week 2 Flashcards
ANTHROPOLOGY
- It is the systematic study of the origin and development, biological,
cultural, and social aspects of man.
- It is derived from two Greek words, Anthropos which means “man,“ and
logos, which means “study“ or “inquiry.“
ANTHROPOLOGY
- It is derived from two Greek words, Anthropos which means _______and
logos which means_________ or _________
man
study or inquiry
German-American Anthropologists
FRANZ BOAS
well known for his theory of cultural
relativism
FRANZ BOAS
American Anthropologist
ALFRED KROEBER
LIFFORD GEERTZ
believed that a complete understanding
of culture must contain explanations not
only of specific cultures but also of
cultural elements and
patterning that transcends specific
cultures.
ALFRED KROEBER
- a leading rhetorician and proponent of symbolic
anthropology and interpretive anthropology.
LIFFORD GEERTZ
American Cultural Anthropologist
- The Mother of Anthropology
- She pioneered fieldwork on topics such as
childhood, adolescence, and gender and was a
founding figure in culture and personality studies.
MARGARET MEAD
- The Mother of Anthropology
MARGARET MEAD
- She pioneered fieldwork on topics such as
childhood, adolescence, and gender and was a
founding figure in culture and personality studies.
MARGARET MEAD
Studies how social patterns and practices, and cultural variations develop
across different.
SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- Studies cultural meanings and variation across different societies and
examines the need to understand each culture in its own context.
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- Studies language and discourse and how they reflect and shape different
aspects of human society and culture.
LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY
- Studies the evolution of man and biological variations or diversity within
species..
BIOLOGICAL OR PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
The study of the human past using material remains.
ARCHAEOLOGY
Deals with prehistoric societies by studying their tools and environment
ARCHAEOLOGY
- All people are fully and equally human
UNIVERSALISM
- The view that various aspects of life, like kinship, and family, economy,
arts, politics as interwoven to form a social whole.
INTEGRATION
- The view that humans are affected by their surroundings or environment
and what adjustment they make.
ADAPTATION
- Getting the whole picture of a phenomenon and the application of
knowledge from different fields in order to understand an aspect of
behavior
HOLISM
- “the study of human social life, social change, social causes and
consequences of human behavior, groups, and society.”
SOCIOLOGY
- He developed the term “positivism“ which he believed that societies have their own scientific principles and laws, just like physics or chemistry.
AUGUSTE COMTE
most important sociological theory was his theory of Social Darwinism. It stated that certain races and ethnicities are superior to others, have more chances of survival, and thus inevitably take more power in human society.
HERBERT SPENCER
- He developed Conflict Theory, a theory that society is in a state of perpetual conflict because of competition for limited resources. Conflict theory holds that social order is maintained by domination and power, rather than by consensus and conformity.
KARL MARX
