ANP 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cultural Anthropology, Adam Kadmon, Language Change
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A field of study focused on the attempt to understand the human condition in all its diversity. From the words anthropos (human beings) and logia (the study of) To understand the human condition in all its diversity. Comparative: it examines the similarities and differences between cultures. Holistic: in order to understand any single aspect of culture, we must see how it connects to other aspects of the culture. The worldwide interconnections between societies based on the existence of global markets. Collects data from bodily remains, genes, dna, and by observing primate behavior: archaeology. Collects data from material cultures and artifacts: linguistics. Collects data from observing sounds, words, grammar, movement, expressions, language change over time: cultural. Studies culture; how its learned and shared, its dynamic, how it adapts and is integrated and contested. Collects data by observing behavior, and collecting ideas: applied. Solves human problems by using the conclusions from the other subfields.
