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What is Anthropology

What is Culture?. The Culture Concept: Culture is understood as the learned body of knowledge, beliefs, and customs that people use to organize their natural and social environments. . Material Traits Tools Clothing Housing ETC.. Non-Material Traits Attitudes Behaviors Beliefs ETC.. Cultural Anthropology-Ethnology Ethnography-Participant Observation Social Organization Subsistence Pattern Economic Pattern Political Organization Religion ETC. .

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What is Anthropology

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    1. Scientific Basis for the study of culture. Broadest of disciplines. Scientific Basis for the study of culture. Broadest of disciplines.

    3. An organizational tool. Provides students something concrete to refer to when studying cultural traits. Be careful of cross cultural comparisons. They tend to reinforce bias since students make value judgments when comparing their culture with anothertheirs is best??? An organizational tool. Provides students something concrete to refer to when studying cultural traits. Be careful of cross cultural comparisons. They tend to reinforce bias since students make value judgments when comparing their culture with anothertheirs is best???

    4. Participant observation is an excellent way to train students as observers. Have them observe their peer group, or school cafeteria as an observer and keep records of what they see. Have them organize those records based on the culture concept.Participant observation is an excellent way to train students as observers. Have them observe their peer group, or school cafeteria as an observer and keep records of what they see. Have them organize those records based on the culture concept.

    8. It was an Indian that scribed the terms of agreement between Grant and Lee at Appomattox.It was an Indian that scribed the terms of agreement between Grant and Lee at Appomattox.

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