ANTH 2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Franz Boas, Max Gluckman, Historical Particularism
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What is culture? that are created, learned, and shared by a group of people f(cid:396)o(cid:373) a(cid:374)th(cid:396)opologists pov, (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e e(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)passes people"s e(cid:374)ti(cid:396)e (cid:449)ay of life culture: a system of knowledge, beliefs, patterns of behavior, artifacts, and institutions. Shared norms, values, symbols, mental maps of reality, material objects, structures of power, etc. Shapes our ideas of what is normal and natural, what we can say and do, and even what we can think. In school, religious instruction, or visits to doctor) Informal and even unconscious (from family, friends, and the media) culture may be shared by either small or big groups sometimes people challenge, debate, and change core cultural beliefs and behaviors. Human capacity to learn culture is unparalleled. Norms: ideas or rules about how people should behave in particular situations or toward certain other people. Ex. what to wear, say, or do on certain occasions.
