Week 3: Anthropology 11--Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Outline for Chapter 2:

The Nature of Culture (32-53)

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Professor John Wolford
Department of Anthropology
University of Missouri-St. Louis

Email: wolfordj@msx.umsl.edu


 
Definitions for Chapter 2 Lecture notes for Chapter 2 Anthro 11 homepage GO TO BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

The important questions to consider while reading this chapter:
 
What is culture?
How is culture studied?
Why do cultures exist?
 

Outline for Haviland, Cultural Anthropology, 10th edition: 

Chapter 2:

The Nature of Culture (32-53)

The Concept of Culture (34)

Characteristics of Culture (34-46)

Culture is shared (36-40)

 
Anthropology Applied: New Houses for Apache Indians (38)

Culture is learned (40-41)

Culture is based on symbols (41)

 
Important Scholars: Leslie A. White, 1900-1975 (42)

Culture is integrated (41-42)

 
Important Scholars: A. R. Radcliffe-Brown, 1881-1955 (43)

Studying Culture in the Field (43-46)

 
Important Scholars: Bronislaw Malinowski, 1884-1942 (47)

 
Original Study: The Importance of Trobriand Women (44-46)

Culture and Adaptation (47-50)

[Cultural Adaptation] (47-50)

Functions of Culture (48)

Culture and Change (48-49)

Culture, Society And The Individual (50)

Evaluation of Culture (50-52)


date created: December 13, 2000
last revised: January 09, 2002