1. The Development of Anthropology 2.3

2. Fields of Study in Anthropology Cultural Anthropology Analyzes cultures of living peoples Social Anthropology Analyzes social organization of living peoples Physical Anthropology Analyzes human evolutionary & genetic development

3. Culture  Perhaps the most important concept to an anthropologist  Culture: any information about behaviour transmitted from one to another that enables people to live together

4. Elements of Culture  Material objects people own  Attitudes deemed acceptable  Behaviours deemed proper

5. Ethnographic Studies  Studies of culture & traditions of distinct peoples  Implies: culture is static & clearly defined

6. Myth  Also important to anthroplogists  Stories explaining origins of the world & humans  Recount lives of heroes  Intended to reassure people  Told “why” attitudes & behaviours to be followed

7. Kinship  Members of a social group define themselves as descending from common ancestors  Family most obvious kinship system

8. Differences in studying culture:  Sociology  Analysis of statistics to explain trends  Focus: industrialized peoples  Anthropology  Participant observation  Living with the people being studied  Focus: non- industrialized peoples