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I) OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson the student’s will be able to:
1. Define Anthropology as a discipline of Social Sciences 2. Discuss the field or areas of Anthropology. 3. Identify the person/s pioneered in the exploration of Anthropology. 4. Discuss the works and valuable contributions of the person/s pioneered in the exploration of Anthropology. What is Anthropology?
It came from a Greek words “Anthropos” which
means “man” and “logos” which means to “study”. What is Anthropology?
1. It is branch of knowledge which deals with the
scientific study of man, his work, his body, his behavior and values, in time and space. What is Anthropology?
2. It is the exploration of human diversity around the world. It gathers and analyzes data on cross- cultural and inter-societal differences in social institutions, cultural beliefs and practices, and communication styles. What is Anthropology?
4. It is a discipline of infinite curiosity about human being. 5. It exposes how and why societies in the past and present have varied in their customs, traditions and practices. What is Anthropology?
6. It discovers when, where, and why humans appeared on earth , how and why they have changed since then, and how and why modern human population vary in certain physical features. 1. Biological Anthropology: (Field of Anthropology) Study of man’s biological foundations, race evolution, genetic inheritance, racial classifications, human adaptability and variation, the fossil records of human evolutions as well as forensic studies. Branches of Biological Anthropology: 1. Racial history – study of the nature of races Branches of Biological Anthropology: 2. Paleontology – study of fossils Branches of Biological Anthropology: 3. Human genetics – study of various ways of inheritance that take place in man Branches of Biological Anthropology: 4. Primatology – study of primates or hominids 5. Neuroathropology – study of evolution of the human brain Branches of Biological Anthropology: 6. Human osteology – study of skeletal materials 7. Forensic anthropology – analysis and identification of human remains 2. Cultural anthropology (Field of Anthropology) Investigation of cultural and social organization of a particular people 2 Branches of Cultural Anthropology 1. Ethnography – describe the culture of an ethnic group. 2. Ethnology – analyzes and compare culture of people and how these cultures develop and change 2.Branches of Cultural Anthropology 1.Archaeology – study of man’s culture and society in prehistoric times 2.Branches of Cultural Anthropology 2. Linguistics- study of recorded and unrecorded languages all over the world. Historical Foundation of Anthropology 1. Traces it roots from natural history which is the study of plants, animals and humans with reference to their history and native environment Historical Foundation of Anthropology 2. The discovery and contact to new civilizations by European explorers and colonizers led to curiosity and questions of who these people are, who their ancestors were, how they are related to other people in other places, what makes them distinct, what similarities they share with the rest, how they conduct their way of life, and what culture they have in terms of knowledge they possess, their beliefs, technology that have, etc. Historical Foundation of Anthropology 3. It was in the 19th century that the discipline begun its formative years as social sciences. Edward Burnett Taylor(1832-1917) Father of Anthropology
English cultural anthropologist
First hold the chair in the subject at Oxford University in the UK in 1896 Coined the term “culture” Wrote “Researches in to the Early History of Mankind and Development of Civilization” published in 1865 Anthropological History of the Philippines
The Philippines is inhabitant of 175 ethnolinguistic nations
Ivatan, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano, Visayans (Masbateno, Hiligaynon, Cebuano, Waray, Butuanon, Romblomanon, Cuyonon, and Surigaonon) Moros in Western Mindanao, and Sulu Archipelago Lumads in the highlands of Mindanao Igorot, Mangyan and Bajau Negrito migrated from Africa and were among the earliest human beings to settle in the Philippines. Their tribal groups include the Ati and Aeta Tabon man found in Palawan in 1962 was, until 2007 the oldest human remains discovered by anthropologist In 2007, a single metatarsal from an earlier fossil was discovered in Callao cave, Penablanca, Cagayan, and was named as Callao man and now the oldest human remains found in the Philippines Dr. Henrey Otley Beyer (July 13, 1883-December 31, 1966) Father of Philippine Anthropology D) DISCUSSION: 1. Give your own ideas or concepts about Anthropology? 2. What are the 2 branches of Anthropology? 3. When the historical foundation of Anthropology begun? 4. Why the ethnographic method, case study, descriptive method, and historical method are mainly used in Anthropology? 5. Give an example how to use the ethnographic method in Anthropology? GENERALIZATION: Give the meaning and ideas of the following concepts in areas or field of anthropology! A. Biological anthropology
1. Racial History 2. Paleontology 3. Human Genetics 4. Primatology 5. Neuroanthropology 6. Forensic Anthropology GENERALIZATION: Give the meaning and ideas of the following concepts in areas or field of anthropology! B. Cultural Anthropology 1. Ethnography 2. Ethnology 3. Archaeology 4. Linguistics IV) EVALUATION: (paper and pencil test) 1. If you are a Filipino Anthropologist, what specific areas or field will you be interested in Anthropology?
2. What are the significant and valuable contribution
