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Introduction to Anthropology

Introduction to Anthropology. ANTH 2346-81001 Prof: Robert Marcom. Classroom Courtesy. Attendance ENCOURAGED, esp. for Presentations Turn off Cell phones & Beepers Respectful Attention Participation. Assignments and Exams. 3 Exams, 50% of your final grade Covers Both Readings and Lecture

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Introduction to Anthropology

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  1. Introduction to Anthropology ANTH 2346-81001 Prof: Robert Marcom

  2. Classroom Courtesy • Attendance ENCOURAGED, esp. for Presentations • Turn off Cell phones & Beepers • Respectful Attention • Participation

  3. Assignments and Exams • 3 Exams, 50% of your final grade Covers Both Readings and Lecture • Attendance Strongly Recommended Weekly Pop Quizzes 25 % of your grade • 3-5 page Paper Topic to be selected from list, 25 % of your grade PowerPoint Presentation (Included in the 25 %, above) scheduled at semester’s end

  4. What’s it all About? Anthropo: pertaining to humanity ology: to study (from the Greek “logos”) The Pioneer F spacecraft, destined to be the first man made object to escape from the solar system into interstellar space, carries this pictorial plaque. It is designed to show scientifically educated inhabitants of some other star system, who might intercept it millions of years from now, when Pioneer was launched, from where, and by what kind of beings. NASA Image #72-H-192http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/SMALL/GPN-2000-001623.jpg

  5. A Brief Overview • Why Study Anthropology? • Intellectual Curiosity • Practical Applications • Improved Relations • Who Uses Anthropology? • Governments – overseas missions, domestic cultural policies • Archaeological investigations, forensics • Institutions – designing services, cross-cultural service • Corporations – designing products for overseas markets, sales campaigns

  6. Sub-Disciplines of Anthropology • Cultural, Sociocultural Variation, processes for change & adaptation • Biological, Physical Genetics, evolution & physical diversity • Archaeology Material Remains of past cultures • Linguistics Origins, variation and uses

  7. Culture: is arbitrary, learned, shared, patterned, symbolic system of values, beliefs and behaviors… • that shapes and influences perception and behavior -- an abstract "mental blueprint" or "mental code." • Must be studied "indirectly" by studying behavior, customs, material culture (artifacts, tools, technology), language, etc. • 1) Learned. Process of learning one's culture is called enculturation. • 2) Shared by the members of a society. There is no "culture of one." • 3) Patterned. People in a society live and think in ways that form definite patterns. • 4) Mutually constructed through a constant process of social interaction. • 5) Symbolic. Culture, language and thought are based on symbols and symbolic meanings. • 6) Arbitrary. Not based on "natural laws" external to humans, but created by humans according to the needs and preferences of the group. Example: standards of beauty. • 7) Internalized. Habitual. Taken-for-granted. Perceived as "natural."

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