Flashcards: Understanding Socio-Anthropology — 16 cards

Sciences empiriques formelles — definition?

Science based on observable facts and testable theories.

Concept — role?

Analytical tool to interpret social phenomena.

Critère de scientificité — Popper?

Theory must be falsifiable and testable.

Double fondement — meaning?

Empirical observation and theoretical construction.

Sociology — focus?

Social groups, dynamics, and societal phenomena.

Anthropology — focus?

Universal human traits, biological and cultural diversity.

Anthropologie physique — study?

Biological evolution, skeletons, brains.

Anthropologie sociale — study?

Cultural needs, social practices.

Convergence — sociology and anthropology?

Shared theories, methods, integrated approach.

Historical separation — origin?

Distinct disciplines with different focuses.

Dominant methods — sociology vs anthropology?

Quantitative for sociology, qualitative for anthropology.

Groupe social — elements?

Number, exchanges, belonging, boundaries.

Culture (Jodelet) — definition?

Shared social representation constructing reality.

Construction endogène — what?

Internal perception and practices of a group.

Construction exogène — what?

External perceptions and stereotypes of a culture.

Bricolage culturel — meaning?

Unconscious mixing of cultural influences over time.