AN100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Serendipity, Sanskritisation, Margaret Mead
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Anthropology is the study of people in all times (temporal) and all places (spacial) Aims to describe what it means to be human . Science of culture seen from the outside -levi strauss. Study of differences and similarities in human culture. Too much focus on either similarities or differences can lead to: (differences) -ethnocentrism: denial of humanity, superiority/ correctness of ones own. (similarities) -naive realism: the idea everyone perceives the world the same way of life, racism. The belief/feeling that ones own culture is the best. Unconscious belief that reality is the same for everyone, despite their culture. Differences between rich/poor nations (how do western countries in uence less developed. Local on global: - impacts of transnationalism (migrants/refugees), civil war, economic insecurity. 1) holistic perspective: cultures to be studied in broadest way possible. 2) comparative method: views humans across time, make the unfamiliar familiar. Based on ethnographic research; generalizations based on comparative material.
