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Anthropology
Undergraduate 3
11/20/2006

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Advocacy Anthropology
Definition
engaged in political and legal problems of indigenous people
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Theme 1
Definition
how indigienous societies are living in the modern world____modernization
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Theme 2
Definition
strategies of organization, ~strategies that indigenous groups use to assert their rights, benefits from forming networks, etc
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Theme 3
Definition
social structures impact individuals attitudes, beliefs, and practices
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Anthropoligical View
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1.attention to context, 2.commitment to detailed knowledge. 3. sensitivity to cultural differences, 4.appreciation of alternate perspectives, 5.recognition of systematic complexity
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Applied Anthropology (Practical)
Definition
the application of anthropological theory and methods to assess and solve human problems
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types of applid anthro
Definition
health and medicine....human rights...business....education....environmental issues....community dev....disaster research...international dev...museums.
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Business &Private Corps
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employees have cultural sensitivity ....understand culture w/ business....establish cross cultural communication
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Cultural Brokers
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mediators and translates b/w cultures, ease communications, and facilitators of interactions
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Marketing
Definition
develop new products....for different groups of people....ex: HallMark, General Mills
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Journalism & Broadcasts
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observe, report, describe culture......difference is TIME...reporting is faster, anthro is long___touch on social issues, global issues, and differnt angles on stories
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Government Policy
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systematic way of analyzing culture... ex:Rural Poverty in SE Ohio
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Personal
Definition
better enable us to see the world...our own culture is just one way of life
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Humanistic
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all human beings live in worlds shaped by cultures....existence of alternatives...alternatives to our way of life
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Ambivilence
Definition
doubt our own cultural background
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