ANTH 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Emic And Etic, Evolutionism, Enculturation
18 Jan 2017
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Culture involve creative enterprises (outside the ordinary) Anthropologists try to not judge based off of culture. Anthropologists look at how culture adapts people to survive in particular. Learn skills to survive in our culture, learn how to be human. Culture is organized belief + behavior that is persistent through time: religious views, medical techniques, language skills. Value own culture (normal), look at other cultures as (cid:498)odd(cid:499) All culture is interesting, no matter how high or low it is. Culture - acquired elements through living with other human beings (e. b. Culture vs. society: culture portable, carry around in your head, culture follows you, society group of people that live in the same place (not portable) Mono culture consistency in belief and behavior practiced by people in one. Multi culture variety of beliefs and behavior practiced by people in one place place. Cultural imperialism - dominant cultural forces: spread out, dominant culture, rules over other cultures, english language (uk, usa)
