* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download Anthropology
Dual inheritance theory wikipedia , lookup
Cultural relativism wikipedia , lookup
Forensic anthropology wikipedia , lookup
Cross-cultural differences in decision-making wikipedia , lookup
History of anthropometry wikipedia , lookup
Ethnography wikipedia , lookup
Culture-historical archaeology wikipedia , lookup
Cultural ecology wikipedia , lookup
Human variability wikipedia , lookup
Political economy in anthropology wikipedia , lookup
Intercultural competence wikipedia , lookup
Social Bonding and Nurture Kinship wikipedia , lookup
Evolutionary archaeology wikipedia , lookup
American anthropology wikipedia , lookup
Post-processual archaeology wikipedia , lookup
Ethnoscience wikipedia , lookup
The Social Sciences: Anthropology The Social Sciences Anthropology Sociology Study human life throughout history Examines biological and cultural diversity Comparative and holistic Study of the groups and societies humans build and the way social relationships affect behavior Focuses on groups and social institutions Psychology Study of behavior and mental processes in contexts Focuses on individuals General Anthropology Study of the whole of human existence: Past, present, future Biology, society, language, culture General Anthropology Study of the whole of human existence: Past, present, future Biology, society, language, culture Organized life in groups General Anthropology Study of the whole of human existence: Past, present, future Biology, society, language, culture Traditions and customs that govern beliefs and behaviors Transmitted through learning General Anthropology Study of the whole of human existence: Past, present, future Biology, society, language, culture Grew during the late 19th century Influenced by: Evolutionary theory Reports from travelers to non-Western societies Discoveries in biology and geology General Anthropology Subdisciplines: Cultural (sociocultural) Archeological Biological Linguistic Common theme: Humans are biological and cultural beings evolving through time Cultural Anthropology Study society and culture Explain cultural similarities and differences What aspects of culture are universal? Generalized? Particular? Culture is: Learned (often unconsciously) Based on symbols Shared and integrated Both stable and changing Forms subcultures Is exceedingly complex Cultural Anthropology Ethnography Based largely on fieldwork Ethnopicture: an in-depth examination of a particular culture or society Cultural Anthropology Ethnology Based on cross-cultural comparison Uses data gathered by ethnographers and archaeologists to identify and explain cultural differences and similarities Archaeological Anthropology Reconstructs behavior and cultural patterns by examining material remains Traditional archaeology focused on discovering grand sites Some archaeologists ‘going local’ to look at daily life Archaeological Anthropology Not always glamorous! Archaeological Anthropology Not always glamorous! Archaeological Anthropology Must infer cultural patterns from artifacts and ruins Non-native materials indicate trade Buildings give clues about the living conditions Mt. Vernon Distillery Dig Biological Anthropology Seek to understand human adaptation, variation, and change Primatology Biological Anthropology Seek to understand human adaptation, variation, and change Primatology Forensics Biological Anthropology Seek to understand human adaptation, variation, and change Primatology Forensics Genetics Biological Anthropology Seek to understand human adaptation, variation, and change Primatology Forensics Genetics Sociobiology Linguistic Anthropology Initially documented unwritten, ‘disappearing’ languages Now those languages have been recorded or lost—very few left Linguistic Anthropology Language is constantly changing Now broadens view to many types of communication Applied Anthropology Using anthropological knowledge to solve practical problems Forensic anthropology Linguists Globalization Garbology