ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Ethnohistory, Medical Anthropology, Biological Anthropology
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Roots of anthropology derive from looking at other human beings different from us. Kant says anthropology is defined as characteristics different from people (19th century) Deep colonial roots: europe, north america, australia. The western civilization was considered on a higher level. After studying others, we study our own self through the same methods. Anthropological revolution or decentering = to look at ourselves as if we were the other. Old anthropologists look others as organisms: used physical descriptions to describe people, historical anthropology divided into four (including physical) Diversity of human behavior in present and recent past. Ethnography description of society s way of life (economy, tradition, focusing on sudan) Culture: learned sets of ideas and behavior acquired by people and members of society. Evolutionary anthro: application of modern evolutionary theory to studies of the morphology, ecology, and behavior of human and non-human primates. Why are we so advanced but people die from malnutrition, aids and obesity: forensic anthropology.
