Cultural Anthropology PDF

Cultural Anthropology How would you define culture? Culture is...not just artistic activities (dance, art, theatre, etc.) ❖ made up of what people do, what people make, and what people believe. ❖ culture includes the behaviour of people in their everyday lives, from daily rituals to bel...

Cultural Anthropology How would you define culture? Culture is...not just artistic activities (dance, art, theatre, etc.) ❖ made up of what people do, what people make, and what people believe. ❖ culture includes the behaviour of people in their everyday lives, from daily rituals to beliefs about abstract concepts (e.g. time) ❖ learned and transmitted from one generation to the next Culture is... ❖ What people eat, clothes they wear, the shelter they live in ❖ How people move from place to place ❖ How people defend themselves ❖ What people learn and the languages they speak CULTURE IS... The total system of ideas, values, behaviours, and attitudes of a society commonly shared by most members of a society Cultural Anthropologists...are anthropologists who study both the past and present cultures  Cultural Anthropology - Branches Ethnology - ethnologists immerse themselves in a culture for months or years and take meticulous notes Linguistic Anthropology - linguistic anthropologists study the history and structure of language, and the ways humans use language Archaeology - archaeologists study the physical remains of a past culture through excavation and reconstruction. Key Terms Key Terms: assimilation, acculturation, diffusion, multiculturalism How do these terms relate to you and your peers’ definitions of culture? What examples do you have in your own environment that are clear examples of assimilation, acculturation, diffusion, and multiculturalism? How do these terms become apparent in the way in which they have helped shape or influence cultural behaviour?