ANTHRO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ethnocentrism, Simon Mawer
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Essentials of physical anthropology 3rd edition 2015 - clark larson. Final exam: 12/19 dates covered: 12/7 - 12/14. Lec: 1: anthropology, study of humans viewed from the perspective of all humans and all times, explaining variation in human adaptation b. i) b. ii) Moving from small perspective to big pers. b. iii) Scientific in method: *science of human adaption* c. i) Ethnocentric- evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one"s own culture: recognize similarity with other animals. Understand they have a place in nature too: why the perspective matters, help understand human beings and how they came to be me a. i) a. ii) a. iii) similarities /differences with other animals limits/ potentials of mankind.
