ANTHROP 1AB3 Lecture Notes - Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Relativism
21 Apr 2014
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What forces in the past have shaped us: anthropology is contextual. What circumstances, environments and beliefs shape human behaviour and understanding: anthropology is holisitic (trying to get a complete picture by using different methods ) How can we understand the entire picture of the human condition both biological and cultural: subfields of anthropology: Archaeology: the study of past societies and their cultures using material remains/culture (tools, ceramics, sites. Refers to anything made or modified by humans) Linguistic anthropology: studies the construction and use of language by human societies. Sociolinguistics- the relationship between language and social behaviour in different cultures. No anthropologist is an expert in all four branches of anthropology but many do research that crosses over subfields (interdisciplinary) Anthropology investigates the diversity of humans in all contexts. Anthropologists view humans as both cultural and biological beings. Applied anthropology: highlights the diversity of anthropology.
