AN100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Scientific Method, Ethnocentrism, Hybridity
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Why does anthropology matter? enables us to acquire knowledge about the human condition" allows us to have a particular perspectives on the same culture and it applies knowledge and perspectives to: Make positive changes/contributions: culture matters it helps us appreciate culture diversity (there is a logic to what people are doing) recognize what other people do eg. miscommunication between different languages, we live in multicultural contexts. Different cultures interact, so we need to have understandings in order to be able to socially accept these differences. Rich/poor nations, climate changes, etc: multiculturalism, hybridity (mixing of cultural practices/ideas) Inequalities of class, gender etc: transnational issues: migration, refugees, adoptions, cyber culture. History corporate culture popular culture business outsourcing telemarketers, human rights etc colonial and capitalism phase. Introduction of capitalism to society scientific phase- early 20th centaury. Pre-scientific phase studied because of curiosity, adventure etc problems speculations. There"s no real collection of scientific facts prejudicial.
