Schools of Thought in Anthropology What is a school of thought? A perspective‚ a viewpoint‚ or a certain way of interpreting a discipline’s subject matter that has become widely credible Functionalism Society must have a set of standard laws and practices to provide stability. These are called institutions Society is a logical institution and functions in the best interest and by the needs of the majority; every practice‚ custom serves a purpose to provide stability All cultures are set
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In Hotel Rwanda‚ a 2004 film directed by Terry George‚ one of the first voices heard is that of a radio broadcaster from the Hutu power radio‚ Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM)‚ claiming‚ “Rwanda is our Hutu land. We are the majority. They are a minority of traitors and invaders. We will squash the infestation.” This was the mentality of many ethnic Hutus that participated in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi minority living in Rwanda. Linked with the autobiography published by Paul
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Ethnographic showcases are a way of collecting and displaying the world "for amusement and edification" (Corbey‚ 342). Human beings were actually being collected and were "presented as ’different’ and forced to behave that way" (Corbey‚ 344). These people who were put on show were wrongfully taken out of their homes and moved into a place where they were seen as savages. The viewers were practicing ethnocentrism‚ probably unknowingly‚ by being centered around their own ethnicity and culture and thinking
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Anthropology considers the food acquisition techniques as factors of great importance to categorize the impressive array of human cultures. First in terms of emergence and importance‚ the subsistence pattern of early or contemporaneous uncivilized societies‚ taken in the literal sense of "non-urbanized societies‚" has been the foraging model‚ which encompasses the hunt and the food gathering. The preponderance of hunting over the gathering‚ or vice versa‚ is not as conspicuous as one could imagine
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Forensic anthropology has been a key art and dependable skill to help identify lost loved ones and missing family members for many generations. The concept of forensic anthropology has enticed many people throughout the field of science and visual arts. The process of breaking down bones and deciphering clues at a crime scene to come to a conclusion and unmasking the killer has attracted many mystery loving and suspense seeking spectators throughout its works. There have been many television serials
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Exam 1 study guide PEOPLE * EB Tylor- the father of modern anthropology‚ supported evolutionism/uni-lineal evolution * Franz Boaz- the father of American anthropology‚ supported empiricism * Margaret Mead- Boaz’s student‚ wrote about the sexual revolution * Borshay Lee- studied the !Kung San from Africa * Zora Neal Hurston- one of Boaz’s students‚ an African-American folklorist * Bronislaw Malinowski- the father of fieldwork‚ said anthropologists need to learn the language
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Cited: Pocahontas. Walt Disney Feature Animation‚ 1995. Film. Seriff‚ Suzanne. “Cultural Anthropology: ANT 302.” University of Texas. Spring 2013.
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Anthropology Cultural anthropologists study different cultures by studying the social organization of certain groups. Social organization is the structure of relationships in-between a group of people. This structure is held up by marriage and family‚ work and play‚ the community and country‚ and the supernatural. These forms are illustrated in The Chronicle of a Savanna Marriage‚ Dadi’s Family‚ Sitting on the Outers with the Girls‚ Watching the Boys Play‚ Manuel‚ Apprentice Yatiri‚ and The
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the four subfields of anthropology. (4 points) The field of anthropology has four subfields including biological (also known as physical)‚ cultural‚ linguistic‚ and archaeology. Biological anthropology studies humans as biological species through human genetics‚ evolution‚ and close human relatives such as primates. Cultural anthropology studies human cultural behaviors and cultural systems through variations in cultural expression among current human populations. Linguistic anthropology describes
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Anthropology observation Observation report I began my observations in one of my favourite Coffee shops at 2.55 PM and finished around 3.45 on a Wednesday in late August. In order to ‘activate’ my role of participant observer‚ I ordered a caramel favoured coffee together with my friend‚ whom I had brought along to help me observe. I sat opposite the serving counter‚ where two female servants were now making my coffee‚ over in one of the corners so my observation wouldn’t be too obvious. Lit
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