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Anthropological Foundations
Prepared by:Nerissa D. Domingo
MAEd 1
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Anthropological Foundations
Anthropology
Divisions of Anthropology
Relation of Anthropology to other Sciences
Educational Implications of Anthropology
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What is Anthropology?
• Anthropology was derived from the Greekword anthrope meaning man and logymeaning science.
• Literal meaning of anthropology then isscience of man.
• It is the study of mankind.
• Dictionary defines anthropology as thescience that treats the origin, development,and especially the cultural development,customs, beliefs, etc. of man
What is Anthropology?
• Herskovitz defines anthropology
as “the science of man and his works.”
• According to Jacobs and Stern,anthropology is the scientific study ofphysical, social and culturaldevelopment and behavior of humanbeings since their appearance on earth.
Man is a unique animal kingdom because:
He walks erectHe uses his hands for handlingHe has more complex brain
Man is a unique animal kingdom because:
• He is also unique in the field of behavior forthe following reasons:
He possesses tools and other material artifacts.
He has complex techniques for getting andpreparing food.
He has social and political organization
He has a system of religious beliefs and rituals
He communicates by means of languange.
Divisions of Anthropology
Anthropology may be classified asphysical and cultural.
PHYSICAL- deals with the study of manas product of the evolutionaryprocess. It is concerned with man’sbodily structures.
CULTURAL- deals with man’s behaviorand with the ways human beings carryout the activities of daily living.
The diversity of humanbehavior is seen in: foodhabits, ways food is cooked,habits of dress andornaments and relationswith in laws.
Divisions of Anthropology
Cultural anthropology sub-divisions:
ARCHEOLOGY• Deals with ancient cultures and past phases of modern
civilization based on documents, paintings, stone carvings,etc.
In Geology, these eras are:• Archezoic-when primitive forms of life appeared.
• Protozoic-when early life forms increased.
• Paleozoic-when fish, amphibians and other amphibians appeared.
• Mesozoic-when huge reptiles predominated.
Cenozoic Era:• Tertiary or age of Mammals
• Halocene Period
Cultural anthropology sub-divisions:
ETHNOLOGY
• Treats of and describe cultures andexplains similarities and differences
• Deals with the sub-divisions of mankind,their origins, relations, speech,institutions, etc.
Cultural anthropology sub-divisions:
LINGUISTICS
• Concerned with man’s language, a non-literate or literate, past and present.
Descriptive linguistics
• Deals with the classification, arrangement andstudy of the features of language .
Comparative or Historical Linguistics
• Takes up the changes in language, the borrowingsfrom other languages, and the comparison oflanguages.
SUB-DIVISIONS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
RELATION OF ANTHROPOLOGY TO OTHER SCIENCES
Physical Anthropology is related tothe biological sciences-anatomy,physiology, embryology and genetics.Social anthropology is related tosociology, psychology, geography,economics, and political sciences.Cultural anthropology is related tohumanistic disciplines, such as history,literature, art, and music.
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
• It allows people to study how humans andother organisms react to certainenvironments.
• It gives us insight in how things work, liveand coexist.
• Through anthropology, we can determinehow things were made, live and react todifferent scenarios and how different textsand our perception of ideas change us.
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
• It also help us to study the changes thathappen upon nature or from ourselves orfrom other organisms.
• Along with this it shows us a great deal howmuch more advanced we are to become.
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