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1 How do I think like an anthropologist?
Anthropological Theory What is a theory? Anthropological Theories Unilineal Evolution (social evolutionism) Historicism Diffusionism Functionalism Marxist Anthropology Cultural Materialism Structuralism Cognitive Anthropology Postmodernism Symbolic Anthropology In this presentation we’ll cover anthropological theories, field methods, and ethics Franz Boas: Father of American Anthropology

2 How do I think like an anthropologist?
Anthropological Methods Quantitative vs. Qualitative approaches Observation (participant) etic vs. emic reflexive anthropology Conversations and Interviews Genealogies Informants Life Histories Longitudinal research Team research Ethnology In this presentation we’ll cover anthropological theories, field methods, and ethics Franz Boas: Father of American Anthropology

3 How do I think like an anthropologist?
Ethics in Anthropology American Anthropological Association Code of Ethics Official permission Informed Consent Discussion Board Exercise Read the short article by Andrew Irving On the discussion board, discuss the issues brought up in the article and compare them to the readings from Conformity and Conflict In this presentation we’ll cover anthropological theories, field methods, and ethics Franz Boas: Father of American Anthropology

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