ANTH 100A Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ethnology, Coevolution, Franz Boas
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Judging other societies ideas in context with one"s own culture (reductionist) ethnocentrism try to avoid it. Gain insight by: participating with informants* in social activities, observing activities as outsiders participant. Not considered as a subject (informants: people who work with anthropologists to provide them with insight about their culture. ) Parts and whole mutually determine each other and co-evolve. Objects and environments interpenetrate and define each other. Consider the similarities and differences in a wide range of human societies before generalizing human nature, society or history. Wide range of beliefs and how they work individually. Compare societies, basis for developing generalizations about humans different activities (ex. religion, bonds (kinship), etc. ) Study of small groups in large scale societies, collect data through participation and interview individual study (participant observation) Culture includes knowledge, belief and morals acquired by man in a society. People use culture to interpret their world and generate social behaviour called culture.
