ANTH 2 Lecture 5: Lecture 5: Culture 10/5

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Culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the english language : raymond williams, keywords (1976) History of concept: early english meaning: cultivation - more of a verb, what they could become. Civilization : independent process of human development - late 19th century became synonym for civilization state of being. All groups have some kind of culture, not just the high groups that are civilized have it (b. 1. a. 1) can"t judge by same cultural guidelines. Popular definition (of culture: art, music, dance, lectures, etc, the culture" of specific people, nationalities, groups. Johan gottried herder (1744-1803) different idea of culture: nation (volk)- difference. Don"t think singular, think in the plural term. Famous definition for culture and created anthropology to study it. Knowledge, belief, arts, morals, law, custom : boas (c. 1900): study cultures rather than culture (or civilization) Study plurality of cultures: kroeber and kluckholn (1952)

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