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s of the most religion and religious studie Moscow State University Moscow CIS 1 Cf Philokalia . 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. Comparing classifications of people. Mariano Rojas. FLACSO-México & UPAEP. New Directions in Welfare Economics, Paris July 6-8, 2011. Concepts and Conceptions. Concept. A . vague and general . idea. 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 . autonomies. Dr. Charles Ess. <. c.m.ess@media.uio.no. >. NB: slides available on request. 1. Initial (high modern) ethical frameworks for decision-making in (Internet) research ethics: . deontology, utilitarianism. What is Culture??. List . three words . that you associate with culture.. . Identify . two question. s that you have about culture.. . Create . one metaphor . or simile for culture (. eg. . “Culture is like …”).. 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. Introductory Lecture. Anthropology 100: Survey of Anthropology. Learning Objectives. 1. Develop an understanding of anthropology and how the subfields of anthropology interrelate. 2. Develop an understanding for the importance of anthropology in today’s world. Definition of Anthropology. Greek for . study of humans. How humans are affected by social, environmental, and biological factors. Four sub-branches. Biological/Physical Anthropology: deals with evolution & behavior. Ted . Coxworth. Director of Analytics, Progrexion. Setting the Stage. Director of Analytics, Progrexion. Mid-size (~2k employees) personal finance company focused on credit repair. My job: answer questions with data, stats, and science.. Definition… . an·thro·pol·o·gy . n.. The . _____________ study . of the . _____________, . the behavior, and the . _____________, . social, and . _______________ . development of humans. The Four Subcategories. What is the topic?. What will you be doing?. Why is this important?. How will you know if you have done well?. Day 2—Review Warm Up//Take out forensic anthropology paper.. Warm Up. Scientists will describe forensic anthropology and its usage by analyzing skeletal remains.. and Concept Change. Image from . Fish is Fish. by Leo Lionni. Alternative Conceptions. Students come to school with alternative conceptions of the real world - they are not “tabula rasa” or “empty vessels.”. 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 .