Karteikarten
Anthropology—Study of Humanity
Karten in diesem Stapel (22)
- 1AnthropologyThe study of humans in cultures and how those cultures differ and relate to one another. The sub fields of anthropology are Biological, Archaeology, Social and Linguistic.
- 2BiologicalA sub-field of anthropology. Focuses on the physical characteristics that make humans what they are.
- 3PrimatologyA sub-field of anthropology. Study of our close relatives the primates.
- 4PalaeontologyA sub-field of anthropology. Human evolution and how we became human.
- 5ArcheologyA sub-field of anthropology.
Studying the remains of humans and gathering info that will help study humans today. Also studies cultures and humans in the past. - 6Human VariationA sub-field of anthropology. The cultural differences between humans as well as the adaptations of humans.
- 7Prehistoric ArcheologyA sub-field of anthropology. Study of humans prior to written texts.
- 8Historical ArcheologyA sub-field of anthropology. Study of humans after written texts.
- 9Ethno ArcheologyA sub-field of anthropology. Study of contemporary cultures.
- 10Cultural AnthropologyA sub-field of anthropology. Study of human behaviour and the similarities and differences.
- 11EthnologyA sub-field of anthropology. The study of contemporary and historic cultures.
- 12The Culture ConceptA sub-field of anthropology. Shared values and knowledge that are learned. Patterns of behaviour that are learned.
- 13FieldworkA sub-field of anthropology. Main method for studying cultures. Involves participating and observing.
- 14EthnographyA sub-field of anthropology. A descriptive account of a point of view of a culture. It is a base point for growing theories about humans.
- 15Anthropology LinguisticsA sub-field of anthropology. The relationship between cultures and language.
- 16Anthropological PerspectiveThree perspectives include Holistic, Comparative, and Relativistic.
- 17Holistic PerspectiveThat we should look inot the connectedness and interconnectedness of the world and cultures in the broadest sense.
- 18Relativistic PerspectiveComparing without assumptions and viewing other cultures as unique entities.
- 19Comparative PerspectiveComparing the similarities and differences between cultures.
- 20RelativismNot everything is moral in the culture and not everything goes when being an anthropologist. Truth claims are different than value claims.
- 21CultureThe learned beliefs and habits that make people distinctive.
- 22Applied AnthropologyWhen we use different sub-fields, techniques, and methods of anthropology to solve real world problems
Informationen
- Beschreibung
- The first chapter of the textbook and notes.
- Erstellt von
- Natasha Gidluck
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