ANTH 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Punctuated Equilibrium, Sedentism, Darwinism
22 Aug 2016
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Anthropology, know the four subfields as well as academic versus applied research, cultural anthropologist (corporations, gov"t, archaeologists (corporations, gov"t, firms, linguistic (corporations, local/state gov"t, physical (state/federal gov"t) Academic usually ask their own questions and create their own research: understand what anthropological fieldwork is, the techniques, the role in research. On location research = they find data, interact with it for an extended period of time. Fieldwork is how you answer a problem question. Takes a long time to complete long-term studies they are historically always mixed. Academic grew: culture, know how we define and understand what culture is in anthropology = culture: the set of learned, shared behavior and ideas that humans acquire as members of society. Consists of the abstract values, beliefs, and perceptions of the world: identify and describe the different attributes of culture = Symbolic: something that comes to stand for something else. Culture & nature: converts natural urges & acts into cultural custom.
