ANT 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-3: Mulatto, Social Inequality, Emic And Etic
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Study of human society (group of people persistent through time) and culture (social relationships, statuses, roles) 6 characteristics of culture: learned behaviors - enculturation, classification systems, symbols create meaning, patterned and integrated changes in one aspect affect other aspects, shared consensus, subject to change in flux. Anthropological theory: set of propositions about which aspects of culture are critical (diff. windows to view culture) Utilitarian right to behave in self-interest (pursuing goals, appetites) Expressive individualism each has the right to express creativity/individualism. Others: federal gov"t, education system, english- speaking nation. The nacirema - horace miner"s essay on american culture. Parts of a whole are interconnected and cannot exist independently of the whole. Whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Founder of modern anthropology in the u. s. cultures are the product of their histories. Suggested that anthropologists learn to view cultures in their own terms (cultural relativism)
