Lecture 1

Introduction to Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

I. Introduction to this course

II. Introduction to Anthropology

A. Physical Anthropology

B. Archaeology

C. Linguistic Anthropology

D. Cultural Anthropology

E. Applied Anthropology

III. Important Anthropological Concepts

A. Holism

B. Ethnocentrism

C. Cultural Relativism

D. Culture

IV. Anthropological Fieldwork

A. Armchair Anthropology

B. Malinowski and the Revolution in Fieldwork

C. Malinowski’s Three Rules of Fieldwork

1. Live with the people

2. Learn the language

3. Do participant observation

D. Problem with Fieldwork

1. Culture Shock

2. Learning the “Truth”

3. Gender bias

V. Questions, Comments