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Anthropological Foundations Prepared by: Nerissa D. Domingo MAEd 1 Reference:

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Anthropological Foundations

Prepared by:Nerissa D. Domingo

MAEd 1

Reference:

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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

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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.

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Man is a unique animal kingdom because:

He walks erectHe uses his hands for handlingHe has more complex brain

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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.

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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.

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The diversity of humanbehavior is seen in: foodhabits, ways food is cooked,habits of dress andornaments and relationswith in laws.

Divisions of Anthropology

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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

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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.

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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.

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SUB-DIVISIONS OF ANTHROPOLOGY

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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.

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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.

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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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