Anthropology Revision Notes

Levi-Strauss analysed cultural phenomena such as languages, myths and kinship systems to discover what ordered patterns, or structures, they seemed to display. These, he suggested, could reveal the click here for full revision note

Ethnicity- the identification of individuals with particular ethnic groups Ethnic groups are usually limited to minorities; groups that are smaller than the dominant group in their society. The com click here for full revision note

Functionalism is a system used by cultures which concentrates on and emphasises the functional interactions of cultures and societies, i.e. why and how certain rituals, daily chores etc. are perform click here for full revision note

Contribution by anthropologists to issues such as poverty- Development anthropology- efforts by anthropologists to improve the well-being of people in the ?developing? countries, in areas such as he click here for full revision note

A symbol is something human beings use to stand for something else (Needham). Animals, as well as humans, have been said to use symbols, e.g. sign language, computer keys in apes. But they do not us click here for full revision note

Yanomamo - Many of the changes that are occurring among the Yanomamo are the result of the increasing Catholic mission activities at their several main posts of Ocamo, Mavaca and Platanal and the e click here for full revision note

- How does Frank?s ?dependency theory? differ from the traditional ?development theory?? The conventional view of the undeveloped countries denies them a history: ?To classify these countries as ?t click here for full revision note

- Development anthropology- efforts by anthropologists to improve the well-being of people in the ?developing? countries in areas such as health care, education, and agriculture. - Development anth click here for full revision note

Causes - Globalisation- contact - Economic growth - Changes of subsistence - Technology - Natural Changes - Colonialism - Leader - Conflict within a country - Inventions Results - Alcoholis click here for full revision note

What Processes bring about cultural change? Leslie White?s ?cultural materialist? theory (1971) states that there are 3 sub-systems: 1) Technological- material culture used to exploit environment ( click here for full revision note