ANT 252 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-13: Heterosexuality, Totalitarianism, Essentialism
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The investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion: participant observation: taking part in the events one is observing, describing, and analyzing. 20th century, in response to actions by anthropologists later deemed unethical: ex: reinforcing race categories, control and suppression of groups studied in. Colonial empires, counter-insurgency efforts in vietnam and cambodia, assistance in overthrow of pres. Salvador allende in chile and the subsequent campaign of terror against his supporters. Biological (during growth and development of the individual organism) Biological (spontaneously when the individual organism enters a new environment) Biocultural perspective: cultural forces constantly mold human biology, refers to the inclusion and combination of both bio and cultural perspectives and approaches to comment on or solve a particular issue or problem. Applied archaeology, called public archaeology: example: cultural resource management (crm): deciding what needs saving, and preserving significant info about the past when sites cannot be saved; also allowing destruction if not significant.
