ANTHR101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Participant Observation, Antonio Gramsci, Structural Violence
9 Dec 2015
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Anthropology is the study of humankind in the past and at present; based on concept of culture. Holistic (integrated), comparative (generalize about human nature, society, and human past), field-based, evolutionary (what it means to be human across space and time) . Cultural construct: the idea that the characteristics attributed to people are based on social things and are culturally determined. Used to some extent in every culture. Have no basis in biology; fully created by humans. Changeable to meet the needs of those in power. Dynamic (how people think about these constructs differ especially in. Have a real effect on people different cultures) Material culture: physical evidence of a culture in the objects and architecture people make/have made. Individuals with mutations best suited to current conditions will thrive, survive and reproduce. Fitness: being successful in terms of surviving and reproducing (to have many offspring) Variational evolution: different members of species will respond differently to environmental features.
