Introduction to anthropological perspectives Flashcards
what is cultural relativism
not judging another culture to our own standards of what is right and wrong
What can Cultural Relativism be confused with?
ethical relativism
What was Rosaldos Principle Argument?
the difference between cultural and ethical relativism
what is ethical relativism?
moral norms that are determined by ones culture
Did Rosaldo agree with ethical relativism? why or why no?
No because he believed there is no universal ethics
whaat are the 4 pillars of cultural anthropology
cultural relativism, relationally, participant observation/ethnography, reflexivity
what is relationally?
interested in human social relations, no person or thing is isolated, connectedness
what is Participant observation/ Ethnography?
Participant observation- data collection of your subjects, field work, participating in activities with the community
Ethnography- the end project of participant observation, can never be complete entirely
What is Reflexivity?
Constant reflection of your work and acknowledging cultural biases
What did Colonialism do to cultures?
Forced Cultural change, and assimilated some cultures
Who is Julian Steward? What did he do?
main influence of cultural ecology, proposed model of social change, made the levels of ‘sociocultural integration’
What are the Levels of ‘sociocultural integration’?
Linear progress of social development
Family based to complexed society’s
Gastric (food the main motivator)
What was Pinkoskis main argument?
How Stewarts knowledge and theory was applied to Indigenous people, how they were treated and viewed as categorizable objects. he was trying to be objective but anthropolgy is subjective
