ANTH 2660 Chapter : Chapter Summary 1-4 copy.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 2660
• Professor: Edward Hedican

Document Summary

Chapter 1 summary - introduction - page 1-13. The birth of anthropology took place in the age of colonialism: the age of civilization, exploration, pax brittainica, and encounters with primitive nd barbarian cultures. There is always a need for anthropologists - and social scientitsts in general - to spend time in studying their roles as researchers, theoreticians, and culture brokers instead of working in relative isolation from others distinctive advantage. It is anthropology"s eclectic nature that could well provide its most provides the basis for anthropology"s claim to be a separate area of scholastic endeavor. Anthropologists long held that it is fieldwork (participant observation) that. A useful approach would be one that draws upon the commonalities of the anthropological experience, making a start towards clarifying some of the common goals and achievements, and areas where new knowledge is needed. The term aboriginal (in this book) refers to native people in the widest.