Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Nancy Green, Cockfight, Clifford Geertz
7 Dec 2013
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Armchair anthropology the idea that explorers, travelers would travel around the world and keep journals which were used by anthropologists to get an idea about cultures/ancient societies in these places. Salvage anthropology believed that first nations people were dying out so he collected as much info as possible from/about the people there. Radcliffe-brown (1881-1955): structure (how did anthro contribute to providing structure for society) Bronislaw malinowski (1884-1942): function (believed institutions were created to satisfy society"s" needs) Positivism the view that there"s a reality out there and a scientific method to finding out that reality (through our senses) Method: went to samoa (compared to adolescents in us) Family structure (nuclear family in the u. s. vs. extended family/village family ) Life is simpler in samoa (kids aren"t given as much choice as what they will be when they grow up, would grow up to be like parents) Life is less controlled in samoa (sexual experimentation was normal)
