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Mind Map by Jessica Gonzalez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jessica Gonzalez
over 7 years ago
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Material Culture
- Definition:
- Objects or artifacts made by
humans that provide
information about a culture.
- Culture:
- From latin colere (to till).
Recurrent patterns of human
behavior and associated
artifacts reflecting the
beliefs, customs, traditions,
and values of a particular
group.
- From latin colere (to till).
Recurrent patterns of human
behavior and associated
artifacts reflecting the
beliefs, customs, traditions,
and values of a particular
group.
- Culture:
- Objects or artifacts made by
humans that provide
information about a culture.
- Study of Material Culture
- Artifacts are analyzed
to discover things
about a culture
- A culture can tell us
about an object and
viceversa
- A culture can tell us
about an object and
viceversa
- Artifacts are analyzed
to discover things
about a culture
- Theories
- From greek theoria; perspective and
vision centered upon specific topics,
processes and attributes
- Theories are partial and
have limitations, for what
the use of different
theories to study a
subject is best
- Large theories generate
smaller theories
- Multi-disciplinary
approach is best for
understading material
culture
- Perspectivism
- Interpretation is always an
important part of any
analysis
- Interpretation is always an
important part of any
analysis
- Perspectivism
- From greek theoria; perspective and
vision centered upon specific topics,
processes and attributes
- Deductive Reasoning
- Way of examining artifacts
and interpret their
peculiarities to make
meaning of them.
- Way of examining artifacts
and interpret their
peculiarities to make
meaning of them.
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