ANT 1101 Study Guide - Enculturation, Subculture, Culture Shock
14 Jul 2014
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Anthropologists strive to be completely objective- critical awareness. How our culture influences how we see the world. Culture bound theories- based in european societal ideals (eurocentric) Ethnography- description of society based on first person/ first hand observation. Ethnohistory- study of recent past through official documents, oral history, diaries and letters. Applied anthropology- (employed or hired) use of anthropological knowledge to solve world problems. Can also be used for the sake of research. Social structure- same language, same culture, interdependent, regular interaction within same region, governed by the same laws (sounds, grammar) Groups of people must have predictable behaviour (culture) The values we have make us behave a certain way. Clothing, manners, gestures, art-= physical manifestation of culture. Culture: farming, fishing, trade, rituals, behaviours, what and how people think, supernatural beings, material products (clothing, food, art) World view- the explicit and implicit conceptions an individual or group has of the limits and workings of the world.
