ANTHRO 136K Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Feminism, Black People, Sexual Orientation
20 Nov 2018
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Anthro 139k - lecture 1 - basics of cultural anthropology. The comparative study of human cultural diversity among all peoples in all places throughout history. This involves critical, historical contextualization to understand how different cultures encounter and interact with each other. Emphasis is placed on case studies for comparative analyses. Cultural anthropologists attend to all details of a culture. In american anthropology franz boas established the four field system to support the holistic approach: Public, applied, and politically engaged anthropology are gaining in importance. A system of meanings embedded in symbols about the experiences that are shared by a group of people and passed on from one generation to another. Integrated within a bounded, yet malleable, system. A distinct, relatively autonomous community whose members share social institutions. Their social relations are embedded in, and expressed through culture. They interact according to social categories that are shaped by culture:
