Anthropology 104 “Traditional Cultures of the World”



Anthropology 315 “Third World Cultures”

Dr. Siemens

Study questions for Week 1

What was the impact of Mary Leakey on the popular culture. What did she study?

What was the impact of Jane Goodall on the popular culture. What did she study?

What was the impact of Dian Fossey on the popular culture. What did she study?

What was the impact of Margaret Mead on the popular culture. What did she study?

What was the impact of Deborah Tannen on the popular culture. What did she study?

What was the impact of David Maybury Lewis on the popular culture. What did he

study?

According to Dr. Siemens what anthropologists have been in the news? What did each one study?

What defines the scope of anthropology?

How does anthropology differ from other academic studies of humans?

What are the two senses of anthropological holism?

Why does anthropology have distinct subfields?

Harris, Marvin and Orna Johnson

2003 Cultural Anthropology. Sixth edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

1. Many anthropologists (including Harris and Johnson) consider anthropology to have 5 subfields. Which subfield of anthropology is being taught in this course? Identify the other subfields of anthropology and one practitioner of each. What is the relation of applied anthropology with other subfields of anthropology?

How did Franz Boas alter the perspective of anthropologists?

Tell three aspects of culture that Tylor identified in his definition of culture.

Tell one feature of culture not mentioned in Tylor's definition.

Tell one consequence of one of Tylor's three features of culture.

2. Explain how cultural relativism is the opposite of ethnocentrism. (Hint, you need to define each consulting Harris and Johnson (2003) on WebCT).

3. Explain how cultural relativism can be compatible with scientific objectivity.

(Hint, you need to consult Harris and Johnson (2003) readings on WebCT).

Miner, Horace

1956 Body Ritual among the Nacirema. American Anthropologist 58:503-507.

4. How well does Miner seem to know the Nacirema?

5. What kinds of words are used to describe the Nacirema?

6. What value judgments does Miner make about the Nacirema?

7. How can you tell?

8. What do the Nacirema say about “mouth rituals?”

9. What is the precise geographical location of this strange tribe, the Nacirema?

10. What are the private and secret shrines of the Nacirema?

11. Who are the Nacirema's holy-mouth-men?

12. What is the latipso used by Nacireman medicine men?

13. Who is the Nacirema witch-doctor “listener" who is able to cure bewitched people?

14. Is Miner's interpretation of Nacirema body rituals ethnocentric? Why or why not?

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