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Introductions To Anthropological Foundations

This document provides an introduction to anthropological foundations in education. It defines anthropology as the scientific study of human physical, social, and cultural development and behavior. The key divisions of anthropology discussed are physical/biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, and linguistics. Important factors of anthropology in education include helping to study how humans react to environments, providing insights into how things work and co-exist, and helping to understand changes over time.

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Introductions To Anthropological Foundations

This document provides an introduction to anthropological foundations in education. It defines anthropology as the scientific study of human physical, social, and cultural development and behavior. The key divisions of anthropology discussed are physical/biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, and linguistics. Important factors of anthropology in education include helping to study how humans react to environments, providing insights into how things work and co-exist, and helping to understand changes over time.

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Angelito Marsan Dr.

Elpidio Melgo

DPE 101 Foundations of Education Sunday (3:00 pm-6:00pm)

Introductions to Anthropological Foundations


Contains

 Anthropology

 Divisions of Anthropology

 Important factors of Anthropology in Education

What is Anthropology?

 Anthropology was derived from the Greek word anthrope


meaning man and logy meaning science.

 Literal meaning of anthropology then is science of man.

 Dictionary defines anthropology as the science that treats the


origin, development (physical, intellectual, moral etc.) and
varieties specially the cultural development, customs, beliefs etc.
of man.

 Herskovitz defines anthropology as the science of man and his


works.

 Jacobs and Stern, anthropology is the scientific study of physical,


social and cultural development and behavior of human beings
since their appearance on earth.

Man
Man is a unique animal kingdom in two aspects:

 Biological

 Behaviorally

Biological

 Man walks erect on two feet. Other animals walk on four feet and
their bodies are horizontal to the ground.

 Man has two free hands used for handling things. Animals except
the ape have no free hands.

 Man has a more complex brain than animals.

Behaviorally

 Man is rational. Animals are not rational.

 Man has complex techniques producing procuring, preparing and


preparing cooking food. Animals just roam around and procure
their food.

 Man has social, educational, economic, and governmental


organizations. Animals do not have these.

 Man has system of religious beliefs and practices. Animals do not


have these.

 Man communicates by means of a complex language, oral and


written. Animals communicate by means of gestures and simple
sounds. The have no writing.

 Man makes tools weapons and other gadgets and artifacts strong
and comfortable shelters. Animals do not have all these.
Divisions of Anthropology

 Physical Anthropology

- Also known as Biological Anthropology. It deals with the


study of man as product of the evolutionary process. It is
concerned man’s bodily structures.

 Cultural Anthropology

- Deals w/ the study of man’s behavior and his habits,


practices, beliefs, etc.

Cultural Anthropology Subdivisions

 Archaeolgy

- Deals w/ the study of ancient cultures based on


documents, paintings, stone carvings.

 Ethnology

- This is the study of the subdivisions of mankind,

their origins, practices and relations, institutions.

- Five races: white black, yellow, red and brown.

 Linguistics

- This concern’s man language and communication.

Eras Established by Archaeology

 Archaeozic Period
- the beginning, the earliest forms of life. (organisms,
bacteria, etc.)

 Protozoic Period

- Early life forms increased.

 Paleozoic Period

- Marine forms appeared.]

 Mesozoic Period

- Huge reptiles predominated.

- Age of reptiles, 230 to 65 million years

Ago.

 Cenozoic Period

- Advanced forms of animals appeared.

- 65 million years ago.

Divisions of Cenozoic Period

 Tertiary Period

 Quarternary Period

 Tertiary Period

- Age of Mammals, 62 millions years.

Divisions of Tertiary Period (5 Epochs)

 Paleocene Epoch - 11 million years ago


 Eocence Epoch - 16 million years ago

 Oligocene Epoch - 12 million years ago

 Miocence Epoch - 9 million years ago

Important factors of Anthropology in Education

 It allows people to study how humans and other organisms react


to certain environment.

 It gives us insights in how things work, live, and co-exist.

Through Anthropology, we can determine how things were made,


live and react to diff. scenarios and how diff. texts and our
perception of ideas change us.

 It also help us to study the changes that happen upon the nature
or from ourselves or from other organisms.

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