ANTH 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Franz Boas, Masculinity, Mound Builders
23 Feb 2017
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Study of human diversity and change: cultural anthropology: kinship, family, marriage, economy, relation to environment, art, etc, anthropological archaeology: sane stuff, in the past, biological anthropology: genes, growth, development, health, nutrition, ancestry, evolutionary ancestry, anthropological linguistics: language, communication. People made up that the(cid:455) (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:862) to(cid:374)e age u(cid:396)(cid:448)i(cid:448)o(cid:396)s(cid:863) Said that their homes were rock sheltered caves. Everyone believed this hoax because we expect their to still be primitive tribes. This would bring in wealth and fame to the philippines. Historical particularism- idea that histo(cid:396)ies a(cid:396)e(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:396)a(cid:271)le; di(cid:448)e(cid:396)se paths (cid:272)a(cid:374) lead to the same result. Functionalism- approach focusing on the role of sociocultural practices in social systems. Colo(cid:374)ialis(cid:373) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)the white ma(cid:374)"s bu(cid:396)de(cid:374)(cid:863) real teleology example: more education juniors sophomores. Factually incorrect, and rude seniors less education freshman. Kalahari san, okiek: herding to foraging: progress, unilinear evolution (not trure, adaptation, cultural ecology- good living in tough environment, historical particularism (inherit traditions, political economy- poverty.
