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Benefits from studying cultural anthroplogy
Growing intellect, considering identity, understanding/.appreciate other cultures
Draw backs from studying cultural Anthropology
Relatively few jobs + few categories of study only
What can we not excuse people of?
Their cultural beliefs
WHY do we need to be careful of with culture?
B/c its not who we are
Physical anthropologists often enter what field?
The Medical field
How do scientists try to explain culture?
From the “inside”
Where did Christianity begin?
In the Middle East
How did relalitvism cause problems?
No absolutes + denying the truth of Scripture
WHAT are some drawbacks from studying the context of culture?
Missionaries lack sensitivity + ignore cultural differences
How is Christianity relational?
It brings other cultures together
What time did Anthropology and sociology come around?
18th century
What is the core of the anthropologist perspective?
To seek to understand how ALL aspects of life function in shaping how we live
