02 Concept of Culture 听力课.pptVIP

Orientation Listening II. What is a particular culture? A. A total shared way of life B. Includes way of thinking, acting, and feeling C. Language D. Concrete things: archaeology III. Why study cultural anthropology? A. R. Benedict: to understand history of cultural growth B. To learn and use a foreign language effectively Ruth Benedict 1887 – 1948 redirected both anthropology towards theories of performance as integral to the interpretation of culture questioned the relationships between personality, art, language and culture, insisting that no trait existed in isolation or self-sufficiency