IHSS: Historical Development Anthropology and Blog

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Mr. Roddy 
9/9/2021 
IHSS: Historical Development Anthropology and Blog 

 
Franz Boas 
Franz Boas was a German/Prussian born Anthropologist who lead way into more modern discussion of Anthropology in America and the rest of the world. He introduced the world and mainly the Anthropology community to more modern day ideas and the dismissal of the current racial Anthropology that was based on the oppression of societies that western society saw as inferiors. Boas also introduced a new way of thinking to Anthropology, one where culture cannot be superior or inferior to another and are just judged through a lens of ones own culture. 

I see Boas as a pioneer in Anthropology and was kind of essential to starting a age of Anthropology. However at the same time, while Boas made huge contributions at the time, I don't think the discoveries affected much of what was currently happening with Anthropology. The age and popularity of the Racist Anthropology "era" didn't really end until the 1950's to 1960's, a decade or two after Boas had died. I find it interesting how even though he went against the status quo in Anthropology he still remained popular and seemed to have influenced a lot of students into other scientists that furthered the progress to modern Anthropology. It also makes me curios how much did he really influence the progress to modern Anthropology, would the era of largely based racial Anthropology lasted longer if it was for him? did he really shorten this time or was it that society became more aware and gained more political power and rights? Other than that I thought he was a interesting person that influenced a lot of what we see in todays Anthropology. 

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