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Introduction to Anthropology Culture as a Central Concept
By Way of Introduction: Cheeseburger Ecology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Findings of One Study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Meaning of Cheeseburger Consumption: SUVs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A Holistic Analysis of a Carbon Footprint ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Scenario: Oil Exhaustion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Hubbert’s Peak: Olduvai Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Olduvai Theory: Peak Oil ,[object Object]
Explaining the Olduvai Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Questions on Olduvai Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What Does This Have to Do with Anthropology? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Holism: First Order of Business ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Comparison: Second Order of Business ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is Anthropology? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A Starting Answer: The Study of Humankind ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Cultural Anthropology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Culture: Anthropology’s Main Concept ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Generally Accepted Definition of Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Concept of Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Culture is Learned ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
So What’s the Big Deal About Learning? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Culture is Shared ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Culture is Patterned/Integrated ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Culture is Generally Adaptive ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Culture is Based on Symbolism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
So How Do We Define Anthropology? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Anthropology is Holistic ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Holism: The Fable of the Blind Men and the Elephant ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Blind Men as Metaphor of the Social Sciences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Problem of Specialization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Anthropology as Holistic ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Social Science as Caricature of Humankind ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Where the Subfields Come In: Disciplinary Holism  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tying the Four Fields Together: Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tying The Subfields to Culture: Physical Anthropology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tying the Subfields to Culture: Linguistics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Tying the Subfields to Culture: Archaeology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Anthropology is Comparative ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Point of Comparison: Science ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What Does Comparison Tell Us? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Comparison: Anthropology Vs. Other Disciplines ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Explaining Cultures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Field Techniques ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why Cultural Anthropology? Tylor’s Answer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why Cultural Anthropology? To beat Ethnocentrism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why Cultural Anthropology: To apply the ethnographic record   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Scope of This Course ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Components of Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Conclusion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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