GC Wk 2 Main Characteristics of Anthropology (intro .pptx)

Main Characteristics of Anthropology
Have a look at these slides using the "slide show" mode:

(.pptx)

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(NOTE: This is a long slide set as it covers some very important background information that will be referred to often as we go through the semester. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also.)

You can finish these slides next week,

but start them this week.

Note:

• the four fields of general anthropology
  
  
• culture as a primary concept
  
  
• comparative method as major approach
  
  
• holism as a primary theoretical goal
  
  
• fieldwork as a primary research technique

WebPage Summary

Chart: "Anthropology and . . . It's Parts"

Later on we'll have a look at these other related items:

• "Other Important Terms"
  slides: (.pptx)
  
• Units of Analysis
  slides: (.pptx)
  
• Three Major Perennial Debates
  slides: (.pptx)
  

 (NOTE: These slide sets are also long  slide set as it covers more than 2000+ years. Please bear with it to the end. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also.  Later on in the course the slide sets get shorter, and we basically switch to videos and films.)