AN100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prehistoric Archaeology, Relativism, First Nations
Document Summary
The study of all mankind in all times and places. Portrayal of the endless cultural variations humans are capable of manifesting. Science of culture seen from the outside. The unconscious belief that reality is much the same for everyone (incuding culture) The belief and feeling that one"s culture is superior to another. Promotes recognition of all logic underlying cultures. Matters more today because we live in multicultural context. Call centres, factories, human rights, bikers, courts, marriage, ect. th century and earlier. Interest in cultures pre-dated the scientific phase. Curiosity, adventure, a need to know about other cultures. Speculative no real collection of scientific facts. Culture-bound seeing other cultures through ones cultural lens. Monogenesis: biblical story of creation: degeneration fall from grace. Anthro was a type of applied colonialism: how to rule better. Colonialism: invading a country to rule it - colonies . An economic system dominated by a supply & demand market designed to create capitol/profit.
