SOC 1145: Cultural Anthropology   Tags: chicago style, cross-cultural studies, cultural anthropology, culture, customs, ethnic groups, mind mapping, sociology. world  

culture: When social scientists use the term culture they tend to be talking about a less restrictive concept than that implied in everyday speech. In social science, culture is all that in human society which is socially rather than biologically transmitted, whereas the commonsense usage tends to point only to the arts. Culture is thus a general term for the symbolic and learned aspects of human society, although some animal behaviourists now assert that certain primates have at least the capacity for culture.

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ritual: Generally, an often-repeated pattern of behaviour which is performed at appropriate times, and which may involve the use of symbols. Religion is one of the main social fields in which rituals operate, but the scope of ritual extends into secular and everyday life as well. For example, the dramaturgical sociology of Erving Goffman makes extensive reference to ‘interactionrituals’, the various ritualized codes of everyday behaviour by which actors co-operate in acknowledging a shared reality and preserve each other's sense of self. Cite as: "ritual"  A Dictionary of Sociology. John Scott and Gordon Marshall. Oxford University Press 2009. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  Sinclair Community College.  23 March 2012  <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t88.e1965>

diffusion (diffusionism)   Diffusion refers to the spread of traits and attributes from one culture to another through contact between different societies. Diffusion theory developed in the 18th and 19th centuries, in opposition to evolutionary theory, both being concerned with the origins of human culture. Cite as: "diffusion"  A Dictionary of Sociology. John Scott and Gordon Marshall. Oxford University Press 2009. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  Sinclair Community College.  23 March 2012  <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t88.e592>

inequality (social inequality)   Unequal rewards or opportunities for different individuals within a group or groups within a society. If equality is judged in terms of legal equality, equality of opportunity, or equality of outcome, then inequality is a constant feature of the human condition. Addressing the question whether it is also a necessary feature of modern societies brings to the fore a number of longstanding debates between liberals, Marxists, functionalists, and others. Cite as: "inequality"  A Dictionary of Sociology. John Scott and Gordon Marshall. Oxford University Press 2009. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  Sinclair Community College.  23 March 2012  <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t88.e1106>

ethnicity (ethnic group)   Individuals who consider themselves, or are considered by others, to share common characteristics that differentiate them from the other collectivities in a society, and from which they develop their distinctive cultural behaviour, form an ethnic group. Cite as: "ethnicity"  A Dictionary of Sociology. John Scott and Gordon Marshall. Oxford University Press 2009. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  Sinclair Community College.  23 March 2012  <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t88.e752>

Take a look at Annual Review of Anthropology. An article from the Annual Review of Antropology counts as a scholarly journal article. The library has every year from 1979 to 2001. There are cataloged as books, call number 301 A615a, and located in the Nonfiction collection.

Reference books must be used in the library. They can not be checked out. Here are some examples of reference books on culture.

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America - Robert von Dassanowsky

ISBN: 9780787639860

Publication Date: 2000

3 volumes Essays on approximately 150 culture groups of the U.S., from Acadians to Yupiats, covering their history, acculturation and assimilation, family and community dynamics, language and religion.

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups

Call Number: Dayton Reference 305.8 H339t

ISBN: 0674375122

Publication Date: 1980

Each ethnic group is described in detail. The origins, history and present situation of the familiar as well as the virtually unknown are presented succinctly and objectively. Not only the immigrants and refugees who came voluntarily but also those already in the New World when the first Europeans arrived, those whose ancestors came involuntarily as slaves, and those who became part of the American population as a result of conquest or purchase and subsequent annexation figure in these pages. The English and the Estonians, the Germans and the Gypsies, the Swedes and the Serbs are interestingly juxtaposed. Even entries about relatively well-known groups offer new material and fresh interpretations. The articles on less well-known groups are the product of intensive research in primary sources; many provide the first scholarly discussion to appear in English. One hundred and twenty American and European contributors have been involved in this effort, writing either on individual groups or on broad themes relating to many.

American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation - David Levinson

ISBN: 9780028972145

Publication Date: 1997

2 volums

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology - David Levinson; Melvin Ember (Editor)

Call Number: R 305.8003 E56L

ISBN: 0805028773

Publication Date: 1996-06-01

Ethnology -- Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology - Alan Barnard (Editor); Jonathan Spencer (Editor)

Call Number: electronic resource

ISBN: 9781849728003

Publication Date: 2010-10-29

Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life [electronic resource]

Call Number: Electronic resource

ISBN: 9781414448930

Publication Date: 2009

This is a great place to look up tribes.

Concise dictionary of social and cultural anthropology [electronic resource] - Mike Morris

Call Number: electronic resource

Publication Date: 2012

"The Concise Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology is an accessible, hands-on guide to the hundreds of terms the student of anthropology and the general reader will encounter in dealing with anthropological and ethnographic literature. It includes related terminology from allied fields such as sociology, economics, and geography. The focus is on key concepts in anthropology, with a number of biographies included to identify influential figures who have formulated central theories and conducted the most famous field research within cultures around the world. Extensive bibliographical references provide pointers for further research. Anthropology is a relatively young discipline with a complex history. Anthropological research encompasses hundreds of cultures and provides a valuable perspective on an increasingly globalized world. Written by a researcher and librarian expert in the fields of social and cultural anthropology, this Concise Dictionary offers an invaluable reference to the terminology and accomplishments of this far-reaching and diverse field"--P. [4] of cover

Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities - Carl Skutsch (Editor)

Call Number: 305.8003 E564s

ISBN: 157958392X

Publication Date: 2004-11-29

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