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University of Minnesota Duluth Tim Roufs © 2010-2013
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/
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University of Minnesota Duluth Tim Roufs © 2010-2013
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/
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you’ve seen these listed in the Week 1 “Topics” . . .
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you’ve seen these listed in the Week 1 “Topics” . . .
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you’ve seen these listed in the Week 1 “Topics” . . .
let’s have a closer look . . .
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1. the four fields of general anthropology 2. culture as a primary concept
3. comparative method as major approach
4. holism as a primary theoretical goal
5. fieldwork as a primary research technique
Main Characteristics of Anthropology
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1. the four fields of general anthropology
2. culture as a primary concept
3. comparative method as major approach
4. holism as a primary theoretical goal
5. fieldwork as a primary research technique
Main Characteristics of Anthropology
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American Anthropology
• cultural / social
• physical
• archaeology
• linguistics
you’ve already seen the fourfold approach of American Anthropology . . .
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Prehistoric Cultures and its . . .
• cultural / social
• physical
• archaeology
• linguistics
we’re going to have a closer look at . . .
aspects
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1. the four fields of general anthropology 2.culture as a primary concept 3. comparative method as major approach
4. holism as a primary theoretical goal
5. fieldwork as a primary research technique
Main Characteristics of Anthropology
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• “culture” is
– learned – shared – transmitted from generation to
generation – based on symbols – integrated
Main Characteristics
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• “culture”
– learned – shared – transmitted from generation to
generation
–based on symbols – integrated
Main Characteristics
some anthropologists focus on the idea that
culture involves “shared understanding”
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• “culture”
• is not inherited
(i.e., is not biological)
• is not “instinct”
Main Characteristics
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• “cultures” • are groups of people sharing
a common heritage (and usually a common language)
Main Characteristics
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Sophie D. Coe America's First Cuisines
Austin: University of Texax Press, 1994.
www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/aftexts.html#title
Aztec
Maya
Inca
for e.g.,
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www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/matext.html#title
for e.g.,
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www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/matext.html#title
for e.g.,
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but “Mexico” includes many cultures . . .
Aztec Toltec Mixtec
Totonac Tarascan Zapotec Olmec Yaqui
and others
for e.g.,
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www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/matext.html#title
more about this
with
“local cultures”
(“microcultures”)
below
for e.g.,
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• “cultures” • are “integrated”
-- an idea that was pioneered and emphasized by the “pioneer” anthropologist Ruth Benedict
Main Characteristics
Ruth Fulton Benedict 1887-1948
Patterns of Culture 1934
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Ruth Fulton Benedict 1887-1948
Patterns of Culture 1934
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• “cultures” • are integrated • Interact and change
– the idea that some cultures (like “hunting and gathering” cultures, or the Amish) do not change is not correct
Main Characteristics
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The Concept of Culture
• Microculture – are smaller groups with distinct pattern of
learned and shared behavior and thinking found within larger cultures such as ethnic groups in localized regions
– some people like to think of these as “local cultures”
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The Concept of Culture
• Microculture – are smaller groups with distinct pattern of
learned and shared behavior and thinking found within larger cultures such as ethnic groups in localized regions
– some people like to think of these as “local cultures”
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every region has its own local cultures,
or microcultures . . .
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“units of analysis” may include:
– one person – the family – the community – a region – “culture area” – a culture / “subculture”
• Ancient Middle America – Chamula – Lancandon – Tzotzil – Tzeltal – Zoque
• Yaqui • Otomi • Tarascan • Mixtec • Zapotec
• Olmec • Toltec • Aztec • Teotihuacanos • Tarahumara
for e.g., Prehistoric Middle America has all of these cultures . . .
and more . . .
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Mexico#Indigenous_groups_with_a_population_of_more_than_100.2C000
indigenous groups with a population
of more than 100,000
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Mexico#Indigenous_groups_with_a_population_of_more_than_100.2C000
indigenous groups with a population
of more than 100,000
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“units of analysis” may include:
– one person – the family – the community – a region – “culture area” – a culture / “subculture”
• Maya – Chamula – Lancandon – Tzotzil – Tzeltal – Zoque
and just the Maya
include all of these subcultures . . . and more . . .
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every region has its own local cultures,
or microcultures . . .
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even Minnesota . . .
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Minnesota Historical Society Press
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even in places like Minnesota
there are many “microcultures” . . .
for e.g., Anishinabe (known less appropriately as
“The Ojibwa,” and “The Chippewa”) . . .
. . . and many groups have been in or near their present locality since prehistoric times
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The Minnesota Ethnic Food Book
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even in places like Minnesota
there are many “microcultures” . . .
for e.g., Anishinabe (known less appropriately as
“The Ojibwa,” and “The Chippewa”) . . .
. . . and many groups have been in or near their present locality since prehistoric times
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The Concept of Culture
• microcultures can include ethnic groups within nations – e.g., Anishinabe (Chippewa; Ojibwa) – e.g., Irish “Travellers”
•sometimes incorrectly called “Gypsies” –e.g., Rom (Gypsies) –e.g., Basques – e.g., Kurds – e.g., Australian Aboriginals
local groups generally strive to preserve their cultural identity . . .
and you can often see that in the artifacts that they produce
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The Concept of Culture
• microcultures can include ethnic groups within nations – e.g., Anishinabe (Chippewa; Ojibwa) – e.g., Irish “Travellers”
•sometimes incorrectly called “Gypsies” –e.g., Rom (Gypsies) –e.g., Basques – e.g., Kurds – e.g., Australian Aboriginals
local groups generally strive to preserve their cultural identity with . . .
language food
religion clothing
cultural symbols
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www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=73293§ion=homepage
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The Concept of Culture
• microcultures can include ethnic groups within nations – e.g., Anishinabe (Chippewa; Ojibwa) – e.g., Irish “Travellers”
•sometimes incorrectly called “Gypsies” –e.g., Rom (Gypsies) –e.g., Basques – e.g., Kurds – e.g., Australian Aboriginals
local groups generally strive to preserve their cultural identity . . .
and you can often see that in the artifacts that they produce
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www.worldlicenceplates.com/usa/US_MNXX.html
you can probably see signs of this in your area . . .
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these have prehistoric counterparts . . .
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Clovis Point
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Pictograph from Hegman Lake, Minnesota
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http://www.thegreenhead.com/2009/01/molinillo-traditional-mexican-hot-chocolate-frother.php
Molinillo Ancient Mexican Hot Chocolate Frother
and prehistoric items sometimes
have modern counterparts
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but context is always
important
What is this, for e.g.?
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but context is always
important
What is this, for e.g.?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurtle
it’s a “spurtle”
for stirring oatmeal and soups
(in Scotland)
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The Concept of Culture
• microcultures can include ethnic groups within nations – e.g., Anishinabe (Chippewa; Ojibwa) – e.g., Irish “Travellers”
•sometimes incorrectly called “Gypsies” –e.g., Rom (Gypsies) –e.g., Basques – e.g., Kurds – e.g., Australian Aboriginals
. . . some areas of human activity tell us more than others . . .
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The Concept of Culture
• microcultures can include ethnic groups within nations – e.g., Anishinabe (Chippewa; Ojibwa) – e.g., Irish “Travellers”
•sometimes incorrectly called “Gypsies” –e.g., Rom (Gypsies) –e.g., Basques – e.g., Kurds – e.g., Australian Aboriginals
. . . food, for e.g., is almost always a key part of peoples’ cultural identity, often dating back to their prehistoric
past, and defining their history . . .
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The Concept of Culture
• microcultures can include ethnic groups within nations – e.g., Anishinabe (Chippewa; Ojibwa) – e.g., Irish “Travellers”
•sometimes incorrectly called “Gypsies” –e.g., Rom (Gypsies) –e.g., Basques – e.g., Kurds – e.g., Australian Aboriginals
and this often shows up in the archeological record . . .
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Indians harvesting wild rice near Brainerd, 1905 Minnesota Historical Society
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http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afwildrice.html#title
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Day's Place, Frozen Sap, Lake Mille Lacs Minnesota Historical Society
Maple Sugar
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http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/Buffalo/PB07.html#title
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Mrs. Day Granulating Maple Sugar, Lake Mille Lacs Minnesota Historical Society
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Woman and Blueberries. Patrick DesJarlait (1912-1972)
Minnesota Historical Society
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Bannock / Frybread Wikimedia
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and this is the case for almost every group . . .
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1. the four fields of general anthropology 2. culture as a primary concept
3.comparative method as major approach development and structure
4. holism as a primary theoretical goal
5. fieldwork as a primary research technique
Main Characteristics of Anthropology
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• comparative method
– as a major approach to the study of human behavior
– the comparative method compares things
Main Characteristics
Compare . . .
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• comparative method – One form of comparative method was pioneered by Fred Eggan (University of Chicago)
“Social anthropology and the method of controlled comparison”
American Anthropologist, 56:743-61 (1954)
Main Characteristics
Compare . . .
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• comparative method – One form of comparative method was pioneered by Fred Eggan (University of Chicago)
“Social anthropology and the method of controlled comparison”
American Anthropologist, 56:743-61 (1954)
Main Characteristics
Compare . . .
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• the comparative method compares things
for e.g. . . .
Main Characteristics Compare . . .
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Sophie D. Coe America's First Cuisines
Austin: University of Texax Press, 1994.
www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/aftexts.html#title
Aztec
Maya
Inca
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• comparative method – Other methods . . .
compare things regionally
in an attempt to understand process
Main Characteristics
Compare . . .
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• comparative method – Other methods . . .
compare things regionally
in an attempt to understand process
Main Characteristics
Compare . . .
process
essentially refers to
how things change or
how things came to be the way they are now
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• comparative method – Other methods . . .
anthropologists for e.g.,
compare things regionally in an attempt to understand
process
Main Characteristics
Compare . . .
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• the comparative method compares things, for e.g., process of domestication / civilization
maize – Mexico wheat – Turkey
rice – China
manioc – Brazil
millet – Africa
Main Characteristics Compare . . .
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• the comparative method compares things, for e.g., process of domestication / civilization
maize – Mexico wheat – Turkey
rice – China
manioc – Brazil
millet – Africa
Main Characteristics Compare . . .
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• the comparative method compares things, for e.g., process of domestication / civilization
maize – Mexico wheat – Turkey
rice – China
manioc – Brazil
millet – Africa
Main Characteristics Compare . . .
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• the comparative method compares things, for e.g., process of domestication / civilization
maize – Mexico wheat – Turkey
rice – China
manioc – Brazil
millet – Africa
Main Characteristics Compare . . .
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Origin of Domestication for Selected Plants
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th Ed., p. 342
rice 7,000 ybp
manioc 4,200 ybp
maize 4,200 ybp
wheat 10,500 ybp
millet 4,000 ybp
Compare . . .
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Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th Ed., p. 333
Time line for Ch. 14 Food Production
Neolithic
Chapter 14
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th Ed.
“Food Production”
A Biocultural Revolution
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Time line for Ch. 14 Food Production
Neolithic
Tehuacán
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th Ed., p. 333
one of the best places in the world to look at
the process of plant domestication
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• Tehuacán Valley, Puebla, Mexico
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 8th Ed., p. 432
maize
4,200 ybp
Compare . . .
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www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/matehuac.html#title
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Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th Ed., p. 333
Time line for Ch. 14 Food Production
Neolithic
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Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th Ed., p. 333
Time line for Ch. 14 Food Production.
Neolithic
“The Neolithic Revolution” “The New Stone Age”
in Prehistoric Middle America this is known as
The “Archaic”
and sometimes they’re all referred to as “The Agriculture Revolution”
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• Early Neolithic sites
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th Ed., p. 349
Compare . . .
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REM:
“The Neolithic Revolution”
“The New Stone Age”
in Prehistoric Middle America this is known as
The “Archaic”
and sometimes they’re all referred to as “The Agriculture Revolution”
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Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th Ed., p. 333
Time line for Ch. 14 Food Production
Neolithic
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Mehrgarh One of the earliest Neolithic settlements of southern Asia, Pakistan
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th Ed., p. 352
Compare . . .
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1. the four fields of general anthropology 2. culture as a primary concept
3.comparative method as major approach development and structure
4. holism as a primary theoretical goal
5. fieldwork as a primary research technique
Main Characteristics of Anthropology
another e.g. . . .
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www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/video/Collapse.html#title
Compare . . .
comparing the “fall of civilization”
around the world
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www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/video/Fall_Maya.html#title
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1. the four fields of general anthropology 2. culture as a primary concept
3. comparative method as major approach
4.holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
5. fieldwork as a primary research technique
Main Characteristics of Anthropology
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American Anthropology
• cultural / social
• physical (bio-physical)
• archaeology
• linguistics
Holism tries to put all of the pieces together . . .
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let’s have a look at that on the
“Anthropology and . . . Its
Parts” chart . . .
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NOTE: usually anthropologists read
charts from the bottom up
that has to do with the fact that in archaeology the oldest layers are
at the bottom of a site and the newer ones are on top
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NOTE: there are four levels . . .
(REM: read from the bottom up)
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HOLISM involves all four levels
and all of the physical and cultural
components combined
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holism
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holism holism
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Anthropology
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. . . and the two main divisions of Anthropology are
bio-physical and
socio-cultural . . .
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Anthropology
Bio-physical |
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Anthropology
Bio-physical | Socio-cultural
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. . . and ultimately studies
involve lots of subdisciplines and interdisciplinary studies
. . .
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measuring excavating participant / observation
Food and Culture Bio-physical |
Anthropology
Socio-cultural
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in some ways this chart business is all about
Theory and that is important to the
understanding of many aspects of
Prehistoric Cultures
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holism theory
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holism theory
and the theory ultimately also includes the
results of interdisciplinary study
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and finally, we have the last
main characteristic of anthropology . . .
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1. the four fields of general anthropology 2. culture as a primary concept
3. comparative method as major approach
4. holism as a primary theoretical goal
5.fieldwork as a primary research technique -- involving “participant observation”
Main Characteristics of Anthropology
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note two terms in the “major characteristics of
anthropology” listing . . .
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research technique, involving “participant observation”
Main Characteristics
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research technique, involving “participant observation”
Main Characteristics
what’s the difference?
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation” = how you get information
Main Characteristics
= tool
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation” = how you get information
Main Characteristics
= tool
data gathering technique —
participant observation
(fieldwork)
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation” = how you get information
Main Characteristics
= tool
Anthropologists use other tools . . . like
questionnaires, interview schedules, psychological tests, documentary filming
. . . but “participant observation” is a characteristic technique use by
anthropologists, especially cultural anthropologists (ethnologists)
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation” = how you get information
Main Characteristics
= tool
Anthropologists use other tools . . . like
questionnaires, interview schedules, psychological tests, documentary filming
. . . but “participant observation” is a characteristic technique use by
anthropologists, especially cultural anthropologists are also
ethnologists
NOTE:
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation” = how you get information
Main Characteristics
= tool
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation” = how you get information
Main Characteristics
= approach how you use information
= tool
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation” = how you get information
Main Characteristics
= tool
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation” = how you get information
Main Characteristics
other tools include
things like . . .
= tool
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1. culture as a primary concept 2. comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
3. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal
4. fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation” = how you get information
Main Characteristics
after Marion Nestle, Food Politics, Rev. Ed., 2007, pp. 401-405
= tool
• surveys and questionnaires
• various laboratory analyses of a variety of artifacts
• ethological research techniques (animal studies in the field)
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after Marion Nestle, Food Politics, Rev. Ed., 2007, pp. 401-405
• various studies of laboratory animals
• biochemical research (“test tube”)
• epidemiological research (populations)
• clinical studies (medical)
• and others
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Anthropologists often like to use a research “technique”
based on “unobtrusive measures” . . .
(either in the field or elsewhere)
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after Marion Nestle, Food Politics, Rev. Ed., 2007, pp. 401-405
“unobtrusive measures”
• analysis of available data
• analysis of artifacts
• simply observing
• still and video photography and analysis of films and images
• and others
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but most of all (generally) Anthropologists
LOVE . . .
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1. the four fields of general anthropology 2. culture as a primary concept
3. comparative method as major approach
4. holism as a primary theoretical goal
5.fieldwork as a primary research technique --
involving “participant observation”
Main Characteristics of Anthropology
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and as I mentioned in the “. . . Note on Videos and Visual
Anthropology”, we would LOVE to take you along
with us around the world, but the next best thing we can do
is bring the world to you in the form of films and videos. And we’ll do a lot of that
(starting Week 1)
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our first “field trip” . . .
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http://rosettapanglossia.longnow.org/wiki/index.php/Yanomam%C3%B6_Language
our first “field trip” . . .