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Explain how the perspectives of holism, cultural relativism, comparison, and fieldwork, as well as both scientific and humanistic tendencies make anthropology a unique discipline. Evaluate the ways in which anthropology can be used to address current social, political, and economic issues.
Culture is the subject matter of anthropology. The birth of anthropology as a professional field of study occurred in the second half of the 19th century. The intellectual climate of the time was characterized by a) evolutionary speculation, b) the triumphant achievements of the natural sciences, and c) Western hegemony in world affairs.
1 lut 2015 · Cultural anthropology aims to know each particular culture or way of life in its entirety. Following from the seminal work of Boas and Mal inowski, cultural anthropologists...
An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology 2nd Edition. The first peer-reviewed open access textbook for cultural anthropology courses. Produced by the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges and available free of charge for use in any setting. Read Online; Download Chapters; Download Entire Book; Order Print Version
An open access textbook for cultural anthropology courses, produced by the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges.
3 sie 2010 · The scope of Anthropology. Field methods. Ethnography. Ethnographic techniques. Survey research. What is culture? Ethnicity and ethnic relations. The cultural construction of race : social race, biological race, stratification and intelligence. Cultural change and adaptation : evolution, strategies of adaptation, foraging, cultivation, pastoralism.
This document provides an introduction to cultural anthropology. It defines cultural anthropology as the study of human culture and ways of life across societies. Cultural anthropologists study similarities and differences between cultures through immersive fieldwork.
