ANT207H1 Study Guide - Laura Bohannan, Clifford Geertz, Franz Boas
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Names, languages, definitions/ key terms/ schools of thought/readings. Bronsilaw malinowski vs franz boas (british social anthropology focused on social institutions like marriage, descent organization-- vs american cultural anthropology) Both stems of anthropology were a response to evolutionism (19th century) Malinowski also creates functionalism (school of thought) that was later modified into structural functionalism (school of thought) by a. r. Radcliffe brown which some called a response to colonialism and evolutionism. Structural functionalism drew on two things : utilitarianism by emil durkheim (everyone is a solo actor in life, looking to fulfill their self wants and needs) and. Boas (involved with the inuit and peoples of colombia and kwakutil) : found that if we are to study other cultures, we must put our cultural dispositions aside, taught margaret mead. Thick description : explained by geertz as an explanation of culture that provides many details, conceptual structures and meanings.
