ANTHROPOLOGICA

L PERSPECTIVE OF
THE SELF
 What is an
ANTHROPOLOGY?
ANTHROPOLOGY
- IS THE STUDY OF HUMAN SOCIETIES AND CULTURES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

THEY EXAMINE LESSER KNOWN FINDINGS IN ANTHROPOLOGY TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THAT

WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT HUMAN HISTORY.
 Trivia
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE WORD “ANTHROPOLOGY” COMES FROM THE GREEK
WORD “ANTHROPOS” WHICH IS (“HUMAN”) AND “LOGIA” WHICH IS (“STUDY”) .
Why we need to know about
anthropology
BY EXTENDING OUR VISION BEYOND FAMILIAR SOCIAL CONTEXTS AND EXPERIENCES
AND DRAWING ON KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THIS PERSPECTIVE OFFERS A PRODUTIVE COUNTERWEIGHT TO “CULTURE BOUND” OR
ETHNOCENTRIC IDEAS REGARDING HUMAN NATURE, VALUES ,AND WAYS OF LIFE.
WHAT IS
ANTHROPOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVE OF
THE SELF ?
THE SELF OF WHICH WE ARE AWARE IS NOT SOMETHING INNATE
WITHIN US, IT IS A MODEL OF OUR SELF PRODUCED AS A RESPONSE TO
THE MODELS OF US TO OFFERED TO US BY OTHER PEOPLE.
DEFINED THE CULTURE THAT IT IS
A COMPLEX WHOLE WHICH
INCLUDES KNOWLEDGE ,BELIEF,
ART,MORALS,LAW,COSTUMS,AND
ANY OTHER CAPABILITIES AND
HABITS ACQUIRED BY MAN.

“EDWARD TAYLOR”