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Define Anthropology
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The Study of People
Anthro - Anthropos - Human Ology - Logos - Study |
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Anthropology approaches cultures from three perspectives. What are those three perspectives?
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Hollistic - No part of culture is understood in isolation
Comparative - Generalizations consider cultural diversity Relativistic - Not evaluated by standards of other culture |
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What are the two types of relativity in the study of culture that the instructor discussed and what attitudes should we have toward each.
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- Accept Cultural Relativity
- Reject Moral Relativity |
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List the 5 subfield of anthropology, and an example of what each subfield studies
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- Biological (Physical) Anthropology -> The Study of Biological Development
- Archaeology - The Recovery of Bones in order to reconstruct the life and culture of an old organism - Cultural Anthropology - The Study of the culture and traditions of a certain peoples - Anthropological Linguistics - The study of the language of a certain group of people - Applied Anthropology - The application of the method and theory of anthropology to the analysis and solution of practical problems. |
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Name four things your professor mentioned in class that you can learn from the study of anthropology
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- Social Agility - Learning the rules of the game
- Analysis and Planning - Predicting behavior - Chalenge Social Norms - Interpretation of Data - Contextualization - Problem Solving - Persuasive Writing |
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Provide a definition of culture as discussed in class
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The Socially transmitted knowledge and behavior shared by a group of people that often includes: Beliefs, Logic, Feelings, and Values
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Provide three reasons why it is important to study language.
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- Language is a huge indicator and reflect heavily the culture
- Language is used in Social Relationships - Language is the first thing you encounter when you come into a community |
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In a multilingual situation what can people do by their choice of language (professor provided three)
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- Define a Relationship
- Define a Setting - Define a Purpose |
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Describe the difference between sex and gender
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Sex - What you were born with and what did the doctor say
Gender - Whether you are male of female based on Roles, Socialization and Identity |
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What are some of the universal functions of marriage (name four of the five described in class)
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- Provide for needs and socialization of children
- Formation of new families for procreation - Establish relationship between kin groups -Provision of exchange between sexes |
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According to your professor what does she think the reason there are incest taboos (remember the chart of prohibitions from Leviticus)
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Not Complete
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According to lecture all religions have 3 components, what are they?
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- Teachings
- Rituals - Beliefs |
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What are the three functions of religion in society
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- Cognitive
- Psychological - Social |
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Discuss why we should study culture? - Essay Question
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Discuss:
It explains: - Who we are - What we think - How we Behave - Social Groups - Institutions - Structures - Global Forces |
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status
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Position in Social Structure
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ascribed status
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Status that is obtained through family something that you are born with
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achieved status
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Status that is gained through achievement or work.
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role
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Culturally expected roles and behaviors
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religion
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Ritual Greek and Latin Meaning Connects Again - Feels good and ties things back together.
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myth
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Sacred narrative that is believed to be true.
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ritual
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Stylized and Visually repetitive accrue that takes place at a set time and location
(Usually involving symbolic objects, words, and Actions) |
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contagious magic
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Magic that is based on the principle that things or persons are in contact and can influence each other.
(There is a permanent relationship between an individual and any part of his/her body) |
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priest
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A religious leader who is part of an organized religion
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prophet
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An individual who receives divine revelation concerning a restructuring of religious practices and usually of society as well.
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shaman
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A person who is not part of an organized religion and is in direct contact with the spirit world, usually through a trance state.
It is acquired individually, usually in physical and or mental solitude and isolation from other humans |
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Individualistic Cults
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Visions only for themselves that include a quest
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Shamanistic Cults
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Healer One Person
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Communal Cults
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Community rituals
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Ecclesiastical Cults
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Formal trained priests
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Matrilineal Decent
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Mothers side descent
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Patrilineal Descent
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fathers side descent
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Unilineal Descent
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From both mother and father side
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Bilateral Decent
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Choose which side to get close with
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Incest Taboo
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Rules prohibiting sexual intercourse with close relations
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Endogamy
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Marrying those that are within your immediate family
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Exogamy
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Marrying those outside of your immediate family
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Polyandry
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More than one husband very rare
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Polygamy
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More than one spouse
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Polygyny
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More than one wife
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Eskimo Genealogy Structure
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Nuclear Family - Include Table
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Hawaiian Genealogy Structure
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Generational - Include Table
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Sudanese Genealogy Structure
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Categorical - Include Table
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Bride service
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Often Services that are given in exchange for the woman's hand in marriage
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Bride Wealth
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Often Goods that are given to the brides family in order for the woman's hand in marriage
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Dowry
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Brides get this through inheritance
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Family
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Has a more kinship focus
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Household
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Has a more functional focus
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Natal Family
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Family you are born into
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Conjugal Family
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Family you create through marriage
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