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These four fields include . . .American Anthropology • cultural / social • physical • archaeology • linguisticsSo . . . we’re going to have a look at the . . .• cultural / social • physical • archaeology • linguistics So . . . we’re going to have a look at the . . . Culture and Personality and its . . .And lots of people find these topics interesting . . . There have close to a million page views of the UMD Culture and Personaltiy WebPages in the last couple of years . . .in recent years there have been 1,068,000 page visits to the Culture and Personality course page . . .And you’ll visit the same four fields as you go through your text . . .http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3635/cehandout_first-day.html. . . and as you go through your other class materials . . .And you’ll visit these fields with your term project . . .“Block 1” contains the basic information on the course . . .“Block 1” contains the basic information on the course . . . But more on this later . . .And to study Culture and Personality in this tradition there are a few basic characteristics of anthropology to keep in mind . . .1. the four fields of general anthropology 2. culture as a primary concept 3. comparative method as major approach to the study of human behavior 4. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal 5. fieldwork as a primary research technique of gathering data, involving “participant observation” Main Characteristics1. the four fields of general anthropology 2. culture as a primary concept 3. comparative method as major approach to the study of human behavior 4. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal 5. fieldwork as a primary research technique of gathering data, involving “participant observation” Main Characteristics More on this later . . .Finally, to round off our theoretical perspectives, we’ll have a brief look at . . .a few “Other Important Terms” including . . .1. ethnocentrism 2. cultural relativism • absolute cultural relativism • critical cultural relativism 3. “multiple cultural worlds” a few “Other Important Terms” including . . .1. ethnocentrism 2. cultural relativism • absolute cultural relativism • critical cultural relativism 3. “multiple cultural worlds” a few “Other Important Terms” including . . . More on this later . . .and “Units of Analysis” including . . .“units of analysis” may include: – one person – the family – the community – a region – a “culture area” – a culture / “subculture” – a nation – an item or action itself – a “cultural metaphor”“units of analysis” may include: – one person – the family – the community – a region – a “culture area” – a culture / “subculture” – a nation – an item or action itself – a “cultural metaphor” More on this later . . .and we’ll have a brief look at Three Major Perennial Debates including . . .1. Biological Determinism vs. Cultural Constructionism 2. Ideationism vs. Cultural Materialism 3. Individual Agency vs. Structuralism (“free will” vs. “power structures”) three major contemporary debates1. Biological Determinism vs. Cultural Constructionism 2. Ideationism vs. Cultural Materialism 3. Individual Agency vs. Structuralism (“free will” vs. “power structures”) three major contemporary debates More on this later . . .And so, to study Culture and Personality in the American Anthropological tradition we’ll consider the items you see listed in the Week 1 “Presentations” . . .1. 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