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What Is Anthropology? (Introduction to Anthropology)
70 topics across 6 chapters
Chapter 1
Foundations & Key Concepts
1
Holism, Culture, and Human Diversity
3 subtopics
2
Defining “Culture” and How Anthropologists Use It
3
Ethnocentrism vs. Cultural Relativism (With Examples)
4
Emic vs. Etic Perspectives
5
Time, Space, and Comparative Perspective
2 subtopics
6
Deep Time: Human Prehistory (Very High-Level Overview)
7
Cross-Cultural Comparison: What It Is and What It Isn’t
8
Major Questions in Anthropology
1 subtopics
9
Formulating an Anthropological Research Question
Chapter 2
The Four Subfields (Four-Field Approach)
10
Archaeology (Subfield)
2 subtopics
11
Archaeological Field & Lab Methods
3 subtopics
12
Survey & Excavation (Core Workflow)
13
Lab Analysis of Artifacts & Ecofacts (Basics)
14
Stratigraphy, Provenience, and Context (Why Context Matters)
15
Dating, Interpretation, and Material Culture
2 subtopics
16
Relative vs. Absolute Dating (Core Ideas)
17
From Artifacts to Arguments: Interpreting Material Evidence
18
Biological Anthropology (Subfield)
2 subtopics
19
Biological & Evolutionary Methods
3 subtopics
20
Osteology & Bioarchaeology Basics
21
Primatology Observation & Sampling (Basics)
22
Genetics, Isotopes & Biomarkers (What They Can Tell You)
23
Human Evolution, Adaptation, and Variation
2 subtopics
24
Basics of Human Evolution (Key Milestones & Terms)
25
Human Biological Variation (Race, Ancestry, and Misconceptions)
26
Sociocultural Anthropology (Subfield)
2 subtopics
27
Ethnographic Methods
3 subtopics
28
Participant Observation (Getting Started)
29
Interviews & Focus Groups (Getting Started)
30
Fieldnotes + Basic Qualitative Coding (Core Workflow)
31
Social Life, Institutions, and Power
2 subtopics
32
Kinship, Gender, and Family (Core Concepts)
33
Power, Inequality, and Globalization (Core Concepts)
34
Linguistic Anthropology (Subfield)
2 subtopics
35
Language Ideologies and Language-in-Society
36
Discourse, Interaction, and Meaning-Making (Basics)
Chapter 3
Research Methods (How Anthropologists Produce Knowledge)
37
Research Design, Sampling, and Evidence (Basics)
↗ Ethnographic Methods (see Chapter 2)
↗ Archaeological Field & Lab Methods (see Chapter 2)
↗ Biological & Evolutionary Methods (see Chapter 2)
Chapter 4
Theory, Ethics & Reflexivity
38
Key Theoretical Traditions (High-Level Map)
3 subtopics
39
Functionalism & Structuralism (What Problems They Tried to Solve)
40
Cultural Materialism & Political Economy (Basics)
41
Practice Theory, Interpretation, and Post-Structural Approaches (Basics)
42
Ethics, IRB, and Responsible Research
2 subtopics
43
Informed Consent, Risk, and Harm Minimization
44
Data Stewardship, Privacy, and Reciprocity with Communities
45
Reflexivity & Positionality
1 subtopics
46
Writing Reflexively (Turning Positionality into Better Analysis)
Chapter 5
Applied Anthropology & Careers
47
Anthropology Career Paths
3 subtopics
48
Academia & Graduate School Path (MA/PhD Basics)
49
Cultural Resource Management (CRM) & Heritage Work (Overview)
50
UX Research / Human-Centered Design (Anthropology’s Role)
51
Communicating Findings
2 subtopics
52
Writing: Academic vs. Public Audiences (Basics)
53
Storytelling with Evidence: Exhibits, Visuals, and Media (Basics)
54
Applied Project Design
2 subtopics
55
Stakeholder Mapping & Problem Framing
56
Program Evaluation Basics (Using Anthropological Thinking)
↗ Ethics, IRB, and Responsible Research (see Chapter 4)
Chapter 6
Skills, Reading & Next Steps
57
Core Study Skills for Anthropology
2 subtopics
58
How to Read an Ethnography (Practical Reading Strategy)
59
Literature Reviews & Note-Taking Systems (Basics)
60
Recommended Intro Texts & Journals (How to Build Your List)
1 subtopics
61
Build Your “Intro Anthro” Reading List (Syllabus-Style)
62
Mini Capstone
1 subtopics
63
Draft a 1–2 Page Study Proposal (Question → Methods → Ethics → Outputs)

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