Anthro 205 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I Why Anthropology II How We Think About Power III Different Types of Inequality Outline of Current Lecture I Anthropology a Origin of the Word b Definitions and Definition used by teacher c Subfields and Types II Culture a Definitions and Definition used by teacher b Key Questions and observations III Terms a Ethnocentrism Vs Cultural Relativism b Example IV Works Cited Page Current Lecture Anthropology 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 Origins of the Word The word comes from the combination of the Greek word anthropo meaning human or man and the word logy meaning the study of anthropo logy Definition The science that deals with the origins physical and cultural development biological characteristics and social customs and beliefs of humankind Anthropology Anthropology is the study of humans past and present What is Anthropology Definition given by teacher The study of human beings in all of their biological and cultural complexities both past and present Lassiter 2014 3 OBS Anthropology is holistic meaning it leads to very broad approaches Meaning of holistic There are many components to the whole anthropologywhich might seem distant but the components subdivisions of anthropology cannot exist or be understood without the idea of the whole There are 4 distinct and integrated subfields of Anthropology Biological Anthropology Studies o o o Biological diversity Human Variation Adaptation and Change Types of Biological Anthropology o Primatology o Paleo Anthropology o Biological human diversity In the past this subfield worked to organize humans into categories races Today anthropologists of this subfield do exactly the opposite of what they did in the past They seek to uncategorized humans Archaeological Anthropology Studies o Human behavior through the excavation and analysis of material remains Types of Archaeological Anthropology o Garbology garbage archaeology Study of garbage in Tucson in the 1970 s showed interesting factors about the population Before the analysis of the garbage surveys showed that 15 of the households of the neighborhood reported drinking beer but none of them reported drinking more than 8 cans week After the analysis of the material 80 of the households were found to have drank beer and 50 of them drank more than 8 cans week Linguistic Anthropology Studies o Language in its social and cultural context in other words studies the idea we have about language language and its everyday use Cultural Anthropology Studies o The diversity of human social life Culture Definition The sum of attitudes customs and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another Culture is transmitted through language material objects ritual institutions and art from one generation to the next Note Anthropologists consider that the requirements for culture language use tool making and conscious regulation of sex are essential features that distinguish humans from other animals Note Culture also refers to refined music art and literature one who is well versed in these subjects is considered cultured Culture Definition used by the teacher A learned shared and negotiated system of meaning A controversial subject What does it mean Diversity within culture is the norm It is always changing and doesn t have clear boundaries It is fluid and changing We all wear cultural lenses through which we make sense of the world Terms Ethnocentrism Vs Cultural Relativism Ethnos Culture Centrism The Center Cultural Relativism There is no Center Ex Marriage The concept of marriage is relative between cultures polygamy same sex marriage heterosexual marriage etc Works Cited anthropo Dictionary com Unabridged Random House Inc 02 Feb 2015 Dictionary com http dictionary reference com browse anthropo anthropology Dictionary com Unabridged Random House Inc 02 Feb 2015 Dictionary com http dictionary reference com browse anthropology logy Collins English Dictionary Complete Unabridged 10th Edition HarperCollins Publishers 02 Feb 2015 Dictionary com http dictionary reference com browse logy What Is Anthropology What Is Anthropology Ed American Anthropological Association American Anthropological Association n d Web 01 Feb 2015 http www aaanet org about whatisanthropology cfm culture The American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy Third Edition Houghton Mifflin Company 2005 02 Feb 2015 Dictionary com http dictionary reference com browse culture