what is an anthropologist?
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Presentation for an elementary school career day.TRANSCRIPT
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WHAT IS AN ANTHROPOLOGIST?
Dr. Mark Allen Peterson
Presentation for 4th Grade Career Day at Brookwood Elementary School, Hamilton, Ohio
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When I was a kid…
…I had a favorite TV show.
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When I grew up…
…I wanted to be a globetrotting scientist who took his kids with him on adventures all over
the world!
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You have to do a lot of school…
University of Montana UCLA
Catholic University of America Brown University
…to be a scientist
B.A.
M.A.Ph.D.
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“Anthropology is the most scientific of the
humanities, and the most humanistic of the
sciences”
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What Is Anthropology?
Anthropology is the scientific study of human beings
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What are some ways humans are
different from other animals?
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The Four Fields
Humans shape their material environment more Archaeology
Humans differ in their physical form
Physical/Biological Anthropology
Humans have a unique communication system
Linguistic Anthropology
Humans act according to learned knowledge systems
Cultural Anthropology
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Archaeology
Studies how humans change and use their physical environment
Examines material environment of past societies for clues about their lives
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My son Jaden at the ancient Temple of Karnak in Egypt.
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Physical Anthropology
Examines how and why humans are biologically similar to and different from other animals
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At the Cairo zoo. I am being stupid here—moments later the chimpanzee knocked my glasses 20 feet!
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Linguistic Anthropology
How humans use language to communicate
How languages spread around the world and change
How people learn languages
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Jaden spoke no Arabic and this man spoke no English—so they communicated by drawing pictures!
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Cultural Anthropology
Describes and analyzes what people know about the world, and how their beliefs affect the ways they act
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Jaden is not thrilled about being blessed before a wedding in Ajmer, India.
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What Do I Do as an Anthropologist?
Me
My Wife, Dawna
The Pearl
Mosque in
Delhi, India
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I Travel…Me
My daughter Thea
My daughter Sophie
My daughter Madison
Dawna
JadenHis Holiness
the Dalai Lama
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I Do Research…
I am with two of my research assistants at Delhi University in India
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I Write Books…
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I Teach…
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I Mentor Students…
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I Give Lectures…
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I Go To Conferences…
(to learn from people who are smarter than me!)
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I Consult…
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I Conduct Field Schools…
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And the Best Thing of All…
…I’m a globetrotting scientist who takes his kids with him on adventures all over the world!
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Questions?