Anthropology Midterm 1

Poorer societies can improve their standards of living by adopting scientifically developed technologies. Assumption: western technologies are superior and more productive

Biotech crop that produces a naturally occurring pesticide. Mr. Shende modernized India's cotton farms by adopting Bt cotton

1815: India thriving textile/cotton industry; ruined in 1830 by Britain's 70-80% tariffs they placed on Indian goods (b/c Britain supports Manchester textile mills)--cheap cloth floods Indian markets, destroys India's textile market

Significance: to draw attention to British trade policies regarding cotton and textiles

Aftermath of adaptation of Bt cotton:Seed 2x is expensive; can't save seed for re-planting; require more fertilizers. Farmers incur debt

-India was forced to open markets to cheap US cotton; the Indian farmers unable to compete-US supports its farmers with $18 billion of subsidies-US able to sell cotton at 50% below cost of production

Anthros: human; logos: stody--"study of humanity"

-Anthro: broad scope in time (historically) and space (geographically)-Holistic Prospective: studying the complexity of relationships within a culture and outside a culture-Involves fieldwork: collecting info in the context in which it occurs

Soc: relatively recent social trends, studies in contemporary societies Anthro: recedes to emergence of homo sapiens, includes extinct civilizations, contemporary peoples

Soc: once studied only Western societies, has since expanded internationallyAnthro: started as a colonial science, expanded toward Western socities

Soc: social groups--framework of researchAnthro: may include social and biological factors

Soc: questionnaire survey methods from a distanceAnthro: directly in contact with people and materials

1. Biological/Physical2. Archaeology3. Anthropological Linguistics4. Cultural Anthropology5. Applied Anthropology

-Paleoanthropology: study of human origins (biological evolution)-Human variation: physical differences among human species-Primatology: studies of primate behaviors-Forensic anthropology: using biological anthropological knowledge to solve murders

Study of material culture-Prehistoric: study of past cultures without written records-Historic: supplementing written history with studies of material or human remains