ANT 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cultural Assimilation, Applied Anthropology, Evolution
19 Feb 2019
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Anthro is a broad field but the main topics are: Contemporary human culture, biological, and linguistic similarities & differences. Origins in the field of exploration, history, and collecting from ancient times. Developed as a scientific field in the late 1800s when it was established in universities and professional associations. Once associated with colonialism, now concerned with protecting the rights of the poor, women, and minority groups. Disruptions of industrialism, leading to theories of human organization and social change. Theory of biological evolution by darwin led to theories about the evolution of human species and society. The rise of colonialism, powerful nations claims lands help by indigenous people ( savage anthropology ) In the late1800s and early 1900s some anthropologists that theory of eugenetics. Sometimes supported cultural assimilation of indigenous people. Some work with the government to control the local population through military occupation and colonialism. Focuses on the description and comparison of human sociocultural adaptions.
