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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
02/04/2010

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Anthropology
Definition
Study of people
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Anthropologists study?
Definition
1. Values ( whats important)
2. Conveyance ( how do things get across)
3. Symbol ( a "thing that represents something else)
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Kinship
Definition
Family relationships
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Franz Boas
Definition
Father of American anthropology. Came up with the cultural relativism: the idea that every culture has its own history and can explain their behavior based on that culture.
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4 subfields on anthropology
Definition
1. Archaelogy- study of artifacts of human culture
2. Physical anthropology- study of human remains and evolution
3. Cultural anthropology- the study of living contemporary cultures
4. Linguistic anthropology- the study of origins and interaction of languages
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5 steps to anthropological research design
Definition
1. Formulation ( idea, hypothesis, background search, history
2. Data collection ( fieldwork, info, kinship, politics)
3. Analysis and interpretation ( lab, patterns, observations)
4.Conclusion and reformulation ( more questions)
5. Presentation ( academic journals, documentaries, album, museums)
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Methodology
Definition
Participant observation- follow, participate, observe, take notes on subject
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Ethnography
Definition
Written work about a study on a specific culture
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Ideal behavior
Definition
What your culture expects of you
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Real behavior
Definition
What you really do
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Culture universals
Definition
Behaviors we can see in every culture across the world. EX. Justice, religion, kinship and exchange system
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Emic
Definition
The natives point of view
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Etic
Definition
The scientists point of view
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
Ranking and comparing cultures usually believing that we do things better
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Cultural relativism
Definition
No culture is superior to any other culture when comparing systems
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Cultural shock
Definition
Going from one culture to another that is different from your norm
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Holistic/Wholistic
Definition
All encompassing manuscript
Ecological focus > ethnography
Societal evolution
Society organization > economic, political, social, ideology
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Cultural systems
Definition
1. Social organization
2. Economic organization
3. Political organization > leaders?
4. Ideology > religious organization
Term
Political organizations were developed by
Definition
Elman Service
Term
Band
Definition
1. Social- people who inhabit a certain area based on kinship and family. Age groups.
2. Economic: hunting and gathering. Nomadic people. Foragers. Basic needs, personal items, temp, housing.
3. Political: no leaders. Egalatarian societies where decisions are made on consensus. People = status
4. Ideology: animism. Belief that things in nature have a spirit
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Tribe
Definition
1. Social: based on family, kin group, extended family, age, sex groups. 100-1000 members.
2. Economic: some class/status. Permanent homes, clan systems. Subsistence: agricultural,pastoral > abundance
3. Political: leader of some sort, conflicts decided by leader
4. Ideology: animism, supernatural beings EX. Sun god
5. Material culture: come from local trade; clothing, pottery EX. Yonanomo
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Chiefdom
Definition
1. Social: very large 1,000's of people. Status levels- warriors, artists, merchant, peasant. Family age, sex, kinship
2. Economic: marketing and trading is very important in getting matetials and food.Social stratification based on wealth, power and prestige. Agriculute. Arts and crafts.
3. Political: leader with vast amount of control. Little beurocracy.Control lots of little towns.
4. Ideology: variety. Deity> gods based on different people and qualities. Levels of religios power. Religious hierarchy.
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State
Definition
1. Social: members consist of social classes, still based on interest, family, hobbies, and jobs. Multiple statuses.
2. Economic: leader and conflict.Can be one leader or many leaders depending on the culture
3. Political: centralized form of government with the power to collect taxes, draft men for work or war, decree and enforce laws
4. Ideology: Often there are multiple religions
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Purpose of kinship systems
Definition
1. Define the primary social organization
2. Method of organizing people
3. Define who is eligible to marry
4. Define special relationships among people
5. Organized along lines of descent according to gender and age
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Classification systems
Definition
1. Consanguinity: related by blood
2. Affinity: related by marriage(inlaws)
3. Fictive kinship: not related by blood or marriage but has a special relationship to the family
4. Terms of address: "mom" what you call a person
5. Terms of reference: "mother" defining the relationship
Term
Types of kinship systems
Definition
1. Bilateral descent: both sides of the family are related to you
2. Unilateral descent: one side of the family are considered related to you
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Matrilineal
Definition
Mothers side is related
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Patrilineal
Definition
Fathers side is related
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Ambilineal descent
Definition
Individual chooses line of descent by generation
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Parallel descent
Definition
Women are matrilineal Men are patrilineal
Term
The Dube Ju'hoansi:
Live Lightly on the Land
Definition
Do not use more than need, over exploit the land
Temporary settlements
Animism
Term
Ju kinship
Definition
Without formal institutions,no leaders, no status
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Naming system
Definition
Limited number of names available (30 or so). Named after kinsmen not parents. *Shares names shares role
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Avoidance relationship
Definition
Respectful parents and children. Adjacent generations
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Joking relationship
Definition
familiar, friends, grandparents (same/alternating generations)
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Priciple of Wi
Definition
Guidance with naming problems. Older person determines outcome. Young wi'ed at mercy of the old. As the age they gain status.
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Reciprocity(Hxaro)
Definition
Sharing; give something to someone they will give something back. Does not have to be equal or immediate.
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Material culture
Definition
Things, horses, radio, clothing
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Flora
Definition
Plants in a particular region
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Flaura
Definition
Animals in a particular region
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Fissioning
Definition
(Common solution) when areguements cant be settled someone leaves the group
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Conflict
Definition
(3ways) 1. Argue 2. Fighting 3. Deadly force
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Headman relationship
Definition
Hunters/leadership
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Waterhole ownership
Definition
Family owned equal access. This protects from outsiders. Titled land.
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Waterhole ownership
Definition
Family owned equal access. This protects from outsiders. Titled land.
Term
Herero
Definition
Cattle rachers. Clientship, cash economy, intermarrying, > outside group
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Tswana
Definition
Settle conflicts in courts. > outside groups
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Shaman
Definition
Spiritual leader; anyone can learn to become one.(N/um spirits inside human guts)
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Visitng
Definition
Principles of taking care of your guest
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