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... and one or more of these term clarifications might prove interesting, and even helpful with your class project

This is the same chart as in the “Main Characteristics of Anthropology” material

difficult terms

ethnography – scientific description of cultures (“a portrait of a people”)

ethno – graphy –graph from the Greek, meaning something “written” or “drawn”

ethno – graphy –ethnography looks at “who,” “what,” “where” and “when”

ethnology – comparative study of cultures

ethn – ology – comparative study of cultures

ethn – ology – ethnology looks at “why” and “how”

ethnology – comparative study of cultures

ethnology – comparative study of cultures Take out the n and that yields an entirely different word...

ethology – comparative study of cultures –scientific study of the social behavior of animals, especially in their natural environments

primatology – scientific study of the social behavior of primates, especially (non-human primates) apes and monkeys

primatology – scientific study of the social behavior of primates, especially (non-human primates) apes and monkeys We’ll see this in Ch. 2, “Diet and Human Evolution”

“primatologist” –usually refers to one who studies the behavior and social lives of chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, monkeys, etc. –e.g., Jane Goodall, Diane Fossy Birute Galdikas-Brindamour

Grand Central Publishing, 2006 Jane Goodall is the most famous primatologist of all time – including human primates

“primates” include prosimians (“pre-monkeys”) monkeys apes and also humans

“primates” prosimians (“pre-monkeys”) monkeys apes and also humans include

“non-human primates” are – prosimians (“pre-monkeys”) – monkeys – apes

“non-human primates”

Finally, with regard to primates, note one major change to the materials in The Cultural Feast...

“non-human primates” “hominins” is now generally used rather than “hominids”

“non-human primates” This reflects a relatively recent change in the classification of the Great Apes and prehistoric forms like “Lucy”

other important terms include...

ethnocentrism –judging other cultures by the standards of one’s own culture rather than by the standards of that particular culture

ethnocentrism –judging other cultures by the standards of one’s own culture rather than by the standards of that particular culture two fundamental concepts in anthropology are... cultural relativism

ethnocentrism –is the mindset of judging other cultures by the standards of one’s own culture rather than by the standards of that particular culture

cultural relativism –refers to the perspective that each culture must be understood in terms of the values and ideas of that culture and should not be judged by the standards of another

cultural relativism absolute cultural relativism critical cultural relativism in recent times two types of cultural relativism have emerged...

cultural relativism absolute cultural relativism critical cultural relativism in recent times two types of cultural relativism have emerged... the term as originally proposed came to be referred to as...

–the perspective that says a person from one culture should not question the rightness or wrongness of behavior or ideas in other cultures because that would be ethnocentric absolute cultural relativism

–was quickly criticized as unacceptable as, taken literally, [absolute] cultural relativism suggested we should accept anything and everything that was thought to be OK by the people under consideration absolute cultural relativism

–critics quickly pointed to Hitler and the World War II Holocaust and (rightfully) said that no one should accept behaviors that resulted in The [WW II] Holocaust; that such behavior was unacceptable under any circumstances absolute cultural relativism

–and the critics added enough other examples so that the original concept of cultural relativism was modified and resulted in today’s concept of critical cultural relativism absolute cultural relativism

critical cultural relativism –offers an alternative view that poses questions about cultural practices and ideas in terms of who accepts them and why, and who they might be harming or helping

critical cultural relativism... answered many of the early critics But—even accepting the modified concept—it is oftentimes not easy to figure out what “... in terms of who accepts them and why, and who they might be harming or helping” means

critical cultural relativism... Let’s look at a few examples of where “it is oftentimes not easy to figure out what ‘... in terms of who accepts them and why, and who they might be harming or helping’ means”...

–Doctor Assisted Suicide –arranged “underage” marriage –female genital mutilations –withholding of medical treatment of children for religious reasons –polygyny –marriage of first cousins... How about? absolute cultural relativism

in many places doctor assisted suicide is legal, perfectly acceptable to many if not most, of the members of a culture

is that OK?

\ people living in the states of Oregon and Washington, and the countries of Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Switzerland think so (for e.g.)

–Doctor Assisted Suicide –arranged “underage” marriage –female genital mutilations –withholding of medical treatment of children for religious reasons –polygyny –marriage of first cousins... How about? absolute cultural relativism

a 9-year-old requests a divorce in Yemen

N!ai, one of the little girls in the film The Hunters, was married to Gunda at the age of 8

–Doctor Assisted Suicide –arranged “underage” marriage –female genital mutilations –withholding of medical treatment of children for religious reasons –polygyny –marriage of first cousins... How about? absolute cultural relativism

this is in Minnesota, not Africa

this is in Wisconsin, not Minnesota

–Doctor Assisted Suicide –arranged “underage” marriage –female genital mutilations –withholding of medical treatment of children for religious reasons –polygyny –marriage of first cousins... How about? absolute cultural relativism

–Doctor Assisted Suicide –arranged “underage” marriage –female genital mutilations –withholding of medical treatment of children for religious reasons –polygyny... How about the State of Texas authorities feeding food with preservatives to the Mormon children when they had them in custody? absolute cultural relativism

one of the complaints of the Mormons of Texas in court was that the State of Texas was poisoning their children with their [State provided] food (with all it’s additives, sugars, fats...)

Grandma's Marathon: Remembering a fallen champion Kevin PatesKevin Pates Duluth News Tribune Published Sunday, June 15, 2008 There will be a moment of silence before the start of Saturday’s 32nd Grandma’s Marathon. Standing on North Shore Drive, just south of Two Harbors, Stephen Muturi will gather his thoughts and emotions before the day’s task of running 26.2 miles. He’ll remember close friend and countryman Wesly Ngetich, last year’s champion, who was killed Jan. 21 at Emarti village in Kenya’s Trans Mara district. Ngetich was caught in the middle of an incident that turned violent. He was 31 and had two wives and three children, ages 8, 6 and 1. “Wesly was a peacemaker....”

–Doctor Assisted Suicide –arranged “underage” marriage –female genital mutilations –withholding of medical treatment of children for religious reasons –polygyny –marriage of first cousins... How about? absolute cultural relativism

usually children of brothers marry FA-BR-DA

Harvard University Press, 2011

absolute cultural relativism How about...

How about ?... absolute cultural relativism cannibalism

Marvin Harris (of “cultural materialism” fame) writes about cannibalism from an anthropological view Knopf 1991

Simon & Schuster 2003 so does Felipe Fernández-Armesto

“survival cannibalism”

Stephen King “Survivor Type” 1985 “survival cannibalism”

“gustatory cannibalism”

“ritual cannibalism”

cultural relativism? – stealing peoples’ land and property –infant cranial deformation – Aztec human heart sacrifice – cannibalism – selling and eating children – eating insects – eating dogs –... e.g., Aztecs must sacrifice and eat humans in order to please the gods in order that the gods allow the sun to rise each day, so that the world doesn’t end “ritual cannibalism”

How about ?... absolute cultural relativism

cultural relativism – stealing peoples’ land and property –infant cranial deformation – Aztec human heart sacrifice – cannibalism – selling and eating children – eating insects – eating dogs –...

Spring 2003 or eating gorilla?

switching to a much more pleasant subject...

critical cultural relativism –What is “normal” / “abnormal” ? Glossary

always remember that people live in multiple cultural worlds

multiple cultural worlds include class race ethnicity gender age institutions

multiple cultural worlds include class race ethnicity gender age institutions we’ll take a close look at these in Weeks 9-10, with...