Anthropology

Question 1

Define Anthropology

Answer 1

Study of Humans

Question 2

What are the subfields of Anthropology?

Answer 2

1) Linguistics
2) Archaeology
3) Physical/ Biological Anthro
- Primatology
- Forensic Anthropology
4) Cultural Anthropology
* Applied Anthropology

Question 3

What is Linguistics?

Answer 3

Meaning of culture in language

Question 4

What is Archaeology?

Answer 4

• What we leave behind (remnant)
• Study of human artifacts
• Material record

Question 5

What is Physical/Biological Anthropology?

Answer 5

• Looking at the study of the human body
• Evolution
• Genetic differences

Question 6

Primatology

Answer 6

• Subgroup of Physical/Biological
• Gorillas and Chimpanzees
• Primates in natural habitats

Question 7

Forensic Anthropology

Answer 7

*Subgroup of Physical/Biological

Complexity of situations

Question 8

Cultural Anthropology

Answer 8

(Living)
(Socio-anthropology)
Study the living human

Question 9

Applied Anthropology

Answer 9

• Not necessarily a subfield
• Crosses over all subfields
• Looking at things to solve human problems

Question 10

What is an Anthropologists methodology?

Answer 10

• Ethnography
• Participant Observation
• Activity and the Product (Rapport)
• Techniques
• Value Holistic perspective
• Fieldwork
• Questions and Topics are imposed on us

Question 11

What is an Anthropologist’s object of inquiry?

Answer 11

• Studying “The Other”

- Someone who’s different from you

Question 12

How do Anthropologist’s organize their work?

Answer 12

Culture
“How they think”
High value on local (insider) knowledge

Question 13

Importance of Field Notes

Answer 13

-Getting observations down
-Themes emerge from Data
-Developing a Theory/Thesis
can be challenged
Analytical
Abstract

Question 14

What is Ethnography?

Answer 14

Description and analysis of culture of the insider’s perspective and anthropological experiences

Question 15

What is Participant Observation?

Answer 15

“Being there”

• What do people value/ believe?
• Empathize with your people shows a connection/understanding

Question 16

What is Activity and Product (Rapport)

Answer 16

• Gaining “trust” / commonalities

- Might make things easier

Question 17

What Techniques do Anthropologists use?

Answer 17

• Focus groups
• Life histories
• Surveys
• Interviews

Question 18

Value Holistic Perspective how?

Answer 18

• Understanding the whole culture
• How does it contribute to their lives/ practices
• complex

Question 19

What is fieldwork?

Answer 19

Flexibility is important

Question 20

How are questions and topics posed on us?

Answer 20

• New Q can emerge

- letting the data shape our research

Question 21

What is the Meaning of Analysis?

Answer 21

Ethnography: to Describe and Analyze

Question 22

Who are Anthropological Theorists?

Answer 22

• Karl Marx
• Emile Durkheim
• Max Weber

Question 23

What was Karl Marx’s theory?

Answer 23

Modern perspective

1) Societies move through different stages of development
2) Class conflict: challenging the status quo
3) Power: economic wealth
4) Push for economic equality and social harmony

Question 24

What was Durkheim’s theory?

Answer 24

• Challenging capitalism
  1) Social Beings
  2) Anti-utilitarian
  3) Society is an organism

Question 25

What was Max Weber’s theory?

Answer 25

1) Culture matters when it comes to economic development
2) “Protestant Work Ethic” (John Calvin)
- System of frugality

Question 26

What is the Theory of Anthropology?

Answer 26

• Foundation of what Cultural Anthropologists do in research
• Formal description of some phenomenon that explains how the thing works
• 2 types

Question 27

What are the two types of theories and what do they mean?

Answer 27

1) Nomothetic: generalized natural laws that predict and explain culture
2) Idiographic: provide rich descriptions of a case, not meant to be directly