Cultural Anthropology

1. Anthropology Global Age

1.1. Culutral Exchage

1.1.1. Globalization facilitates the exchange of ideas, practices, & values across cultures. exchanges affect local traditions & identities, leading to hybrid cultures

1.1.1.1. Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age,

1.2. Transnationalism

1.2.1. Globalization leads the rise of transnational communities.Then explore migration & diaspora affect cultural practices & socialnetworks, examining identity global context.

2. Globalization

3. Kinesics & Paralanguage

4. Language

4.1. Cultutal Identities

4.1.1. Language is a key marker of cultural identity. Language shapes group identity, including how dialects & languages reflect social hierarchies & cultural heritage.

4.2. Linguistic Diversity

4.2.1. Sapir-Whorf - Language influences thought & perception. Cultural anthropologists explore how different languages shape world views & cultural understanding.

4.3. Social Relationtships

4.3.1. Language reflects & reinforces social structures. Anthropologists examine language use varies across social classes, gender, & age, revealing power dynamics within cultures.

5. Culture

5.1. Ethnographic Methodology

5.1.1. Practice of ethnography relies on immersive fieldwork to understand cultures from the inside. Cultural norms dictate how anthropologists interact with communities, shaping their observations and insights.

5.2. Research Focus

5.2.1. Cultural anthropology is fundamentally concerned w/ understanding the diverse practices, beliefs, & values that constitute different cultures. Study of culture shapes the questions we ask & the methods they use.

5.3. Cultural Relativism

5.3.1. Anthropologists strive to approach cultures with an open mind, emphasizing cultural relativism. Perspective encourages understanding within their own cultural context rather judging them by outside standards.

6. Identity Formation