ANTH 002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Political Ecology, Linguistic Anthropology, Medical Anthropology
10 Jun 2020
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A way of thinking about culture as a text of significant symbols, such as words, gestures, drawings, and natural objects, all of which carry meaning. Fortunately, the ability to decipher a cultural text is part of being human; Our task in understanding another culture is to take the abilities that have enabled us to dwell in our own culture and use them to understand the cultures of others. We must be able to interpret the meanings embedded in the language, objects, gestures, and activities that are shared by members of a society. A field of study that combines the concerns of ecology and a broadly defined. One of the directions this approach has taken has involved challenging dominant explanations for environmental degradation and contesting some of the popular solutions to environmental problems. Although political ecology usually focuses on land scarcity and access to material resources, community identity could also be included in political ecology.
