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Group Presentations

Group Presentations. Group 1: Jan. 28 (Humans/Primates) Group 2: Feb. 4 (Human Origins) Group 3: Feb 11 (Disease) Group 4: Feb 18 (Hunter Gatherers) Group 5: Feb 28 (Agriculture) Group 6: Apr. 4 (Eurasia/America) Group 7: Apr. 6 (Africa) Group 8: Apr. 22 (Cultural Relativism).

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Group Presentations

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  1. Group Presentations • Group 1: Jan. 28 (Humans/Primates) • Group 2: Feb. 4 (Human Origins) • Group 3: Feb 11 (Disease) • Group 4: Feb 18 (Hunter Gatherers) • Group 5: Feb 28 (Agriculture) • Group 6: Apr. 4 (Eurasia/America) • Group 7: Apr. 6 (Africa) • Group 8: Apr. 22 (Cultural Relativism)

  2. Anthropology is . . . January 14, 2005

  3. Anthropology is . . . • “the scientific and humanistic study of the human species.” • Holistic • Cross Cultural • Global in Scope

  4. Nature and Culture • Nature versus Nurture • Genetics versus Environment • To be human is to always be both at the same time.

  5. Culture Is . . . • Learned (Enculturation) • Shared • Symbolic • Taken for Granted • All-Encompassing • Actively Used

  6. Culture can be . . . • Adaptive • Maladaptive

  7. Definitions of Culture • “Knowledge, belief, arts, morals, law, custom and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as member of society.”

  8. Definitions of Culture • “A system of symbols and classifications for interpreting the world.”

  9. Cultural Categories • Self v. Other • Us v. Them • Normal v. Strange/Offensive/Abnormal • Clean v. Dirty • Food v. Not Food • Warm v. Cold

  10. Definitions of Culture • Stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. • That which keeps us from being as bad as we are capable of being.

  11. In the Beginning . . .

  12. Your assignment . . . • Write a creation story. • Context: social, historical, ecological • Explain why something is the way it is. • No more than 2 double spaced pages. • Look at writing guide

  13. Before you leave . . . • Sign up for group presentation (no more than 6 per group) • Take a Geography Quiz (Due next Friday).

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