ANTH 1002 Study Guide - Final Guide: Noam Chomsky, Endogamy, Exogamy

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Without the veneer of culture, they would be mental cases. its members comprehensible. (ex: trying to understand hitler, even if we don t agree) Franz boaz (1858 1942) founded first department of anthropology columbia university, was. Cultural relativism understanding another culture in its own terms and making the actions of. Ethnocentrism the belief that one s culture is dominant or superior. Malinowski developed different approach to fieldwork, studied people of the trobriand. Clifford geertz theorized that humans raised in isolation would be neither failed apes nor. Applied anthropology anthropological information is used to solve serious social and cultural. Holistic perspective taking into account almost every action or communication of a culture. Dualism the theory that reality consists of two equal but separate parts; mind and body. Freud theory that humans are motivated to seek pleasure in a world where that is frequently. Ethnography written or filmed description of a particular culture. Ethnology comparative study of two or more cultures.