Anthropology is the study all societies and their cultures. Anthropological studies concern cultural and biological adaptation‚ variation‚ and change. Variation in "time” using information from contemporary groups to model changes that took place in the past and using knowledge gained from past groups to understand what is likely to happen in the future. Also‚ variation in "space" by comparing information collected from human societies existing at roughly the same time but from different geographic
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Introduction Looters - an individual who plunders archeological sites to find artifacts of commercial value‚ at the same time destroying the evidence that archeologists rely on to understand the past. Looting takes place where there is a market for illegal antiquities Archeologists - A professional scholar who studies human past thru its physical remains. Archeologists and Archaeology Archeologist’s interests are defined by asking questions of our origins as humans‚ and of specific cultures
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Zakaria Ibnatik Cultural Anthropology Spears 2 October 2013 Critical Analysis 1. Oring Elliot 1975 “From Uretics to Uremics: A Contribution toward the Ethnography of Peeing.” In Cultural Anthropology: A Sampler. Pp.:19-22. 2. Elliot Orings objectives for the article were to observe male urinating behaviors in public restrooms. I believe he did meet his objectives because he was able to observe them pee. 3. As stated before‚ the method that Orings used to research his topic was to observe
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McGraw-Hill © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Using These Slides These PowerPoint slides have been designed for use by students and instructors using the Anthropology: The Exploration of Human Diversity textbook by Conrad Kottak. These files contain short outlines of the content of the chapters‚ as well as selected photographs‚ maps‚ and tables. Students may find these outlines useful as a study guide or a tool for review. Instructors may find these files useful as
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describe the meaning of anthropology and its scope. And closer examine principles that govern production‚ distribution and consumption in horticultural and peasant communities. Anthropology is the study of man. But economic anthropology corresponds to one of fields of anthropology which is known as ‘cultural anthropology’ – the study of human culture and behavior across cultures. It describes and explains human condition across all cultures and times. Economic anthropology is the study of the economic
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Definition & Scopes of Anthropology Presented to RAR Presented by Arafat Islam 111-12-0106 Sitangshu Adhikary 111-12-0109 Farhana Akter 111-12-0113 Ruhe Bente Amin 111-12-0122 Ashraful Huda 111-12-0123 Masudul Islam 111-12-0129 2012 Contents Sl. NO. | Topic Name | Page No. | 1. | Definition of Anthropology | 03-03 | 2. | Key concepts of Anthropology | 04-04 | 3. | Scopes of Anthropology | 05-05 | 4. | Fields of Anthropology | 06-07 | Definition
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Ethnographic fieldwork is another way of using the term ethnography. Ethnographic fieldwork‚ or ethnography‚ usually consists of “spending a year or more in another society‚ living with the local people and learning about their way of life” (Gezon and Kottak 2). There are at least three different methods that anthropologists use when it comes to how they execute their fieldwork. First‚ there is the Participation-Observation method which can be described as‚ “taking park in the events one is observing
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Cultural anthropology focuses on patterns of social interactions and behaviors. It defines what is acceptable and not acceptable within a community. It focuses on what is and isn’t important and what is right and wrong. It also gives us and insight on the increased and impactful use of technologies of various sorts. Technology use might differ depending on where you live and the standards they uphold. The tangible tools we own are determined in part by ones social structure. The beliefs‚ practices
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understanding of real native mentality or behavior…” (Malinowski‚ B. 1922) • Verandah anthropologist • Malinowski is saying in order to do real anthropological research‚ we need to be in the environment • Participant-observation • “Social anthropology began in the Trobriand Islands in 1914” o Leach‚ Edmund R. • Armchair (at home) → Verandah (in a distant country – Rivers) → Participant Observation (observing and participating in everyday field settings – Malinowski‚ Evans-Pritchard) •
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The etymological root of the word Anthropology is from the Greek - anthropos -‘human being’ and ology - study of. What does anthropology literally mean? The Oxford English dictionary states that Anthropology is ‘the study of humankind‚ especially the study of societies and cultures and human origins.’ Anthropology can be broken down into different disciplines‚ cultural‚ linguistic‚ biological and social. Throughout the history of Anthropology as a recognized method of studying humankind‚ different
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