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ANTHROPOLOGY

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Etymology (from Greek words):

anthropos human

Logos word/study of

The study ofhumankind.

The field of inquiry that studies human cultureand evolutionary aspects ofhuman biology, etc.

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ILONGOT: THE HEAD

HUNTING TRIBE

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Sierra Madre Range

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ILONGOT

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DISCIPLINES OF

ANTHROPOLOGY

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ARCHAEOLOGY

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ARCHAEOLOGY

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LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY

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Hieroglyphics Sumerian

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LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY

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BAYBAYIN

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PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

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ETHNOLOGY

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ETHNOLOGY

Ethnologist

Ethnographies

Participant observation is the technique of learning

peoples culture through direct participation in their

everyday life over an extended period of time

Holistic perspective is a fundamental principle that

things must be viewed in the broadest possiblecontext, in order to understand their

interconnections and interdependence.

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CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

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Blaan Women in Saranggani

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CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

A

rtifacts are objects or materials made ormodified for use by hominids, e.g. stone tools

Material culture is the material manifestations ofhuman activities: tools, arts, structures,archaeological evidence (fossils, ruins, etc.)

Ethnocentricity is viewing other culture frominherently biased perspective of ones ownculture, it often results in cultures being seen asinferior to ones own.

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CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

The study of all aspects ofhuman behaviour.

primitive societies

modern societies

Ethnographies are descriptive studies andrecords of life ways and phenomena most ofwhich are now extinct: religion, ritual, myth, useof symbols, subsistence strategies, technology,

gender roles, child-rearing practices, dietarypreference, taboos, medical practices, kinship,etc.

Cross-cultural studies

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BRONISLAW MALINOWSKI(1884 1942)

People everywhere share certain

biological and psychological needs

and that the ultimate function of all

cultural institutions is to fulfill those

needs.

Culture must provide for:

1. biological needs (production and

reproduction)

2. instrumental needs (law, education,

etc.)

3. integrative needs (religion, art, etc.)

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TROBRIANDERS

Matrilineal kinship

The Trobrianders consider themselves

related to the mother and her

relatives, but not to the father.

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APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY

Ethnology

Urban anthropology

Medical anthropology

Economic anthropology

Forensic Anthropology

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