HSP3U Anthropology

A NTHROPOLOGY What is it? While physical anthropology examines the bones and stones of our ancestors, cultural anthropology studies the values, behaviours, and attitudes of past and present societies passed from one generation to the next. Cultural anthropologists study individual cultures by immersing themselves within a culture (ethnology), by standing the use and structure of language, and by examining the remains of cultures past.

ETHNOLOGY Is the study of the origins and cultures of different races and peoples. Ethnologists are concerned with topics such as marriage customs, kinship patterns, political and economic systems, religion, art, music and technology. Participant observation (immersed in the observations) The careful watching of a group, in some cases living with its members and participating in their culture (text)

C REATING C ENTRAL R ESEARCH Q UESTIONS Read pg. 17 in the text Discussion about the three questions that develop into a concise and specific research question Next, get into groups of 3 In your groups, discuss the 3 ‘Activities’ questions on page 17. Your issue should relate to the school or your community specifically (Climate Change, for example, is a great topic which is most certainly an issue, however, it affects everybody in the world, not just your school or community)

S OME D EFINITIONS Bicultural identity Counterculture Cross-cultural society Cultural/ethnic identity Culture Individualistic society Interculturalism Multiculturalism National identity Postmulticulturalism Subculture

R ESEARCH T OOLS OF C ULTURAL A NTHROPOLOGISTS Read pg.’s in the text Complete the chart using those pages Once the chart is complete, read pg.’s to answer the questions below the chart What is Canadian Culture?? What makes us Canadian????