Anthropology 101 Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture I. SyllabusOutline of Current Lecture II. Anthropology A. Definition of anthropology III. EclecticIV. EmpiricalV. ComparativeVI. HumansVII. BiologicalVIII. Cultural IX. Cultural relativism X. Ethnocentrism XI. HolisticXII. Cross culturalXIII. Apply anthropology XIV.4 fields of anthropology a. Physicalb. Archaeology c. Linguisticsd. CulturalCurrent LectureAnthropology: 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: socialThese 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 communicate4 Fields of American Anthropology- Physical aka biological: look at evolution, how contemporary humans are descended from earliernow extinct creatures. Human variation (why some groups of people are extremely tall in Sub-Sahara 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, foundthat 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
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