--GC Main Characteristics of American Anthropology 1

Main Characteristics of American Anthropology

• • four fields characterize American Anthropology
    

    • Archaeology
    • Biocultural Anthropology
    • Cultural / Social Anthropology
    • Linguistics
      • Wk2 View Slides: "The Four Fields of Anthropology"
        
        

  • culture: as a primary concept

    • learned
    • shared
    • transmitted from generation to generation
    • based on symbols
    • integrate
      • Wk3 View Slides: "Culture as a Primary Concept"
        
        

  • comparative methods: as major approaches to the study of human behavior development and structure

    • • Wk4 View Slides: "Comparative Method as Major Approach"
        
        

  • holism: or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary goal of anthropology

    • The approach used in this class emphasizes the "holistic" anthropological view which combines observations of "culture" and behavior with considerations of the physical and developmental aspects of humans.
      • Wk5 View Slides: "Holism as a Primary Theoretical Goal"
        
        

  • fieldwork: as a primary research technique, involving “participant observation”

    • • Wk6 View Slides: "Fieldwork as a Primary Research Technique"

 

 

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