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Understanding Anthropology: Cultures and Perspectives Symposium

Dive into the study of people worldwide through the lenses of cultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology. Explore ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, adaptation, and decoupling subjective and objective viewpoints.

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Understanding Anthropology: Cultures and Perspectives Symposium

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  1. Presented by Laura T. González San Diego Miramar College 21ST Century Skills SymposiumMay 3, 2019 Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism Thinking like an anthropologist

  2. What is ANTHROPOLOGY? • THE STUDY OF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT TIME • Four Fields – • Cultural • Archaeology • Biological • Linguistic

  3. Ethnocentrism • the belief that one’s own patterns of behavior are always natural, good, beautiful, or important • and that strangers, to the extent that they live differently, live by savage, inhuman, disgusting, or irrational standards Activity: Food as a Window to Culture

  4. Cultural Relativism • Any behavior or belief can only be understood and evaluated in the context of its own culture. Activity: Where Do You Draw The Line?

  5. ADAPTATION/MALADAPTATION • ADAPTATIONS • Behaviors that support the survival and wellness of a people into the future • MALADAPTATIONS • Behaviors that do not support the survival and wellness of a people into the future Activity: Written Response

  6. DECOUPLING SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE • SUBJECTIVE– OPINIONS, BIASES, ARGUABLE STATEMENTS • OBJECTIVE– FACTS, THINGS THAT ARE OBSERVABLE OR ABLE TO BE VERIFIED Activity: Listening

  7. THANK YOU!

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