PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-Culture Sketches: Case Studies in Anthropology

Ideal for any cultural anthropology course this brief collection of ethnographic case studies exposes students to 15 different cultures The groups selected are peoples whose traditional cultures are uniquely their own Each has distinctive patterns and practices each has faced the challenge of an encroaching world with differing results Moreover they often provide the prime illustrations of important concepts in introductory anthropology course including Azande witchcraft Juhoansi egalitarianism Trobriand kula exchange and Minangkabau matriliny As such this volume can stand alone as an introduction to central ethnographic concepts through these 15 societies or serve as a valuable companion to anthropology texts Many of the peoples presented are involved in the diaspora some struggle to preserve old ways in new places All sketches follow a logical consistent organization that makes it easy for students to understand major themes such as history subsistence sociopolitical organization belief systems marriage kinship and contemporary issues. . Anthropology 1. Fall 2014. Katherine Schaefers, Instructor. Office: 3102 . Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 1-2pm. “To make the . strange. . familiar. , and the . familiar. . strange. ”. Strangeness, the unfamiliar is scary and can lead to misguided feelings of anger and hate, which may eventually lead to warfare and death.. ANTH 221: Peoples and Cultures of Mexico. Kimberly Martin, Ph.D.. What is Anthropology?. DEFINITION. Anthropology is the holistic, synthetic, multidisciplinary study of human beings.. KEY COMPONENTS. Chapter One. HSP3UI. Ms. Dahl. Branches of Anthropology. Cultural Anthropology. Culture is the total system of ideas, values, . behaviours. , and attitudes of a society commonly learned and shared by members of a society.. Part One: Building the Discipline. Evolutionism. AIM: Why did evolutionism fade away?. Evolutionism. Dominate intellectual perspective in the middle of the 19. th. century.. Evolutionism eventually overtaken by historical . ANTH 250: Issues in Anthropology. Kimberly Martin, Ph.D.. What is Anthropology?. DEFINITION. Anthropology is the holistic, synthetic, multidisciplinary study of human beings.. KEY COMPONENTS. 1. Anthropology seeks and uses all information about both individual humans and groups of humans regardless of time, geographic location, culture or types of evidence.. Recall . ANTHROPOLOGY . Definition:. The scientific study of hominids and human culture over time . Focus on:. On hominids/humans as members of a species or cultural group. On humankind as a species, throughout time; . The purpose of Anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.. Ruth Benedict (1887 - 1948). . Digging for Meaning?  Not Always.. .  . A common misconception is that anthropologists only deal with digging into the past (this is actually archaeology).  . The comparative study of human peoples and cultures, past and present . Comes from “. anthropos. ” (Greek for “man”) and “ology”- (the study of). A branch of the social sciences . Focus is on the development of human form and culture. Howard Culbertson. Southern Nazarene University. Lewis Henry Morgan . 1818-1881. A 19th century scholar who developed the evolutionary approach. Pioneered the comparative study of culture. Sir Edward B. Tylor . The Yanomamo of Venezuela and Brazil are a truly remarkable people, and one of the few sovereign tribal societies left on earth. This classic ethnography, based on the authors extensive fieldwork, includes a brief discussion of events and changes that have occurred since 1996. The Legacy 6th Edition of The Yanomamo also includes a Q&A interview with the author, which reveals his own perspective on his lifes work, reflects changes within the field of anthropology itself, and presents the authors views on the recent decade of controversies that his work has inspired among critics (including some anthropologists). This book looks at the \'self\' in Western, Asian and African societies passing though Greek philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confuscism, Tao and African philosophy and ending with contemporary feminism. Scholarly and written in a lucid style, free of jargon, this work is written from an anthropological perspective with an interdisciplinary approach. Morris emphasises the varying conceptions of the self found cross-culturally and contrasts these with the conceptions found in the Western intellectual traditions. This classic, bestselling study of the !Kung San, foragers of the Dobe area of the Kalahari Desert describes a people\'s reactions to the forces of modernization, detailing relatively recent changes to !Kung rituals, beliefs, social structure, marriage and kinship system. It documents their determination to take hold of their own destiny, despite exploitation of their habitat and relentless development to assert their political rights and revitalize their communities. Use of the name Ju/\'hoansi (meaning real people) acknowledges their new sense of empowerment. Since the publication of the Third Edition in 2003, Richard Lee has made eight further trips to the Kalahari, the most recent in 2010 and 2011. The Dobe and Nyae Nyae Areas have continued to transform and the people have had to respond and adapt to the pressures of capitalist economics and bureaucratic governance of the Namibian and Botswana states. This Fourth Edition chronicles and bears witness to these evolving social conditions and their impacts on lives of the Ju/\'hoansi. The classic and still controversial ethnography of the the Yanomamo people. Part of the highly respected Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology series, this ethnography describes the culture and lives of the Yanomamo of South America. Dr. Siemens. Office-Sierra Hall 240M. Office Telephone (818) 677-4931. Office Hours. Tuesday and Thursday . 8:20-9:. 20AM 3:30-4PM. and . by appointment. 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