Anthropology The Evolution of Human Endeavor

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AnthropologyThe Evolution of Human Endeavor

• Powerpoint Type Demo for
• LS 7 Prof. Phoenix
• Unit 1 Anthropology
• Outline from pg 4

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I. What is Anthropology?

1. Word in English language for centuries
2. The Study of human beings
3. Paul Bohannan on definition of human
4. Barbara Miller misconceptions of
   anthropologist's role

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II. Anthropology developed in the West

1. Relatively late science
2. Early Greek and Roman scholars interested in
   ideal society
3. Age of Exploration and study of non-
   Western people

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III. Subfields of anthropology

• Physical Anthropology study of the development
  of humans
• 1. Subfield is genetics
• 2. Related subjects are anatomy, biology, and
  paleontology

• Cultural Anthropology study of learned human
  behavior in societies
• 1. Specialists limit studies to a few
  geographical areas
• 2. Margaret Mead Samoa
• 3. Clyde Kluckhohn Navajo Mirror for Man a
  classic

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Margaret Mead
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Clyde Kluckhohn
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C. Cultural Anthropology has several subfields

• 1. Archaeology the study of culture through
  material sources
• 2. Linguistics study of language as
  communication
• 3. Ethnography ethnology and social
  anthropology describing human societies

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D. Psychological Anthropology

• 1. Influenced by personality and personal
  feelings
• 2. Related subjects are psychology and psychiatry

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IV. Cultural Universals

• A. Similarities in human biology
• B. Two sexes
• C. Education formal and informal

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V. Applied Anthropology

• A. Helping to plan the future
• 1. Jobs was teacher or museum curator now also
  in urban planning, health care, international
  development
• B. Predicting the direction of the human species