What are 2 ways in which anthropology is holistic?
scope and approach
2 main branches of anthropolgy are:
physical and cultural (anthro)
Physical anthro is:
everything about the human body
cultural anthro is:
everything about human behaviour
Main parts of cultural anthropolgy:
(the first two are synonyms for eachother)
Sociocultural (anthro) & ethnology, archaeology, ethnography, linguistic (anthro), applied (anthro)
Study of present-day culture is:
sociocultural anthro or ethnology
archaeology:
study of past cultures through their material remains
ethnography:
study of a specific culture
linguistic anthro:
study of language from an anthropological perspective
applied anthro:
use of anthropological knowledge for a practical purpose
religion-
people's relationship with the supernatural
(atheism is a rejection of the supernatural)
supernatural-
that which can not be known by normal sensual means (by your normal senses; can not prove disprove existence of heaven, life after death etc.)*it is primarily perceived through an altered state of conciousness
culture-
a set of traits that is shared, learned, passed on, symbolic, and systemic
norms-
normal behavior
ethnocentrism-
the idea that one's own culture is better than other cultures
cultural relativism-
the idea that one cannot judge another culture except by its own standards