AnthropologyAnthropology

What is AnthropologyWhat is Anthropology

► AnthropologyAnthropology What is it?What is it? Questions they answer Questions they answer

an Anthropologist an Anthropologist answers:answers:

Why Anthropology?Why Anthropology?

►Curiosity Curiosity ►Shake the Foundation of ethno-Shake the Foundation of ethno-

centrism.centrism.►Improve human problemsImprove human problems

CultureCulture

►What is culture?What is culture? Learned behaviors Learned behaviors It reflects a group of people and their way of It reflects a group of people and their way of

lifelife Culture:Culture:

►Permits us to live togetherPermits us to live together►Gives us ready-made solutions to our problemsGives us ready-made solutions to our problems►Helps us predict behavior of othersHelps us predict behavior of others►It can cause us problems and can produce needsIt can cause us problems and can produce needs

What do we do if we don’t like our culture?What do we do if we don’t like our culture?

Major Divisions of Major Divisions of AnthropologyAnthropology

► Biological (physical) AnthropologyBiological (physical) Anthropology Human heredity and evolutionHuman heredity and evolution Human paleontology and Human paleontology and

paleoanthropologypaleoanthropology Notable Biological AnthropologistNotable Biological Anthropologist

► Louis Leaky 1903-1972Louis Leaky 1903-1972

Major Divisions of Major Divisions of AnthropologyAnthropology

►Cultural AnthropologyCultural Anthropology How populations vary in their cultural How populations vary in their cultural

featuresfeatures Cultural Anthropology includes:Cultural Anthropology includes:

ArchaeologyArchaeology Anthropological linguistics Anthropological linguistics Ethnology (cultural anthropology) Ethnology (cultural anthropology)

Notable Cultural AnthropologistNotable Cultural Anthropologist Margaret Mead 1901-1978Margaret Mead 1901-1978

Anthropology TermsAnthropology Terms

►ArtifactArtifact What is an artifact?What is an artifact? Do they have to ancient or can they be Do they have to ancient or can they be

recent or current?recent or current?

Anthropology TermsAnthropology Terms

► AcculturationAcculturation What is Acculturation?What is Acculturation? What are some examples of acculturation?What are some examples of acculturation?

► EnculturationEnculturation What is EnculturationWhat is Enculturation What are some examples of acculturation?What are some examples of acculturation?

► EthnocentrismEthnocentrism► SubculturesSubcultures

What is a Subculture?What is a Subculture? What are some examples of subculture?What are some examples of subculture?