Lecture 1 ANTH 160A1Outline of Last Lecture I. Introduction to class policiesOutline of Current Lecture II. Human CultureA. Course overlook & relativismCurrent LecturePatterns In Pre-History Human CultureA. Course is a survey of human history and culture taught from anthropological perspective.Cultural Relativism:The idea that an individual’s beliefs and activities should be understood in terms of his or her own culture.Ethical Relativism:All moral/ethical judgments have their origins either in societal or individual standards. There isno single objective standard where ‘true’ morality may be addressed.Normative Relativism:Because no universal moral standard exists with people. Behavior of others should be tolerated even when it runs counter to our own cultural/personal morals.The problems with relativism:a) Cannibalism: Fore of Papua New Guinea-Kuru diseaseb) Body deformationsc) Female Circumcision/Genital MutilationBiocultural approach:The human condition is the joint product of human biology and human cultureHuman nature, behavior can only be understood with reference to both biology and culture.Culture= Shared belief system learned and transmitted among individuals, across generations.Culture is:InformationSoftwareNot hardware learnedNot innateSymbolicCapacity for culture is:InnateSimilar in all healthy humansHumans are not the only organisms with cultureCultural practices influence