Detailed overview. In-text citations/work cited.Can only use resources giving. MLA format. Min 250-300 words.
"From the examples of cultural adaptation, describe how culture( way of life - food gathering - housing - clothing) was created to enhance survival. In addition to your description, tell us what you find most interesting in your choice.
CULTURE: Define the major characteristics of culture.Explain the relationship between culture and the ways in which people classify the world.Provide examples of the ways in which symbols, rituals, and events such as games create meaning for people in particular cultures.Explain how culture provides a system in which daily behavior is at its core.Define norms and values, and explain their importance in culture.Compare and contrast cultural and biological adaptation, and explain the ways in which culture is considered an adaptation for survival.List the ways in which culture changes.
Key Terms (these can be used throughout overview (one or two is fine))
These are the anthropological terms introduced in Evans, Chapter 1 & 2.
Franz BoasJulian Stewardadaptation cultureculture and personality culture shock
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Evans Lumen Learning (Candela) TOC.1 Updated 5/30/2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Physical anthropology is concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their related non-human primates and their extinct hominin ancestors. It is a subfield of anthropology that provides a biological perspective to the systematic study of human beings. 1: WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY? 1.1: Anthropology 1.2: Holism in Anthropology 1.3: Biocultural Approach 1.4: What is Culture? 1.5: Ethnocentrism 1.6: Cultural Relativism 2: CULTURE 2.1: Antropological Culture Concept 2.2: Levels of Culture 2.3: Micro or Subculture 2.4: Familial Culture 2.5: Enculturation 2.6: Cultural Universals 2.7: Culture Change 2.8: Culture Shock 2.9: Values and Norms 2.10: Two Views of Culture: ETIC and EMIC 2.11: Symbols and Culture 2.12: Explore: Learn More about the Anthropologists 3: ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY Why learn theory? â Theories are analytical tools for understanding, explaining, and making predictions about a given subject matterâ . Theories help to direct our thinking and provide a common framework from which people can work. Oftentimes through the process of using a theoretical framework, we discover that it lacks explanatory abilities. When that happens, it is modified or even abandoned. 3.1: Social Evolution of Anthropological Theory 3.2: Historical Particularism 3.3: Functionalism 3.4: Culture and Personality 3.5: Cultural Ecology 3.6: Structural Anthropology 3.7: Cultural Materialism 3.8: Symbolic and Interpretive Anthropology 3.9: Postmodernism 3.10: Feminist Anthropology 3.S: Anthropological Theory (Summary) 4: METHODS 4.1: Methodology 4.2: Ethnography and Ethnology 4.3: Fieldwork 4.4: Ethics 4.5: Structured Interview 4.6: Unstructured Interview 5: LANGUAGE 5.1: Linguistic Anthropology 5.2: Language https://libretexts.org/ https://socialsci.libretexts.org/ https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/1%3A_What_is_Anthropology%3F https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/1%3A_What_is_Anthropology%3F/1.1%3A_Anthropology 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Language and Culture 5.6: Human Language Families Map 6: DECONSTRUCTING RACE 6.1: Deconstructing Race and Racism 6.2: Human Adaptations 6.3: Skin Color and UV Index 6.4: Ethnicity and Race 6.5: Social Constructions of Race 6.6: Eugenics in the United States 7: ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION 7.1: Subsistence Strategies 7.2: Foraging 7.3: Pastoralists 7.4: Horticulturists 7.5: Intensive Agriculture 7.6: Neolithic Revolution 7.7: Distribution 8: KINSHIP 8.1: Kinship Diagrams 8.2: Descent Rules 8.3: Descent Groups 8.4: Kinship Terminology 9: MARRIAGE AND FAMILY 9.1: Functions of Marriage 9.2: Forms of Marriage 9.3: Rules for Marriage 9.4: Economic Aspects of Marriage 9.5: Types of Families 9.6: Postmarital Residence Patterns 9.7: Residence Patterns 10: SEX AND GENDER 10.1: Sex and Gender Distinction 10.2: Sexual Orientation 10.3: Inis Beag 10.4: Ritual Homosexuality of the Sambia 10.5: Margaret Mead's Gender Studies 10.6: Gender Role 10.7: Two-Spirit 10.8: Hijra 10.9: Gender and Language 10.10: 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https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/11%3A_Politics_and_Culture TOC.3 Updated 5/30/2019 11.1: Political Systems 11.2: Bands 11.3: Tribes 11.4: Chiefdoms 11.5: States 11.6: Social Stratification 11.7: Indian Caste System 11.8: Social Control 11.9: Genocide 12: SUPERNATURAL BELIEF SYSTEMS Religion changes across the globe. Different parts of the world have different beliefs and rules that maintain their religion. Not all religions follow the same practices but there are some similarities between most, if not all, religions. Religions have their own rituals attached to their beliefs. Some rituals across religions (like fasting) are specific to one religion while others are practiced throughout. 12.1: Introduction to Religion 12.2: Definitions of Religions 12.3: The Function of Religion 12.4: Aspects of Religion 12.5: Patterns of Belief 12.6: Religious Practitioners 12.7: Religious Change 12.8: Four Categories of Religion 12.9: Rite of Passage 12.10: Vision Quest 12.11: Religious Demographics 12.12: Health and Illness 13: ART 13.1: Art 13.2: Anthropology of Art 13.3: Purpose of Art 13.4: Paleolithic Art 13.5: Tribal Art 13.6: Folk Art 13.7: Indigenous Australian Art 13.8: Sandpainting 13.9: Ethnomusicology 13.10: Dance 13.11: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 14: GLOBALIZATION 14.1: Introduction to Globalization 14.2: Globalization 14.3: Modernization 14.4: Development 14.5: GNI Per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US $) 14.6: Technology 14.7: The Global Digital Divide 14.8: Global Life Expectancy and Mortality Statistics 14.9: Global Warming 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This field is based primarily on cultural understanding gained through first hand experience, or participant observation within living populations of humans. 1.2: HOLISM IN ANTHROPOLOGY 1.3: BIOCULTURAL APPROACH 1.4: WHAT IS CULTURE? 1.5: ETHNOCENTRISM 1.6: CULTURAL RELATIVISM https://libretexts.org/ https://socialsci.libretexts.org/ https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/1%3A_What_is_Anthropology%3F https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/1%3A_What_is_Anthropology%3F/1.1%3A_Anthropology https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/1%3A_What_is_Anthropology%3F/1.2%3A_Holism_in_Anthropology https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/1%3A_What_is_Anthropology%3F/1.3%3A_Biocultural_Approach https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/1%3A_What_is_Anthropology%3F/1.4%3A_What_is_Culture%3F https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/1%3A_What_is_Anthropology%3F/1.5%3A_Ethnocentrism https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Book%3A_Cultural_Anthropology_(Evans)/1%3A_What_is_Anthropology%3F/1.6%3A_Cultural_Relativism 1.1.1 Updated 5/30/2019 1.1: ANTHROPOLOGY Contributed by LumenLearning General at Lumen Learning (Candela) Cultural Anthropology is the study of human cultures, their beliefs, practices, values, ideas, technologies, economies and other domains of social and cognitive organization. This field is based primarily on cultural understanding gained through first hand experience, or participant observation within living populations of humans. This chapter will introduce you to the field of anthropology, define basic terms and concepts and explain why it is important, and how it can change your perspective of the world around you. Anthropology is the scientific study of human beings as social organisms interacting with each other in their environment, and cultural aspects of life. Anthropology can be defined as the study of human nature, human society, and the human past. It is a scholarly discipline that aims to describe in the broadest possible sense what it means to be human. Anthropologists are interested in comparison. To make substantial and accurate comparisons between cultures, a generalization of humans requires evidence from the wide range of human societies. Anthropologists are in direct contact with the sources of their data, thus field work is a crucial component. The field of Anthropology, although fairly new as an academic field, has been used for centuries. Anthropologists are convinced that explanations of human actions will be superficial unless they acknowledge that human lives are always entangled in complex patterns of work and family, power and meaning. Anthropology is holistic, comparative, field based, and evolutionary. These regions of Anthropology shape one another and become integrated with one another over time. Historically it was seen as “the study of others,” meaning foreign cultures, but using the term “others” imposed false thoughts of “civilized versus savagery.” These dualistic views have often caused wars or even genocide. Now, anthropologists strive to uncover the mysteries of these foreign cultures and eliminate the prejudice that it first created. While it is a holistic field, anthropology is typically considered to consist of five sub-disciplines, each focusing on a particular aspect of human existence: Archaeology: The study and interpretation of ancient humans, their history and culture, through examination of the artifacts and remains they left behind. Such as: The study of the Egyptian culture through examination of their grave sites, the pyramids and the tombs in the Valley of Kings. Through this branch, anthropologists discover much about human history, particularly prehistoric, the long stretch of time before the development of writing. Figure - Excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan Cultural Anthropology:(also: sociocultural anthropology, social anthropology, or ethnology) studies the different cultures of humans and how those cultures