ANTH 1120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Franz Boas, Kula Ring, Ethnography

• School: York University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 1120
• Professor: Tania Ahmad

Document Summary

Anthropology: derived from two greek words: anthropos- (cid:862)hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)ei(cid:374)gs(cid:863) a(cid:374)d logos- (cid:862)the stud(cid:455) of(cid:863) or (cid:862)the k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge of(cid:863) e(cid:448)er(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g that hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s do (cid:272)urre(cid:374)tl(cid:455) or ha(cid:448)e do(cid:374)e i(cid:374) the past. Ethnocentric fallacy- the mistaken notion that the beliefs and behaviours of others can be judged from the perspe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e of o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s o(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:272)ulture. Ethnocentrism- the te(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) to judge the (cid:271)eliefs of other (cid:272)ultures fro(cid:373) the perspe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e of o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s o(cid:449)(cid:374) culture. Fieldwork: anthropologists engage in long term interactions with various groups of people. This involves living with people, observing and contributing to daily chores and tasks and conducting interviews. After all of this data is collected, the data is made into an ethnography. Cultural relativism- the attempt to understand the beliefs and behaviours of other cultures in terms of the culture in which they are found. Relativistic fallacy- the idea that it is impossible to make moral judgements about the beliefs and behaviours of members of other cultures.