I've just recently decided that I want to go back to school and I've been looking at anthropology as a degree. Thank you for making these videos, I definitely am getting an understanding of what anthropology is :)
I am glad that you found them useful. I created these in part to be a tool for students. I have my own students who can use these videos as part of their study guide. Thanks for commenting and engaging. There are many more episodes to come.
I’m going to school to be a nurse and although I am not in my nursing classes yet, anthropology is one of my options. Thanks to your channel, I now know that there are many anthropology’s. I really like the linguistic anthropology.
There is a ton of literature on medical anthropology and public health out there and schools that specialize in that topic. Best of luck to you and your education and I am glad you found my channel useful!
Because culture is the context which fosters a variation of normativity amongst the agents that occupy the locality within which it is applied, however it has different forms of manifestation which include but aren’t limited to ritualistic and ceremonial practices, public and private behavioral norms, as well as some translation to the nature of politics, and economy.
I've considered Julian Steward's distinction between "organic" and "cultural" the most succinct and useful I've come across. (Theory of Culture Change: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution) To paraphrase it, 'All men dance. That's organic. Which dances men do are cultural. All men eat. That's organic. Which foods they eat is cultural...' culture being determined by local environment (what's available) and choices/preferences. Your handful of key characteristics of culture drills down nicely into the nitty gritty of culture.
Hi, I liked your videos! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I have a question, is it correct if I said Culture is everything? Because it seems to me that is everything and not just your social environment... Thank you, Kind regards, July
A simple way to think of culture is not that it's everything, but it's something that humans created to adapt to their enviroment and surroundings. The world would be out there without us, different of course, but it would be there. But culture is how we interpret and understand that world, in large part as an adaptation to survive and pass on our genes.
I really like your videos.. I'm new to anthropology so your videos have truly made my understanding of this complex a bit easier. Could you please explain how culture is socially constructed. I am unable to understand this. Thank you so much.
One way to understand this is that culture is an adaptation to both the social and environmental conditions in the real world. So, culture is socially constructed to address the biological or social needs of the people who live in a given place. It's socially constructed because there is almost nothing about humans that is biological determined beyond the basics. We have certain needs as humans, but we then construct social systems (i.e. culture) to address those particular needs. Often there are numerous ways to construct a system though there are trends across cultures based on what's happening where people live. I hope that helps! Please feel free to ask a follow up if I didn't fully answer your question.
Hi, thanks for your videos. Can't stop watching them. Could you maybe unfold the concept of anthropocene by Anna Tsing in some of your videos, for I'm having hard time trying to get its relevance and the big idea behind it
Igor, the show is on hiatus for now because my schedule is completely booked, but I will seriously consider this topic when I come back and produce more.
Apologies but I just saw this comment. I actually just co-wrote and released my own. The focus is on fictional worldbuilding but it's absolutely an introduction to anthropology. You can find it here www.amazon.com/Build-Better-Worlds-Introduction-Anthropology-ebook/dp/B08W9P3SDV
Culture as a word itself has an experiential not exactly clear definition, only does in some sense within the scientific generality but from their it can be particularized in principle infinity ways.
for languages, there is actually a considerable amount of proof that when it comes to the grammar of a language, if one is not exposed to any language before the age of 7 that person will never be able to fully learn any languages full grammatical structure. this, of course, means that the ability to learn a languages grammar is actually due to nurture not nature
Ah yes, but you must have the physical apparatus for the language to be possible. This is something that has evolved over millions of years. So you have to have a mixture of both the physical apparatus and the cultural conditions present for language to occur. The lack of being able to learn a language after the age of 7 is less due to the actual brain and more due to the actual physical atrophy of the muscles in the throat. If you want a great example of this RadioLab featured a man who had no language until his mid-20s as he was born deaf and had no opportunity. I believe the episode is called Words.
I've just recently decided that I want to go back to school and I've been looking at anthropology as a degree. Thank you for making these videos, I definitely am getting an understanding of what anthropology is :)
I'm glad they are useful!
You are a life saver! watching these before my anthro exam tomorrow!
I am glad that you found them useful. I created these in part to be a tool for students. I have my own students who can use these videos as part of their study guide. Thanks for commenting and engaging. There are many more episodes to come.
I’m going to school to be a nurse and although I am not in my nursing classes yet, anthropology is one of my options. Thanks to your channel, I now know that there are many anthropology’s. I really like the linguistic anthropology.
There is a ton of literature on medical anthropology and public health out there and schools that specialize in that topic. Best of luck to you and your education and I am glad you found my channel useful!
Because culture is the context which fosters a variation of normativity amongst the agents that occupy the locality within which it is applied, however it has different forms of manifestation which include but aren’t limited to ritualistic and ceremonial practices, public and private behavioral norms, as well as some translation to the nature of politics, and economy.
Haha! You're too much, with the Monty Python!!! 👌🏼
Awesome again!
Thank you Mr. Kilman for that excellent and thorough explanation. Studying for my Anthropology exam :)
Glad to know that this was useful.
I'm enjoying your work.
Thanks for doing this.
I am glad to hear you enjoy it.
Related to Ralph Kilman?
So far as I know, no. But I have an absurdly large family. You would have to be more specific.
I've considered Julian Steward's distinction between "organic" and "cultural" the most succinct and useful I've come across. (Theory of Culture Change: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution) To paraphrase it, 'All men dance. That's organic. Which dances men do are cultural. All men eat. That's organic. Which foods they eat is cultural...' culture being determined by local environment (what's available) and choices/preferences. Your handful of key characteristics of culture drills down nicely into the nitty gritty of culture.
Ah yes, I read a lot of Steward in Graduate school. I am sure that shows up in my work.
Hi, I liked your videos! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I have a question, is it correct if I said Culture is everything? Because it seems to me that is everything and not just your social environment...
Thank you,
Kind regards,
July
A simple way to think of culture is not that it's everything, but it's something that humans created to adapt to their enviroment and surroundings. The world would be out there without us, different of course, but it would be there. But culture is how we interpret and understand that world, in large part as an adaptation to survive and pass on our genes.
Great question!
I really like your videos.. I'm new to anthropology so your videos have truly made my understanding of this complex a bit easier. Could you please explain how culture is socially constructed. I am unable to understand this. Thank you so much.
One way to understand this is that culture is an adaptation to both the social and environmental conditions in the real world. So, culture is socially constructed to address the biological or social needs of the people who live in a given place. It's socially constructed because there is almost nothing about humans that is biological determined beyond the basics.
We have certain needs as humans, but we then construct social systems (i.e. culture) to address those particular needs. Often there are numerous ways to construct a system though there are trends across cultures based on what's happening where people live.
I hope that helps! Please feel free to ask a follow up if I didn't fully answer your question.
@@MichaelKilmanAuthor thanks a million. I think I'm beginning to understand.
Hi Michael, could you please share the reference to understanding culture as a process. You have explained it so well.
Hi, thanks for your videos. Can't stop watching them.
Could you maybe unfold the concept of anthropocene by Anna Tsing in some of your videos, for I'm having hard time trying to get its relevance and the big idea behind it
Igor, the show is on hiatus for now because my schedule is completely booked, but I will seriously consider this topic when I come back and produce more.
thanks anyways!
Sir can you suggest a general introductory book on Cultural Anthropoogy ?
Apologies but I just saw this comment. I actually just co-wrote and released my own. The focus is on fictional worldbuilding but it's absolutely an introduction to anthropology. You can find it here www.amazon.com/Build-Better-Worlds-Introduction-Anthropology-ebook/dp/B08W9P3SDV
@@MichaelKilmanAuthor Thanks, will see.
Culture as a word itself has an experiential not exactly clear definition, only does in some sense within the scientific generality but from their it can be particularized in principle infinity ways.
for languages, there is actually a considerable amount of proof that when it comes to the grammar of a language, if one is not exposed to any language before the age of 7 that person will never be able to fully learn any languages full grammatical structure. this, of course, means that the ability to learn a languages grammar is actually due to nurture not nature
Ah yes, but you must have the physical apparatus for the language to be possible. This is something that has evolved over millions of years. So you have to have a mixture of both the physical apparatus and the cultural conditions present for language to occur. The lack of being able to learn a language after the age of 7 is less due to the actual brain and more due to the actual physical atrophy of the muscles in the throat. If you want a great example of this RadioLab featured a man who had no language until his mid-20s as he was born deaf and had no opportunity. I believe the episode is called Words.
www.radiolab.org/story/91725-words/
Fair enough
Very interesting comment and very interesting reply!