What is social anthropology?

A brief overview of social anthropology and the study of other cultures. Please see www.alanmacfarlane.com for the context and further films

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• social
• anthropology
• cultures
• study
• understanding

[audentish]

Thank you so, so, SO much! I've got my exam in Social Anthropology tomorrow. I've read quite a bit, but now after watching you and taking notes I find it much easier to understand. If I meet you somewhere, when we're both out exploring, I'll buy you a cup of tea, coffee, or whatever you prefer :) I think I would have enjoyed talking to you!

Have a good day, and thank you so much again :)

[ayabaya]

@audentish

Thanks very much - glad it helped. And I look forward to the cup of tea... Alan

[kaixoananaiz]

culture is anything that is learned. we are highly social beings, and are born helpless with our instincts to guide us.. everything else we know of the world is learned.. our culture

[Jackisblack3]

Thank you!

[Rustyshackleford08]

@Rustyshackleford08

Was there always a left/right war? Did Rome's bread and circuses distract everyone? Who stood up to Hitler? Who funded Hitler? Who were the people behind the various rulers/dictators/Popes that kept them funded and in power..etc. These are the things I am interested in. I haven't been able to find a course that focuses on political anthropology, none in Canada anyway.

Suggested reading would be nice if what I want doesn't exist.

[Rustyshackleford08]

I find Anthropology interesting, as well as history, I am looking for a course or courses that teach how societies have been controlled going back to Rome. Types of political systems, corruption (history of corruption)I am also interested in the church during the dark ages (with the witches and the like), the kind of control they had and have over society. I am also interested in learning about the ignorance of the public to the corruption and the political views of the day going back to Rome.

[Katantunoro]

It's sad that I giggled all the way through because I kinda want to perform experiments based on this and make money from it and get a respectable house and a respectable family so I can call them things like "Twilight" and "Solar" so when they follow my zombie apocolypse plan they will make very nice mutants. Now I feel stupid that I spent my youth watching videos like this in the hope I wouldn't end up watching videos like this. It's now a shame that I am still youthful.

[Dath45556]

If it gives you a right to say something, and you demand that right, then you should, for reasons of equality, allow me to question and be rude to you. The fact that you brought in your religion just shows how much of what I'm going to say is true. Your an uneducated and ignorant hairball! Period! I didn't ask for excuse for why you were rude nor did I imply it! This may be a bit of a misunderstanding but you could have phrased it a lot better but more importantly nicer! Good Day to you sir!

[leonotron]

@Dath45556

Chill out kid, the video is on the internet and it has a comments section so that gives me the right to say how I feel about it. Don't you know how the internets works? What's your excuse for being rude and threatening? Is it because I'm jewish? Get over it douche bag.

[Dath45556]

@leonotron Then (Excuse my language), FUCKING PISS OFF! I'm not overly interested in what this man has to say, but that dosen't give me the right to be rude and inconsiderate. Your lucky that this isn't a very popular video, because if it was there be a lot more people bashing you around saying your boring!

Please go away and don't even think about defiling us with you company, you insidious bubble of rotting anal wind!

Other than that I thought that what this guy said was quite interesting!

[leonotron]

BORING!!!

P.S. Get a decent mic.