AN101 Lecture 2: Week 2 Notes.docx
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Cultural anthropology: chapter 2: the nature of culture. Culture: consists of the abstract values, beliefs, perceptions of the world that lie behind people"s behaviour and that are reflected in that behaviour (most important thing associated with. Shared ideals, values that people use to interpret experience and generate behaviour. Elements shared by members of a cultural group and when acted upon, others can understand that behaviour. Cultured is learned greatly through medium of language and not biologically. Parts of a culture: econ, kinship, spirituality and marriage system function together. To survive, culture must satisfy basic needs of society and deals with problems that society has. Must be a balance of self interests of individuals and the needs of a whole society. Culture must be able to change and adapt. Anthropologists believe all are equally valid and must not be judged. However many controversies with human rights in cultures.
