fields of the General Anthropology archaeology physical or biological anthropology (bioanthropology) linguistic anthropology cultural / social anthropology Texas A & M http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html 1 2 3 4 http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html Main Characteristics culture as a primary concept comparative methods as major approaches to the study of human behavior development and structure (usually involving field work) holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary goal of anthropology Main Characteristics “culture” as a primary concept Main Characteristics “culture” learned shared transmitted from generation to generation based on symbols integrated Main Characteristics “culture” is not inherited (biological) it is not “instinct” Main Characteristics “cultures” are integrated interact and change The Concept of Culture Microculture a distinct pattern of learned and shared behavior and thinking found within larger cultures such as ethnic groups in localized regions local cultures The Concept of Culture microcultures can include ethnic groups within nations e.g., Anishinabe (Chippewa; Ojibwa) e.g., Rom (Gypsies) e.g., Irish “Travellers” sometimes incorrectly called “Gypsies” e.g., Basques e.g., Kurds e.g., Australian Aboriginals The Concept of Culture Microculture a distinct pattern of learned and shared behavior and thinking found within larger cultures such as ethnic groups in localized regions local cultures Macroculture a distinct pattern of learned and shared behavior and thinking that crosses local boundaries, such as transnational culture and global culture The Concept of Culture macrocultures can include groups across nations e.g., Rom (Gypsies) e.g., ? Al Qaeda Main Characteristics culture as a primary concept comparative method as major approach to the study of human behavior Main Characteristics the comparative method compares things, for e.g., process of domestication / civilization wheat – Turkey rice – China maize – Mexico manioc – Brazil Main Characteristics the comparative method compares things, for e.g., process of domestication / civilization wheat – Turkey rice – China maize – Mexico manioc – Brazil Neolithic Chapter 16 Food Production: A Biocultural Revolution Time line for Ch. 16 Food Production. Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 8th Ed., p. 410. Origin of Domestication for Selected Plants wheat 10,500 ybp rice 7,000 ybp maize 4,200 ybp millet 4,000 ybp manioc 4,200 ybp Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 8th Ed., p. 417. Main Characteristics culture as a primary concept comparative method as major approach to the study of human behavior holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal of anthropology The Fields of the General Anthropology archaeology physical or biological anthropology (bioanthropology) linguistic anthropology cultural / social anthropology The main fields of general anthropology 1 2 3 4 http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html holism holism difficult terms Glossary ethnography scientific description of cultures (“a portrait of a people”) Glossary ethno – graphy graph from the Greek, meaning something “written” or “drawn” Glossary ethnology comparative study of cultures this is different from . . . Glossary ethology scientific study of the social behavior of animals, especially in their natural environments note that there is no n in ethology Glossary primatology scientific study of the social behavior of primates, especially apes and monkeys Glossary “primates” prosimians (“pre-monkeys”) monkeys apes and also humans Main Characteristics culture as a primary concept comparative method as major approach to the study of human behavior holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal of anthropology fieldwork as a primary research technique (“participant observation”) Glossary Other important terms include . . . Glossary ethnocentrism judging other cultures by the standards of one’s own culture rather than by the standards of that particular culture Glossary cultural relativism the perspective that each culture must be understood in terms of the values and ideas of that culture and should not be judged by the standards of another Glossary absolute cultural relativism the perspective that says a person from one culture should not question the rightness or wrongness of behavior or ideas in other cultures because that would be ethnocentric World War II Holocaust arranged “underage” marriage female genital mutilations withholding of medical treatment of children for religious reasons polygyny. . . . http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2004/03/26/StateLocal/Polygamists.Might.Be.Building.In.Texas-642621.shtml http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204%257E23187%257E2235392,00.html Glossary critical cultural relativism offers an alternative view that poses questions about cultural practices and ideas in terms of who accepts them and why, and who they might be harming or helping People live in Multiple Cultural Worlds Multiple Cultural Worlds class race ethnicity sex/gender age institutions Multiple Cultural Worlds “units of analysis” may include: one person (e.g., Paul Buffalo) the family (e.g., Strodtbeck) the community a region a culture “national character” (a nation) The Three Major Contemporary Debates Biological Determinism vs. Cultural Constructionism (“nature vs. nurture”) (“learned vs. inherited”) Ideationism vs. Cultural Materialism Individual Agency vs. Structuralism (“free will” vs. “power structures”)