SOC 3331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology
17 Feb 2017
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No culture exists without communication and evolution of language. Symbols for understanding language (verbal vs. nonverbal, emblems) Study of past and present human forms. Comparative primate anatomy: similiarity and differences of humans from. Human variation: study of the different categories of races i. e. negro matter. Forensic science: tracing evidence of criminal activity. Study of kinship: marriage and family (evolution of generations, expansions) Technology: hunting to house building and modern technology. Economic anthropology: chain production and consumption (subsidence) Political anthropology: power and social control society is hierarchically structured (one makes groups and policies, others follow laws and policies) Supernatural beliefs; arts and oral traditions: linguistic anthropology. Study of spoken languages around the world. Speech and sounds and sound units that carry language. Word and sentence formation (how children learn to speak?) Relation of language and culture: archaeology. Reconstruction of past cultures (techniques to analyze material culture) Study of artefacts: portable objects from tools to venues sculptures.
