UCSP 1 TO 3 LESSON ppt Flashcards
defined as a field that studies
everything that makes us human.
Anthropology
Anthropology can be divided into four fields
Archaeology
Linguistic anthropology
Physical anthropology Social and;
Cultural anthropology
We can understand human
diversity in the contemporary world. While it studies the
human body.
• In other words, anthWe can understand human
diversity in the contemporary world. While it studies the
human body.
• In other words, anthWe can understand human
diversity in the contemporary world. While it studies the
human body.
Anthropology
the study of everything
related to human beings and being human.
Anthropology
derived from the Latin word ‘colere,’ meaning
to tend, to grow, to nurture
Culture
Kultura, however,
anthropologist and culture enthusiasts would rather
choose
Kalinangan
which also means to cultivate
kalinangan
cannot be easily defined
Culture
Culture is ordinary, as argued by
Raymond Williams (cited in Lanuza and Raymundo, 2017).
Sir Edward Burnett Taylor
as the complex whole which
includes knowledge, belief, art, law,
morals, custom, and any other
capabilities and habits acquired by
man as a member of society
Culture
defines
Culture as the complex whole which
includes knowledge, belief, art, law,
morals, custom, and any other
capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.
Sir Edward Burnett Taylor
culture derived from the Latin word ‘
colere
colere meaning
to tend, to grow, to nurture
Approaches in Studying Culture
Evolutionism
Functionalism
Structuralism
the notion that culture
follows a specific line or
stage of development.
Evolutionism
views culture as similar to
a biological organism, in
which parts work together
to support the operation
of the whole.
Functionalism
analyzes culture in
terms of the structural
relations of its elements
Structuralism
contends that culture can have multiple meanings and can exist
independently of the people who created them.
Postmodernism
Characteristics of Culture
Culture is adaptive
Culture is learned
Culture is shared
Culture is integrated
Cultures interact and change
The process of learning culture, both formally and informally, is called
enculturation or socialization.
refers to an object or concept’s initial appearance in
society
Innovation
refers to the spread of material and nonmaterial culture in
different places
Diffusion
a process through which an individual or a group
from one culture adopts the practices and values of another culture,
while still retaining their own distinct culture.
Acculturation
the process by which different cultural groups become
more and more alike.
Assimilation