Anthropology 1025F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Veranda, Linguistic Relativity, Metonymy
13 Feb 2017
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**reflection 1 due next class (sept. 24th, 2013) Tendency to believe that ones own way is superior, more natural, or correct. Measurement of all other groups in relation to ones own. Takes a lot of forms and you have to make sure you don(cid:495)t bring your own culture into the culture of someone else. Trying to understand beliefs and practices from the point of view of the people who use them. Perspective that all culture are equally valid and can only be understood on their own terms. Have to understand what is different about each culture. Cultural relativism is not the same as moral relativism. If you want something to change then you have to understand why they do it and what it means to them. This theory can help you make moral decisions. Living with local people in their ways (not a hotel) Contributing to projects that are happening, work being done.
