Cultural Anthropology Chapter Three Cultural Anthropology

What is Anthropology? Study of the ______________ & its immediate ___________________ Anthropologist study humans in the _______, _____________, and __________ through Biology ________________ Language

How Do We Study Cultures? 1. _______________ - fieldwork in a particular ______________ (data collected during fieldwork.) 2. ______________ - cross-cultural __________________; the comparative study of ethnographic data, _____________, and culture.

Cultures ____________ & ___________ through learning that form _____________ and __________________ Produces ______________ in behavior within a _____________ of people How should we do things? _______________________? Make sense of the world?

Enculturation the process by which a _________ learns his or her ______________

Part I - Culture is Learned Humans have a ______________, elaborate capacity to __________ using __________________. Sometimes culture is ___________ directly by _________ &/or _________________.

Culture is also transmitted through _________________________ Culture is absorbed _____________

Part II – Culture is Shared Culture is an attribute of __________ as members of ________________. _________________ unifies people by providing them with ___________ experiences.

Because of our ____________, we share our __________ and ___________ with many other people We are most likely to ________ with and feel _____________ with people who are ____________, ____________, and culturally ___________ to ourselves

Part III - Culture is Symbolic A symbol is something _________ or _____________, within a particular _____________ or culture, that comes to stand for __________________.

Symbols are often _____________ Symbols are often _____________. But there are also _______________ symbols. Such as ____________ that stand for countries & _____________ that stand for ___________________.

Part IV – Culture & Nature Culture teaches us how to __________ our _____________ urges in ____________ways Example: All people have to __________. _____________ dictates what, when, and how to _______________

Part V - Culture is Integrated Cultures are _______________, patterned systems. If one part of the system (i.e., the __________________) changes, other parts change as well

Cultures are also integrated by a set of __________, ideas, and ____________ A set of _______________ central or _________________ integrates each culture and helps _________________ it from others. Ex: Core Value of Americans = individualism/freedom

Part VI - Culture can also be Maladaptive Often _________________ can create new problems... Example: _________________ increase air pollution, deplete the ozone layer and contribute to global warming.

Part VII – Cultural Shock A sense of ______________ or ______________ from being immersed into a ____________, way of life, or set of _________________ Causes of Cultural Shock: Symptoms of Cultural Shock: