ACCT207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sefrou, World-Systems Theory, Columbian Exchange
16 Mar 2017
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Process of domestication of plants and animals (9000 b. c. ) Only humans and birds walk on 2 feet. 1 in 7 women die giving birth. Homo floresiensis- (cid:498)the (obbit(cid:499) 3 foot tall--- 16,000 b. c. Primatology- ethology ----- study of behavior (recording what people are doing- write time protocols) System of collected ideas learned and transmitted by play, observation, and a natural language. Herbivores don"t play, carnivores a lot of play. Homoludens (the playful ones) instead of homosapiens (the knowledgeable ones) . Self conscious- can develop a theory of mind. Acculturation- borrowing from another culture (as an adult) (cid:498)proto- cultures(cid:499) Enculturation- learning one"s own culture while growing up (cid:523)play, )mitative play(cid:524) Sub-culture small cultures within cultures (e. g. the amish, rvs, bikers) Sex gender circle with arrow facing northeast- (cid:498)masculine(cid:499) stick figure with arms- (cid:498)feminine(cid:499) Chagnon: documentation, data/ statistics, prediction, (cid:498)village fissioning(cid:499) ***encuturation culture culture shock, future shock. Cultural knowledge (verbal) common sense, empirical (cid:498)reality(cid:499) (cid:523)desk(cid:524), )deology (cid:498)truth(cid:499) (cid:523)rel)g)on(cid:524)
