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Cultural
Anthropology
A. Introduction
Anthropology study of the origins, evolution,
and development of human beings and their
various cultures and societies.
The Fields of General Anthropology
Archaeology (or prehistory)
Physical Anthropology (or biological
anthropology)
Linguistic Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology (Social Anthropology)
Archaeology
This field is devoted to studying the lifeways
of
past
cultures
by
examining
material
adaptation,
and
change,
physical
anthropologists study many forms of life,
human and nonhuman, past and present. This
field deals with topics ranging from
evolutionary theory to the human fossil record
and the identification of human skeletal
remains from crime scenes and accidents.
Linguistic Anthropology
Linguistic anthropology is the study of how
Cultural Relativism
Cultural relativism is the idea that each
and
extinction
of
different
cultures.
Anthropologists contribute to the preservation
of cultural diversity by describing cultures as
they have existed, as they now exist, and as
they change.
Contemporary Debates
Biological Determinism versus Cultural
Constructionism
Infrastructure
Structure
(natural resources,
the economy, and
population)
(social organization,
kinship, and political
organization)
Superstructure
(ideas, values, and
beliefs)
C1. Characteristics of
Culture
Culture Is Adaptive
Eating
Drinking
Sleeping
Elimination
Culture Is Learned
Cultures Are Integrated
Cultures Interact and Change