Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Anthropology and Society

By Heidi Schwarzmueller, November 4, 2017

1. Anthropology and Society Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

During the mid-twentieth century, two anthropologists made landmark contributions to their field. Julian H. Steward developed cultural ecology, a method for studying cultural change by analyzing the interaction of social life, environment, and technology. Oscar Lewis created innovative methods for community and family studies and published influential oral histories of the poor to document the human costs of poverty worldwide.

Erected by University of Illinois.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.

Location. 40° 6.431′ N, 88° 13.594′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Illinois, in Champaign County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of South Mathews Avenue and West Oregon Street. Marker is at Davenport Hall on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The marker is at the main entrance to the hall facing the "Main Quad", which is the opposide side from the street intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 607 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana IL 61801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

Anthropology and Society Marker at Davenport Hall image. Click for full size.

By Heidi Schwarzmueller, November 4, 2017

2. Anthropology and Society Marker at Davenport Hall

Picture brightened. Marker is in front of the right column.

9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Illini Supersweet Corn (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Congregational Church (approx. one mile away); Champaign's Lincoln (approx. one mile away); Lincoln & Photography (approx. one mile away); Urbana's Lincoln (approx. 1.1 miles away); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lincoln in Tolono (approx. 8.7 miles away); Lincoln 1861 Inaugural Train Stop (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.

Also see . . .
1. Julian Steward - Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 5, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Oscar Lewis - Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 5, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 139 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.