Perspectives Flashcards
Progressive development from savage to civilised
Social Darwinism
Spread of Cultural Items
Diffusionism
Cradles of civilisation that grew outwards and merged
Historical Particularism
Physical World sets constraint on human behaviour
Cultural Materialism
Cultural practices and symbols are manifestations of how societies ascribe
Symbolic Anthropology
Individuals work together by fulfilling specific roles to keep society functioning
Structural Functionalism
Challenged status quo, encourages social change
Structural Conflict
Focuses on symbols and language to understand how meaning are made
Symbolic Interactionism
Arrangements must be consented to by the self
Liberalism
Stresses on tradition and social stability
Conservatism
Emphasises equality, community, and cooperation
Socialism
The rich, companies
Bourgeosie
Working class, manual labour
Proletariat