Social and Cultural Anthropology · Part 1: Engaging with anthropology

THINK — Anthropological thinking (theories)

Social and Cultural Anthropology · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes

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   What anthropological theory is

   Things to think about (areas of inquiry) versus things to think with (theories and concepts); how theory frames analysis and ethnography feeds theory.

2. AN_P1_9

   Classic theories

   Evolutionism, historical particularism, functionalism, structuralism, symbolic theories and Marxism, grounded in ethnography (illustrative, not prescribed).

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   Contemporary theories

   Neo-Marxism, feminist theories, practice theory, post-structuralism, postmodernism, post-colonial theories and globalization theories (illustrative, not prescribed).