ANTH 1001 Chapter : Anthropology 8 24
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Anthropology 8/24/11: study of people, understand what it means to be humans, biocultural approach. Bio=biology: recog relat bt what humans have inherited genetically, and what they learn culturally, we are product of genes and learned behavior, holistic: something that is concerned with a whole system, taking into account everything about humans. Some states want to legalize marriage of same sex. Belief in superiority of ones own ethnic group. Ones own way is most important, normal, important. Yanamami: name for themselves in their culture means the humans : ethnocentric: view that is centered on a specific ethnic group. (usually ones own, cultural relativism: view that considers human interaction and behavior with in their own cultural context. Ex: marriage- the way we define marriage in usa is one man one woman. Poliginy is most common marriage form: one man married to multiple. Poliandry: one woman married to multiple men (usually to a family of brothers)
