Anthropology Chapter 2
The American anthropologist responsible for the concept of historical particularism was named
Alfred Kroeber
Ethnocentrism
Presents a major problem for anthropologists, means you think your culture is superior to others, is a common feature of culture
Who was responsible for the theory of functionalism
Bronislaw Malinowski
Collective definitions of proper and improper behavior that "build" meanings through common experiences and negotiations are cultural ?
Constructs
The process of learning culture from a very young age is called
Enculturation
The experience of feeling that the way your culture does things is the right way and any different way of doing things is wrong is called ?
Ethnocentrism
The theory that posits that cultural practices and beliefs serve purposes for society is called ?
Functionalism
The perspective that aims to identify and understand cultures in the entirety is called
Holistic Perspective
Culture is
Learned and Shared
The idea that cultures pass through stages from primitive to complex is known as ?
Social Evolutionism