ANTH 100A Final: ANTH 100A Entire year Study Guide.docx
Document Summary
Anthropology is the holistic and comparative study of humans through time and space (past and present). Assumption that your civilization and way of life is the correct way and every other way is false. Come to the realization that the world is diverse. Cultural anthropology today offers a vital counterpoint to the underlying assumptions of the dominant world order by documenting continuing human diversity and cultural creativity in the face of change. Challenging commonsense notions about our present situation and future possibilities, by documenting cultural alternatives. Culture is made possible by biology, but differs in that it"s learned. It"s a way of bringing our attention of different patterns. Early definition: that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. Culture is: shared socially learned knowledge and patterns of behavior.
