Anthropology: Theories
Worksheet # 2 – INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
Name: ___Platero, Alfhonso Jose San Juan_______ Date: ____June 5, 2012____ Score: ________
Student #:____11304685_____ Course: ___AB-ISE_____ Schedule: __MW, 0800-0900_ Room: M310
Contact Details: e-mail address ___palfhonso1678@yahoo.com_ mobile phone _____09353778295________
• Identify one interesting anthropologist (local or international). • Explore the life of the anthropologist and present a short biographical sketch. • Identify at least five (5) important theories or assumptions of the anthropologist. • Argue of the relevance of the assumptions or theories in relation to the current condition of Philippines socio-cultural setting.
Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917)
Edward Burnett Tylor, who is sometimes considered as the founder of cultural anthropology, was born on October 2, 1832 in Camberwell, London. Tylor was born in a wealthy family who owned a brass factory. Tylor went to school at Grove House School, Tottenham but being a young man is not easy for him especially when his parents died and for that reason he is unable to have a university degree. After the death of his parents he is prepared to help in the family business and during these times Tylor had tuberculosis. Tylor left his own country, England, for Mexico and after one year of staying in Mexico, it resulted for the publication of his first book on 1856. Some of his works like the “Primitive Culture” was based on the theories of Charles Lyell about evolution. Tylor received outstanding awards like: he is elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, he had honorary degree from the University of Oxford, and he is also Knighted for his contributions. He died at the age of 84 on January 2, 1917 in Wellington, Somerset.
Edward Tylor has many theories and topics which concerns more about the culture of humans. Some of these theories are:
Name: ___Platero, Alfhonso Jose San Juan_______ Date: ____June 5, 2012____ Score: ________
Student #:____11304685_____ Course: ___AB-ISE_____ Schedule: __MW, 0800-0900_ Room: M310
Contact Details: e-mail address ___palfhonso1678@yahoo.com_ mobile phone _____09353778295________
• Identify one interesting anthropologist (local or international). • Explore the life of the anthropologist and present a short biographical sketch. • Identify at least five (5) important theories or assumptions of the anthropologist. • Argue of the relevance of the assumptions or theories in relation to the current condition of Philippines socio-cultural setting.
Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917)
Edward Burnett Tylor, who is sometimes considered as the founder of cultural anthropology, was born on October 2, 1832 in Camberwell, London. Tylor was born in a wealthy family who owned a brass factory. Tylor went to school at Grove House School, Tottenham but being a young man is not easy for him especially when his parents died and for that reason he is unable to have a university degree. After the death of his parents he is prepared to help in the family business and during these times Tylor had tuberculosis. Tylor left his own country, England, for Mexico and after one year of staying in Mexico, it resulted for the publication of his first book on 1856. Some of his works like the “Primitive Culture” was based on the theories of Charles Lyell about evolution. Tylor received outstanding awards like: he is elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, he had honorary degree from the University of Oxford, and he is also Knighted for his contributions. He died at the age of 84 on January 2, 1917 in Wellington, Somerset.
Edward Tylor has many theories and topics which concerns more about the culture of humans. Some of these theories are: