Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Judith Butler, Paul Ekman, Microexpression
23 Oct 2013
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Holistic study: looking at anthropology as a whole, a whole > sum of parts. Description & theory: describe facts about cultures & generalize a theory. Understanding variation & change: study at the group level. Critical thinking: interpret the behavior, deeper understanding of data. How do anthropologists work: collect data: sample of tissue/bones, information, make observations: has to be systematic. Writing notes or tape recording: ask questions: interview, survey, participate in activities, do analysis: in lab, draw conclusions, make comparisons, write, report, educate, advocate. Answer: language shapes social life & social situations influence the way we speak. Qualitative data: describe something to figure out the pattern. Interviews: tend to be open-ended; structured or spontaneous. Listening to the recordings & reading the transcripts many times to look for a pattern. Similarity: ask similar questions about social life. Difference: linguistic anthropology focuses on language; sociocultural anthropology. Linguistics: study language structure (grammar), sound of language (ie. study language without dealing with real people)
