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| 4 subfields of Anthropology |
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- Physical Anthropology- forensics, human evolution. primatology, DNA- Human genome project
- Archeology- the study of the archaic. - focus on the remains of past civilizations. Midden or trash heaps are one of the most famous/ key sources of archaeological research.
- Linguistic Anthropology- the study of human language/ communication.
- Cultural Anthropology- the study of human culture.
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- a system of meaning embedded in symbols
- a kind of matrix in which we are evaluating our “relationships” to one another.
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- often "feels natural"
- is artificial
- is learned (enculturation= learning a culture)
- is dynamic (changes over time)- all cultures have history- no one lives exactly like their predcessors did- we all change to suit our own needs
- there is no natural or normal culture a person is born with- characteristics w/in a group= learned- a person has no set culture- the meanings given to symbols are not universally shared across cultures "culturally specific"
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| is a belief that your culture is superior |
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- the suspension of one's own personal bias in order to better understand another culture
- "keeping an open mind"
- a tool to help understand why people do what they do (even if you don't agree, you try to understand to know what they do)
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| Traditionally this refers to the writings an anthropologist produces after studying another culture. |
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- The method of research for cultrual anthropologists
- How an anthropologist goes about collecting data
- going and hanging out with a group of people fir many months/years to really understand what that group is about
- refers to close long term interaction with another cultural/social group
- "Field Work"
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anthropologists seek to understand how the various parts of a culture function together to create a whole ( food, religion, etc works together to make the whole) |
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| some aspect(s) of practices/beliefs/values if one culture might be difficult to understand by people living in another culture. |
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