ANTH 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ayahuasca, Harmine, Aboriginal Australians
27 Nov 2017
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Culture is commonly shared: culture dn = personal habits. The shared customs of a subgroup within a society: ex: running, music, southern culture, etc, cultural traits can be shared with people outside your society. Language: doesn"t mean you share the same culture. Material culture: all the physical things that people create & attach meaning to. Ex: architecture (like ruins), clothing, tools: what archaeologists study, behaviors produce material culture- things like houses, musical instruments, tools- speci c to the set of behaviors that are particular to a group. Culture is learned: not all shared traits are culture. Ex: hair color, eating: food preferences may be cultural. Ex: guinea pigs in peru, ketchup chips in canada, vegetarianism in india. Thursday, september 7, 2017: eating times and habits may be cultural. Cultural norms: standards or rules about what is acceptable behavior, can di er between settings, cultures/countries, time periods, ex: greetings, sir/ma"am, national anthem, meeting the in-laws, direct constraints.
