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Learn about the study of human beings through centuries, the development of anthropology in the West, subfields of anthropology, cultural universals, and the role of applied anthropology in planning the future.
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Powerpoint Type Demo for LS 7 – Prof. Phoenix Unit 1 Anthropology Outline from pg 4 AnthropologyThe Evolution of Human Endeavor
I. What is Anthropology? • Word in English language for centuries • “The Study of human beings” • Paul Bohannan on definition of human • Barbara Miller: misconceptions of anthropologist's role
II. Anthropology developed in the West • Relatively late science • Early Greek and Roman scholars interested in ideal society • Age of Exploration and study of non- Western people
Cultural Anthropology: study of learned human behavior in societies 1. Specialists limit studies to a few geographical areas 2. Margaret Mead – Samoa 3. Clyde Kluckhohn – Navajo – Mirror for Man a classic III. Subfields of anthropology • Physical Anthropology – study of the development of humans 1. Subfield is genetics 2. Related subjects are anatomy, biology, and paleontology
C. Cultural Anthropology has several subfields 1. Archaeology – the study of culture through material sources 2. Linguistics – study of language as communication 3. Ethnography – ethnology and social anthropology – describing human societies
D. Psychological Anthropology 1. Influenced by personality and personal feelings 2. Related subjects are psychology and psychiatry
IV. Cultural Universals • A. Similarities in human biology • B. Two sexes • C. Education – formal and informal
V. Applied Anthropology A. Helping to plan the future 1. Jobs: was teacher or museum curator – now also in urban planning, health care, international development B. Predicting the direction of the human species