ANTH 207 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 2: Cultural Relativism, Margaret Mead, Ethnocentrism
16 Sep 2016
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Culture- is understood to refer to learned sets of ideas and behaviors that are acquired by people as members of society. Race- the distinctiveness of different social groups of people. Races were thought to be distinct biological subpopulations, or even subspecies, of humanity. (i. e. grouping based on skin color, hair texture, or other visible physical traits). (non-visible: language, dress, music ability, morality, and intelligence). Franz boas (1858-1942), anthropologists were collecting evidence to show that the diverse beliefs and practices that distinguished different groups of human beings from one another were due to differences in social learning, not differences in racial biology. Socialization- the process of learning to live as a member of a group. Enculturation- the process by which people come to terms with the ways of thinking and feeling that are considered appropriate in the group (social norm).
