ANTH10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Socalled, Subjectivism, Cud

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Anthro: the anthropological study of the relationship bet. Theories in human ecology lie on a continuum be two extremes: environ determinism --- A theory that comes close to ed = cultural materialism. In particular, they serve to regulate protein supply and population. A theory that comes close to cultural determinism is structuralism. Cultures must be understood in terms of their relationships to a larger, overarching systems or structures. These systems are governed by logics of classification. Objects derive significant from their location w/in culturally specific classification systems. Objects that lie betwixt categories or that transgress categories are usually attributed heightened significance. Cm emphasises the intrinsic material qualities (i. e. ecological determinism) of the object: e. g. Cm emphasises the intrinsic material qualities (i. e. ecological determinism) of the object: e. g. pork is liable to rot rapidly in hot climates. Therefore, religious prohibition is an adaptive mechanism, e. g. to prevent poisoning.

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