ANTH 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: American Anthropologist, Rein, Body Politic
1 Apr 2015
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Anthropology: the study of what is means to be human. Can be defined as the study of humans. Biophysical: the study of our pre-human, study of apes. Linguistic: how language shapes social and cultural life, study of language. Language influences the way people think and how they interact. Definition of culture: a total way of life. A behavioral map, sieve, or matrix, learned behavior an individual acquires from their group. The webs of meaning in which people are situated, and which they themselves have spun. To make the strange familiar and the familiar seem strange clifford geertz,the interpretation of cultures (1973) The different sense of culture: something you do (raising, cultivating, fine arts. ) Something you have more of less of (civilization) and something you identify with (values, beliefs, home, ethnicity) Culture: certain traditions, how people live in different countries, ethnic groups, performance arts, the order of society ext. The study of the human anthros= human being logos= study of.
