the study of the whole of the human
condition: past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture.
What is holism?
100
Kris Holloway lives with and forms a friendship with this midwife
Who is Monique Dembele?
100
Two components of this are:
1) Be open about who you are and why you are there
2) Avoid harm to people or animals
What is the code of ethics?
100
A set of principles used to explain a phenomenon
What is theory?
100
Archaeology, Physical/Biological, Linguistic, and Cultural
What are the four subfields of Anthropology?
200
When you believe that your cultural practices are superior to another culture. (and that theirs are bad or immoral)
What is ethnocentrism?
200
They are usually the subsistence agricultural producers in traditional rural Africa
What do women do in Mali?
200
An insider's point of view/reasoning for practicing a certain cultural practice
What is an emic perspective?
200
Founder of anthropology
Who is Edward Tylor?
200
Cognitive processes, material creations, and behaviors
What are the three components of culture?
300
What people think they should practice as opposed to what they do practice.
What is an ideal culture?
300
This is the Malian name of Kris Holloway
Who is Fatumatu Dembele?
300
An outsiders point of view/reasoning for why they practice a certain cultural ritual
What is etic perspective?
300
Founder of American cultural anthropology
Who is Franz Boas?
300
Small group (~30) Residential unit comprised of
people who want to be there
Not necessarily related
Residence is flexible - relates to nomadism
What is a band?
400
To understand other cultural practices, you must understand the historical context and realize that every culture has their own standards.
What is cultural relativism?
400
Gathering provides 80-90% of the food consumed for this South African group
How do the Ju/'Hoansi (Kung San of Kalahari) obtain their food?
400
These modern humans make up 90-99% of human history
Who are hunter-gatherers?
400
1.He was the first to practice participant observation
2.He said we have physiological needs and social institutions to meet these needs
3. He did field work in the Trobiand Islands
Who is Bronsilaw Malinowski?
400
giving of presents (objects, food etc.) to close kin
What is generalized reciprocity?
500
learning one's culture while growing up in it
What is enculturation?
500
This group was egalitarian (case study talked about on Wednesday)
What was the social stratification of the Ju/'Hoansi (Kung San of Kalahari)?
500
The adaptation to the environment in order to survive and be 'comfortable' is what drives people
What is cultural materialism?
500
Culture is a result of a society's particular history
What is historical particularism?
500
The study of the processes by which a society adapts to its environment