NEW150Y1 Lecture Notes - Biological Anthropology, Social Darwinism, Zande People
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Tradition vs modernity through the lens of antrhopology. Usually when we say tradition, we are talking time and space. Best way to conceptualize it is to think of it as a binary model construct . Idea that human beings start evolving from tradition (unchanging, constant, timeless, ) then move into modernity over time, meaning that things are constantly in flux and continue to change. Most institutions that focus on tradition are meant to keep status quo while modernity institutions are designed to constantly change. Diagram reflects the way africa has been conceptualized (tradition vs modernity esp when anthropologists talk and discuss africa over the period. Interested in how diverse/different human beings are by focusing on the significance of particular practices, different people in different parts of the world. Often look at cross cultural differences in social institutions such as marriage, cultural beliefs such as religion and communication styles.
