Anthropolgy Review Sheet 9-11 Flashcards
What is the “dead other”?
Those who were “other” in life and death.
What are the two links between anthropology and the dead other?
- 19th-century anthropology is part of creating the “dead other.”
- 20th-century anthropology tries to end the treatment of the “dead other.”
What is the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
The act allows Native graves to be protected and not buried and returns the remains that were taken.
What are the two problems with returning remains and funerary items?
- Haven’t been cataloged
- Bought by private collectors
Who was Geronimo
The Apache chief and shaman
What is Skull and Bones
A society for undergraduate seniors
What is Freshkills Landfill
The landfill used for the debris from 9/11
What is anthropophagy
cannibalism
What is a taboo?
Things that shouldn’t be done
1. objects not to be touched
2. words not to be spoken
3. actions not to be done
What are the four kinds of anthropophagy?
- psychopathic (Dahmer)
- survival (Oregon Trail-Donner Party, 1846)
- ritualistic (The Mexica)
- dietary (You’re eating people by choice)
What are the four kinds of anthropophagy?
- psychopathic (Dahmer)
- survival (Oregon Trail-Donner Party, 1846)
- ritualistic (The Mexica)
- dietary (You’re actually eating people)
What are the four kinds of anthropophagy?
- psychopathic (Dahmer)
- survival (Oregon Trail-Donner Party, 1846)
- ritualistic (The Mexica)
- dietary (You’re actually eating people)
What is the highest respect of anthropophagy
ritualistic cannibalism
What is the lowest respect of anthropophagy
dietary cannibalism
Why did anthropologists construct the cannibal other?
The “other” is so different from us (culturally) that they probably eat people. So we can other them.
How will the decisions we make today change tomorrow?
We have the CHOICE to do what we want with our lives
What period are we currently in?
The Anthropocene
What has been at the foundation of the human species’s success
migration
What is cultural DNA?
a collection of genetic instructions used in any culture’s growth, development, functioning, and reproduction.
What are the Great Truths of Human Migration?
- Lead to ethnic and cultural diversity
- Most powerful force of cultural, economic, and political change
- It will continue to shape the future of humanity and our world
What are the main reasons for human migration?
- social instabiltiy
- environmental change
- economic opportunity
What are the two kinds of migration?
- Voluntary (guest workers, immigrants) or forced (refugees, asylum seekers, people being deported)
- Temporary or permanent
What are the four great human migrations?
- Out of Africa
- The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (16th century-19th century)
influences: music, culture, art, politics, literature,
sports, science, economics - Western Europeans’ migration to the Americas (18th century-19th century
influences: mutated Western Europe, death of
millions of natives due to disease and the
destruction of culture (manifest destiny/reservation
systems - Global Migration (mid 20th century-21th century)
influences: globalization (healthcare, agriculture,elections in Europe and the United States focused on migration)
The three main reasons for migration
- Climate Change
- Conflict
- Social/Economic Chaos
Could we have a next fifth migration? If so, what will we be?
yes, and we would be an extraterrestrial species
One of the main events that caused the population decline?
The Bubonic Plague (this caused The Dark Ages bc of social and economic decline)
What is THE MAIN reason for population decline?
Social and personal options created by increased wealth and opportunity
ex. China, economic incentives to have more children
United States, Project 2025, changes the role of women in American society and makes access to birth control more difficult
Where is the birth rate increasing?
Sub-Saharan
What are the social consequences of a declining population?
- reduction in the number and size of communities
- reduction in the size of social services
- reduction in the number of community activities
- greater reliance on technology over human relationships
- Offset by global migration
What are the economic consequences of a declining population?
- decline in size and growth of the economy
- decline in work force
- decline in production
- decline in consumption
- decline in tax base
- Offset by human migrtion
What is degrowth?
redefining wealth where economic growth has exceeded basic needs and threatens the environment
What are the positives for population decline?
The improvement of the environment and greater reliance on and the appreciation of one another
What are the negatives of population decline?
Collapse of civilization and the human species
