ANTHRCUL 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Heredity, Biological Anthropology, Enculturation

• School: U of M
• Department: Anthropology, Cultural
• Course: ANTHRCUL 101
• Professor: Holly Peters- Golden

Document Summary

Anthropology: study of the human species and its immediate ancestors; it"s a uniquely comparative holistic science. Holism: study of the whole of the human condition: past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture. Enculturation: children learn such a tradition by growing up in a particular society. The most critical element of cultural traditions is their transmission via learning rather via biological inheritance. Biocultural: using and combining both biological and cultural perspectives and approaches to analyze and understand a particular issue or problem. Ethnography: an account (article, film, book) of a particular group, community, society, or culture. Traditionally, ethnographers lived in small communities, where they studied local behavior, beliefs, customs, social life, economic activities, politics, and religion. Today, any ethnographer will recognize that such settings are increasingly exposed to and influenced by external forces and events. Ethnology: examines, interprets, and analyzes the results of ethnography the data gathered in different societies.