Cultural anthropology

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Cultural anthropology

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the study of contemporary and recent historical cultures all over the world. the focus is on social organization, cultural change, economic and political systems, and religion.

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Archaeology

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The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains

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Linguistics

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the scientific study of language and its structure

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Ethnology

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The study of the characteristics of various peoples and the differences and relationships between them

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Ethnography

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the scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures

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Culture

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the full range of learned behaviour patterns that are acquired by people as members of a society. Culture is primary adaptive mechanism for humans

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Culture is essentially

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What people do
what people make
what people believe

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Cultural norms

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shared beliefs, or values and the human behaviours that support these values. The norm refers to the attitude and behaviours that are considered typical or average for a social group while beliefs are often referred to as values

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Cultural values

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value is defined as the worth of importance of something in relation to other things. Value is assigned to concepts, ideas, people and objects and helps guide a person to make choices in life.

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Why are values important to culture?

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Values guide how a person interacts with the world around them by aiding the person in choosing actions that reflects their perceptions

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Ritual

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a set of actions, often symbolic, that are performed in a specific order imbued with cultural, religious,or social significance.

example weddings or funerals

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Symbols

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objects, figures, sounds, gestures, or other forms of representation that carry particular meanings within a culture.

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Material culture

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physical objects that people create and give meaning to.
Ex cars, clothing, schools

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Non material culture

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consists of thought and behaviours that people learn as part of the culture they live in

Politics, economics

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Enculturation

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the formal and informal rules of behaviour “learned” over a period of time

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Acculturation

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the meeting of 2 or more cultural groups which leads to cultural changes to each group

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Cultural transmission

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refers to the process through which knowledge, beliefs, behaviours, customs, and values are passed from one generation to the next, or from one individual or group to another, within a society.

Example: children learn language and social from their parents and communities, while societies may adopt and integrate aspects of other cultures through contact or migration

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Identify formation in globalize world

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refers to how individuals and groups develop and maintain a sense of self cultural identity amidst the interconnectedness and constant exchange of ideas, values, and practices that characterize globalization.

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Global youth culture

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many young people around the world share common intrests in music, fashion, and digital culture, creating a sense of global belonging.

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Functional Theory

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this is the idea that every belief, action or relationship in a culture, functions to meet a need of individuals in that society

This theory stresses the interdependence among all things in a society to ensure its survival

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Bronislaw malinowski

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he studied the Trobriand islands in the south pacific and noticed that what appeared to be a ceremonial exchange of a necklace was in fact a ritual tied to the trade of food and other everyday items

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Cultural materialism

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seeks to explain cultural organization, ideology and symbolism within a materialistic framework