ANT 252 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cotton Gin, Linguistic Anthropology, Biological Anthropology
Document Summary
Weber, and emile durkheim: another key influence on the development of anthropology was that of the theory of evolution. Evolution the adaptive changes organisms make over time. On the origin of species : another driving force behind anthropology was colonialism. Colonialism the historical practice of more powerful countries claiming possession of less powerful ones. Cultural anthropology the study of the social lives of living communities. Archaeology the study of past cultures by excavating the sites where people lived out their lives. Biological anthropology also called physical anthropology; the study of the biological aspects of the human species, past and present, along with nonhuman primates. Linguistic anthropology the study of how people communicate with one another through language: culture the taken for granted notions, rules, moralities, and behaviors within a social group. Ethnocentrism the assumption that one"s own way of doing things is correct, while dismissing other people"s practices or views as wrong or ignorant.
