Anthropology 101 Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture I Syllabus Outline of Current Lecture II Anthropology A Definition of anthropology III Eclectic IV Empirical V Comparative VI Humans VII Biological VIII Cultural IX Cultural relativism X Ethnocentrism XI Holistic XII Cross cultural XIII Apply anthropology XIV 4 fields of anthropology a Physical b Archaeology c Linguistics d Cultural Current Lecture Anthropology The eclectic empirical and comparative study of humans as biological and cultural beings informed by the overarching principle of cultural relativism and by the avoidance of ethnocentrism Anthropology is Holistic and cross cultural Eclectic Diverse Empirical originated in Britain and the United States rely on concrete evidence and concrete data No speculation Comparative distinctive traits of anthropology Humans all humans Biological natural genetic Cultural social These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Cultural Relativism analyze and compare Ethnocentrism the idea that your own ethnic group country tribe etc is the right one and that everything ought to be like Holistic anthropology looks like all and everything wholes not just chunks Cross cultural looks at how people from differing backgrounds communicate 4 Fields of American Anthropology Physical aka biological look at evolution how contemporary humans are descended from earlier now extinct creatures Human variation why some groups of people are extremely tall in SubSahara Africa where in Greece people tend to be olive skin toned Archaeology biggest section Look at the physical remains of past cultures what is left behind buildings plants clothing ect the garbage project analyze the garbage over generations found that people were wasting just as much as they did before Linguistics language Cultural aka social or sociocultural study of how people live in various different places What their patterns of life is Apply Anthropology people who apply techniques of findings of anthropology for international development
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