A nthropological Perspective

of the
Self
presented by; Joanne C.Pasion & Eugenio
Daligdig
Anthropology
● comes from the Greek word anthropos for “man,
human” and logos for study
● The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the
physical, social, and cultural development of humans.
● Anthropologists are people that practice anthropology,
which is the study of humanity. Basically they want to
figure out what makes humans human.
Focal Points of Anthropology
man in the physical, cultural and existential features with the purpose of gaining deeper understanding of
man’s place in the world.
 Subdisciplines
● Cultural
● Archeological
● Biological
● Linguistics
 CULTURE
What did Franz Boas say
about culture?
He said that each culture
had its own unique history and
is not universal in belief or
construction.
“Cultural Relativism”
CULTURAL
INFLUENCES
that shapes the self
 2 kinds of Culture
Ethnography - the study and systematic recording of human cultures also : a descriptive work produced from such research.
Ethnology - a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
Archaeology is
the study of the
ancient and recent
human past through
material remains
 Biological
(physical)
Biological anthropology, also known
as physical anthropology,
is a scientific discipline concerned
with the biological and
behavioral aspects
of human beings, their extinct
hominin ancestors,and related
non-human primates, particularly from an
evolutionary perspective.
 Linguistic
● is an anthropological subfield that
focuses on language and its
importance to understanding human
history, culture and biology.
Separate

Independent
 Unitary

Self-Contained
Consistent

Private
Explicit

Implicit
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