ANTH 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nuclear Family, Kinship, Pastoralism
18 Oct 2016
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Anthropology is the study of humankind from social and biological perspectives. Geographical scope: they study anywhere human behaviour is occurring. Temporal scope: covers a lot of time; goes back to our biological ancestors all the way to the present time. Writings about a particular culture, rich description of how a group of particular people. The expression of universals in one place at the local level. Hedican"s book based on ethnology: compares and analyzes the characteristics of. Barker"s book is based on ethnography (maisin, tahltan) Wade davis is an ethnographer and said culture is something that cannot be ignored different peoples and the relationship between them as it holds us together and also separates us. Ethnocentrism: a judgement of others & other cultures based on your experiences, your standards & values habits, hunting, religious ceremonies, Anthropologists are challenged when exploring human rights, women"s rights, food. Anthropologists need to take their beliefs out of their research in order to avoid creating.
