Anthropology 1025F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Jane Goodall, Sociocultural Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology

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Logia: the study of, knowledge of: anthropos: human beings, a(cid:374)th(cid:396)opology (cid:395)uestio(cid:374)s (cid:449)hat see(cid:373)s (cid:862)(cid:374)atu(cid:396)al(cid:863). Examines why people believe and behave the way they do. Sociocultural anthropology = comparative approach to study of societies and cultures that focuses on differences and similarities in the ways that societies are structured and cultural meaning are created. Something as simple as a chair, a piece of furniture has a deeper meaning. Europe or near east but was not common until 18th century. Chair forces us to sit upright and pay attention: one of the oldest universities is al-azhar university in cairo, egypt and was founded in 970/972 ad. Political anatomy: the process through which our bodies are disciplined and made docile or submissive. Think of the evolution of the classroom from kindergarten to university. Starts off with lots of room and sitting in circles on floors, to being in a desk in rows and all looking at the front.

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