Cultural Anthropogly Flashcards
Whats Cultural Anthropology?
-Study of how culture shapes human ideas and learned behaviour
-Study past, present cultures & generations
Enthnocentrism
Tendency to judge others cultures by one’s owns values.
Egocentric views is to look at another culture strange.
What are the branches of cultural anthropology?
Archeology
Anthropological Linguistics
Ethnology
Ethnography
Archeology
-Cultural anthropology of the past, especially prehistorical times
-analyze material in human remains left from ancient cultures to find out what humans were like & where/how they lived
Anthropological Linguistics
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Study of languages
-use research to study changes in language, relations between different ones and the meanings behind it
Ethnology
-A study & comparison of the past in contemporary culture
-want to know about cultural beliefs, practices, patterns of thought, and behaviour.
Ethnography
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in-depth description of a particular culture
-where they learn language, gain trust and everyday life
Non material culture
Consist of thoughts and behaviours. We learn and share with others.
Material culture
Consist of all physical objects that human create and give meaning to.
Characteristics of culture
- Culture is learned
- Culture is shared
- Culture defines nature
- Culture shapes how we see the world
- Culture has patterns
Who is Margaret Mead?
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Famous early cultural anthropologist
-CONCULSIONS :
personalities are influenced by culture,
Gender, identities and roles are learned w culture.
Female/male personality traits, not hereditary.
Discovered in some tribes men stayed home with children while women worked.
She was criticized by later, researchers for sloppy methods.
Multiculturalism
Political and social belief that ethnic and cultural diversity is the ideal.
What are the types of culture?
Cultural Universals
Alienation
Mainstream culture
Subculture
Cultural Universals
Values and beliefs are shared across culture
Alienation
Feeling of separation and isolation from a community
