Test 1 Flashcards
Armchair Anthropology
discredited method of anthro, did not involve direct contact with the people studied
Cultural determinism
the idea that behavioral differences are a result of cultural, not racial or genetic causes
Cultural evolutionism
discredited theory suggested that societies evolved through stages from simple to advance
Cultural relativism
we should seek to understand another person’s beliefs and behaviors from the perspective of their OWN culture (not ours)
Functionalism
parts of society work together to support the functioning of the whole
Going native
fully intergrated into a culture group through acts
Holism
taking a broad view of historical, environmental, and cultural foundations of behavior
Participant observation
type of observation in which the anthropologist observes while participating in the same activity in which her informants are engaged
The other
term used to describe people whose customs, beliefs, or behaviors are “different” from one’s own
Kinship
blood ties, common ancestry, social relationships that form families within human groups
Ethnology
analysis and comparison of ethnographic data
Ethnography
written description of culture
Ethnocentric
written from the perspective of explorer own society
Assimilation
absorption of one culture into another
Cross-cultural
theory tested by seeing whether or not it accounted for cultural behavior around the world
