2. One item you will see often (and often repeated) is that American Anthropology traditionally has a four-fold approach to the study of humans and closely related species. These four fields include...

3. One item you will see often (and often repeated) is that American Anthropology traditionally has a four-fold approach to the study of humans and closely related species. These four fields include...

4. American Anthropology cultural / social Physical / biological archaeology linguistics

5. Ryan Adams of IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) best summarized the case... So why study Culture and Personality?

6. Lots of people find these topics interesting... There have close to a million page views of the UMD Culture and Personality WebPages in the last couple of years...

7. in recent years there have been 1,108,638 page visits to the Culture and Personality course page...

9. So... we’re going to have a look at...

10. cultural / social physical / biological archaeological linguistical So... we’re going to have a look at... aspects Culture and Personality and their...

11. These areas are also commonly known as...

12. sociocultural biophysical archaeological linguistical aspects So... we’re going to have a look at... Culture and Personality and their...

13. sociocultural biophysical archaeological linguistical aspects cultural / social physical / biological archaeological linguistical So... we’re going to have a look at... Culture and Personality and their...

14. And you’ll visit the same four fields as you go through your texts...

15. http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3635/cehandout_first-day.html

16. ... and as you go through your other class materials...

18. And you’ll visit these fields with your term project...

19. “Block 1” contains the basic information on the course...

20. but more at a later date...

21. And to study Culture and Personality in this tradition there are a few basic characteristics of anthropology to keep in mind...

22. 1.the four fields of general anthropology 2.culture as a primary concept 3.comparative method as major approach to the study of human behavior 4. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal 5.fieldwork as a primary research technique of gathering data, involving “participant observation” Main Characteristics

23. 1.the four fields of general anthropology 2.culture as a primary concept 3.comparative method as major approach to the study of human behavior 4. holism or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary theoretical goal 5.fieldwork as a primary research technique of gathering data, involving “participant observation” Main Characteristics more at a later date...

24. Finally, to round off our theoretical perspectives, we’ll have a brief look at...

26. a few “Other Important Terms” including...

27. 1. ethnocentrism 2.cultural relativism absolute cultural relativism critical cultural relativism 3.“multiple cultural worlds” a few “Other Important Terms” including...

28. 1. ethnocentrism 2.cultural relativism absolute cultural relativism critical cultural relativism 3.“multiple cultural worlds” a few “Other Important Terms” including... more at a later date...

29. and “Units of Analysis” including...

30. “units of analysis” may include: –one person –the family –the community –a region –a “culture area” –a culture / “subculture” –a nation –the world –an item or action itself –a “cultural metaphor”

31. “units of analysis” may include: –one person –the family –the community –a region –a “culture area” –a culture / “subculture” –a nation –the world –an item or action itself –a “cultural metaphor” more at a later date...

32. and we’ll have a brief look at Three Major Perennial Debates including...

33. 1.Biological Determinism vs. Cultural Constructionism 2.Ideationism vs. Cultural Materialism 3.Individual Agency vs. Structuralism (“free will” vs. “power structures”) three major contemporary debates

34. 1.Biological Determinism vs. Cultural Constructionism 2.Ideationism vs. Cultural Materialism 3.Individual Agency vs. Structuralism (“free will” vs. “power structures”) three major contemporary debates more at a later date...

37. Further instructions follow, but if you want, and your browser permits, clicking on the URL that follows in the next slide will take you to your Moodle home... (your browser may require that you double-click) There is another link at the end of this program

38. If your browser does not allow you to click on the above URL just enter it in your browser window... https://moodle.umn.edu Continue on here for further instructions... (your browser may require that you double-click) There is another link at the end of this program

40. enter: moodle.umn.edu

42. enter: moodle.umn.edu

43. Your log-in page will then look something like the following... https://moodle.umn.edu/ Log in using your “x.500” information... (that’s the log-in information you use for your e-mail)

44. Log in using your “x.500” information... (that’s the log-in information you use for your e-mail)

45. You may also access your Moodle folder from any of the many course index and content web pages...

48. Your Moodle “home” will look something like the following... https://moodle.umn.edu/

49. Your Moodle “home” will look something like this...

50. Select Culture and Personality... https://moodle.umn.edu/

51. Your Moodle “home” will look something like this...

52. Your Moodle screen will look something like the following...

54. Your Moodle screen will look something like this...

55. If you are new to Moodle watch the online orientation

56. Your Moodle screen will look something like this... scroll down

57. “Block 1”

58. contains the basic information for the course. For example...

59. “Block 1” “The Course in a Nutshell”

60. The Course Outline in a Nutshell

61. “Block 1” The “Major Due Dates” web page is a handy site

62. “Block 1” The “Major Due Dates” web page is a handy site

64. “Block 1” Weekly Memos are available here...

65. “Block 1” contains the basic information for the course

66. “Block 1” REM: “Block 1” contains the basic information for the course scroll down

67. The Student Collaboration Space could also be very handy...

68. Click for Week 1 Details... Moodle will open Week 1 and take you to the top of the page...

69. Your Moodle screen will look something like this...

70. scroll down

71. And the listing for Week 1 will look something like this...

73. scroll down

75. There are usually four main parts to the listings of a week... plus bonus “For Fun” sections

77. 1. Topics for the Week...

78. including useful supplementary materials like, for example, figures, illustrations, and graphs......

79. 2. Readings for the Week...

81. 3. Video Information for the week...

83. 4. Activities for the week...

84. Activities for Week 1 include...

87. be sure to Update Your Moodle Profile as part of your introduction

88. Activities for Week 1 include... and, just for the fun of it, have a look around at the rest of the materials...

89. Activities for Week 1 include...... have a look around at the rest of your Moodle folder...

90. For example, have a look at the “First Day Handout”...

91. https://moodle.umn.edu/ The “First-Day” Handout information contains the basic information... It’s the syllabus It look something like the following...

92. https://moodle.umn.edu/ The “First-Day” Handout information contains the basic information... It’s the “syllabus” It look something like the following...

93. https://moodle.umn.edu/ The “First-Day” Handout information contains the basic information... It’s the “syllabus” It look something like the following...

94. “First-Day” Handout information...

95. scroll down

96. “First-Day” Handout information... Basic Contact information...

97. “First-Day” Handout information... Basic Contact information... scroll down

98. “Block 1”

99. As you have seen, “Block 1” contains the basic information for the course

100. “Block 1” As you have seen, “Block 1” contains the basic information for the course scroll down

101. click here for grades link

102. including requirements, due dates, options, and grades

103. “First-Day” Handout information... Your Gradebook will look something like this Moodle Grader

104. this is the best place to check requirements, due dates, options, and grades...

105. “First-Day” Handout information... NOTE: Only the materials in the center panel are required

106. “First-Day” Handout information... Typical Week’s Listings

107. Basic Textbook Information

108. including information on purchasing texts...

110. Governing Procedures pay attention...

111. Governing Procedures

113. NB: Governing Procedures note on Extra Credit Papers

114. Governing Procedures

116. Special Facilities Information

117. And “Meet Your Professor”...

124. one more piece of useful information...

128. At the very top of “Block 1” you will see an alphabet. Clicking on a letter will bring you to a page that indexes course WebPages for virtually all of the scheduled topics and items in the course. Clicking on a letter will bring you to a page that indexes course WebPages for virtually all of the scheduled topics and items in the course.

129. This information is very useful

131. Lots of people find these topics interesting... There have close to a million page views of the UMD Culture and Personality WebPages in the last couple of years...

132. in recent years there have been 1,108,638 page visits to the Culture and Personality course page...

133. 1,108,638

134. to access a topic simply click on a letter to go to an index page...

135. and from the index page click on the item you want...

136. scroll down for more items

138. scroll down

139. click on item... and...

140. voilá

141. this should be very useful when it comes time to start thinking about your class project

142. And, once again... http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth4616/cpweb.html#title

143. And, once again... http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth4616/cpweb.html#title

144. And, once again... http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth4616/cpweb.html#title

145. And, once again... http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth4616/cpweb.html#title

146. And, once again... http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth4616/cpweb.html#title

147. And, once again... http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth4616/cpweb.html#title

148. And, once again... http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth4616/cpweb.html#title

149. Your Moodle screen will look something like this...

151. And, once again... http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth4616/cpmain_concepts.html#title