ANTH 202 Lecture 3: ANTH 202 - lectures notes 3 (2015)
8 Feb 2017
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A classic definition was proposed by edward tylor, a 19th-century british anthropologidy, who wrote in 1871 that: Culture or civilization is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of a society. ". Left: edward burnett tylor (source: encyclopaedia britannica online) Let"s note that early definitions of culture focused on the aggregation of events, things and systems of thoughts that encompassed and guided human behaviour. Needless to say, not all segments of edward tylor"s definition have withstood the test of time. It is fair to say that the dominant definition of culture has changed throughout the history of anthropology and that not all anthropologists agree on what it is. There are many ways of understanding this concept. Various definitions of culture" by different scholars: (cid:131) The learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups.
