ANTH 1150 Lecture : Anthro
12 Feb 2012
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Key terms: holism an approach that assumes that any single aspect of a culture is integrated with other aspects, we look at how different aspects of a culture will connect look at the. The study of human kind in all places and in all times. Study the ways that people are different and similar. Studying the physical appearance of bones that are found. Culture is learned people are not born knowing culture. Cultures change and interact e. g. cross cultural influences. Lecture 2 (summary for chapter two on pg 28-31 in cultural anthro) Emic describes culture from the participants pov observer uses concepts and distinctions that are meaningful and appropriate to the participants. 19th century evolutionists: edward tylor, herbert spencer, lewis henry morgan. Rejected ethnocentrism and racial implications of social evolutionism. Every culture must be understood in own historical context. Social institutions function to fulfill biological and psychological needs. Suggested that humans have basic psychological and biological needs.
