ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - One-Drop Rule, Linguistic Anthropology, Social Constructionism
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Nature vs. nurture: humans really rely on nurture side. Prejudice when people come together: ethnocentrim thinking we are better than animals and other ethinicities. Is it a false contrast: all humans have language and all humans have culture, nurture isnt completely different from nurture, language and culture are programmed into humans by nature, culture ways depends on our genetics. Not so totally distinct: language and culture are linked to genetics. Specific languages and specific cultures are human particulars: universals (language, culture) are innate transmitted through genes. Particulars (languages, cultures) are learned: transmitted though society (mainly by talking) Social transmission is must more flexible than genetic transmission. Major changes can occur within a generation or two. Major changes can occur without a change of species. Specific languages and cultures develop to cope with specific environmental niches. Result: adaptation without becoming a new species. In homo sapiens, these groups may be culturally adapted to different niches .
