ANTH 1120 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Cultural Relativism, Structural Functionalism, Historical Particularism
12 Oct 2018
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A "system of meaning" shared by a group. Includes "the standards of value through which action is judged" i. e on a bus you sit beside strangers and not ask or talk but in chicago you ask before sitting. Part of the culture in toronto to just sit but in chicago you must ask before hand. Studies human and primate biology; focus on evolution. Interprets ancient cultures based on human remains and artefacts. Looks at how societies are structured and how culture meanings are created. The research ,method is fieldwork: living among the ppl 1 wants to learn about, usually 1-2 at a time. It is useless to judge beliefs or behaviours that are different from ur own; a better project to understands them on their own terms. This was not always true was not always true. What we see around us is not necessarily the result of progress. Only used to help aid europe and north america (the west).
