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Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like anthropology, ethnocentrism, ethnographic fieldwork and more.
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Biological Anthropology, Scientific Method, Scientific Theory and more.
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Sociology, Society, Social Structures (Institutions) and more.
Life histories reveal age-related aspects of social life. As people go through life, they take on different roles in society and in social institutions. Ethnographers can understand how age affects typical social roles by recording multiple life histories within a society.
Learning Objectives. • Compare and contrast the ideas of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. • Describe the role that early anthropologists Sir James Frazer and Sir E. B. Tylor played in defining the concept of culture in anthropology.
Anthropology relies on the concept of culture, which encompasses the social behavior and norms learned by individuals as members of social groups (see Chapter 2). Anthropology also recognizes the importance of history and change in two ways.
Social life is composed of many levels of building blocks, from the very micro to the very macro. These building blocks combine to form the social structure. Social structure refers to the social patterns through which a society is organized and can be horizontal or vertical.
