https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131 en-us 2021-07-13 01:58:29 UTC 2021-07-13 04:30:28 UTC hello@padlet.com s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646802325 Refers to the idea of understanding a culture's values, knowledge, and behaviour of people within the terms of their culture.]]> 2021-07-13 02:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646802325 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646813302 The theory in which culture is seen as a whole and looks for the function/need of the aspect in social/cultural life.]]> 2021-07-13 02:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646813302 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646813692 The theoretical concept where material conditions influence cultural ideas/ideology.]]> 2021-07-13 02:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646813692 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646813873 A 4-field approach (archeological, biological, cultural, and linguistic) that studies gender inequality within cultures and the factors that cause it.]]> 2021-07-13 02:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646813873 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646814020 Described as the idea to deconstruct and interpret cultures; impossible to have 'true' knowledge about the world.]]> 2021-07-13 02:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646814020 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646880007 Boas introduced the theory of cultural relativism. His theory was later popularized by his students. Boas is credited to be the father/founder of cultural relativism.]]> 2021-07-13 02:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646880007 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646886517 Mead is the best known anthropologist of the 20th-century and is credited for her studies of the peoples of Oceania. Mead, along with others, studied under Franz Boas (above) and helped popularize cultural relativism.]]> 2021-07-13 02:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646886517 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646893262 Radcliffe-Brown is most well known for his developement of his structural functionalism theory; unlike Malinowski, he is known as a "structural functionalist."]]> 2021-07-13 02:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646893262 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646895949 Malinowski was one of the most important and influential anthropologists of the 20th-century. He was the founder of the school of functionalism.]]> 2021-07-13 02:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646895949 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646899043 Harris was an American anthropologist who was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism. The idea of cultural materialism was from his 1968 book: The Rise of Anthropological Theory.]]> 2021-07-13 02:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646899043 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646914009 Wolf was a famous American anthropologist and author whose book, Women and the Family in Rural Taiwan, but her in the frontline of feminist anthropology.]]> 2021-07-13 02:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646914009 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646967362 Geertz is considered one of the founding members of postmdernism anthropology.]]> 2021-07-13 03:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646967362 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646974178 Ethnocentric: A centralized belief that one's culture is the correct way of living.
Relativism: Theory that knowledge is relative to the limits and conditions of the mind and world.]]> 2021-07-13 03:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646974178 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646982287 Interdependence: When two or more people/things depend on each other for survival.
Structuralism: To study the mind in simplest terms and components to find how they work together.
Functionalism: Theory where all societal aspects have a role and are needed for society to function.]]> 2021-07-13 03:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646982287 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646984804 Materialism: A theory in which physical matter is the only definitive reality.
Infrastructure: Systems that allow materials knowledge, people, and power can move around.
Structure: Systems like political or social systems that help govern the world. 
Superstructure: Symbols, beliefs, and ideologies of society.]]> 2021-07-13 03:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646984804 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646988456 Feminism: The belief and advocacy of women's rights in order to gain equality between sexes.
Gender: Socilly constructed roles and behaviours assignmened to different identities.
Inequality: Unequal/unjust state or distribution.
Feminity: The discriptive qualities/characteristics of women (nature)]]> 2021-07-13 03:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646988456 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646990981 Postmodernism: Late 20th-century movement described as skepticism on a general scale.
Modernism: An era distinguished by industrialization, social changes, and advances in science/knowledge.
Kitsch: Lack of aesthetic/attractive qualities in objects/ideas.]]> 2021-07-13 03:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1646990981 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647028188 1. Why are some cultures more accepting than others?
2. What cultural beliefs lead people to be close-minded?
3. How does an ethnocentric mindset affect society?
4. Could ethnocentric belief system cause cultures to disappear?]]> 2021-07-13 03:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647028188 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647034306 1. What cultural beliefs/traditions play a factor in inequality?
2. What cultures have a focus in gender?
3. Has inequality towards women improved through the years?
4. Compared to past years, has treatment towards women changed?
5. How could a feminist perspective change the way the world in the future?]]> 2021-07-13 03:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647034306 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647040372 1. What is more reliable: postmodernism or modernism?
2. How has postmodernism affected cultures?
3. In what ways does modernism affect cultures?]]> 2021-07-13 03:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647040372 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647040565 1. What would happen if one of the structural levels (infrastracture, structure, or superstructure) where to fall apart?
2. What information will future researchers/scientists find from our current materials?
3. Can individuals/societies functin without materials?
4. What role do certain materials have in certain religious beliefs?]]> 2021-07-13 03:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647040565 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647040663 1. Do we need culture?
2. How do different cultures benefit humanity as a whole?
3. How can cultures bring diversity in communities?
4. If one culture were to disappear, what would be the effects?]]> 2021-07-13 03:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647040663 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647059915 All cultures are unique and have their own rules, traditions, and history, and it makes it impossible to compare them. What is normal in one cultural may not be normal in another but that does not make it 'wrong'. When studying cultures, it is important for researchers to keep an open mind. Example: Dried seafood (fish, squid) are popular snacks in Asian countries, and though it may not be a 'normal' snack in other cultures, it does not make it wrong.]]> 2021-07-13 04:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647059915 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647070224 Functionalism looks at the roles of things in society and how it meets the needs of individuals/groups of people and how it helps society evolve. Malinowski researched and studied the Trobriand Island during WWI; He was able to trace an exange of jewlery/trinkets and found that on the island, it had economic (money), social (societal relations), and political (authorities) functions.]]> 2021-07-13 04:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647070224 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647080199 Cultural materialism studies how materials have a role in the development of cultures. Example: Marvin Harris and the Hindu sacred cow. In Hinduism, cows are seen as a sacred animal and people would rather starve to death than eat the cow or starve the cow. Marvin Harris argues that though Western cultures may see it as wasteful, cows are actually extremely useful and because it is a part of a religion, it is good for the soul.]]> 2021-07-13 04:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647080199 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647091443 Feminist anthropology studies the treatment people experience due to their gender; the factors in the formation of this social hierarchy. In the past, careers and jobs were dominated by men except certain exceptions (like nurse), and feminist anthropologists' goal is to take away the bias that has been integrated in research studies from the past. Due to lack of gender equality in the past, femenist anthropologists believe that current data is inaccurate and has bias.]]> 2021-07-13 04:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647091443 s201062838 https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647098326 Postmodernism aims to deconstruct society's modern beliefs and things we believe to be true. There is the wide belief that it is impossible to look at issues and situations from an objective point of view. Due to one's social and personal views and experiences, it is impossible for anyone to look at cultures without bias. Postmodernism is an ongoing debate among social scientists.]]> 2021-07-13 04:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/s201062838/k005usbdu5wo9131/wish/1647098326