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Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology Exam
Review
- By: Chantrea Kim
- Unit One: Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology
- Anthro: Study of lives and cultures of humans, past/dead and present/alive.. -> How
humans live, think, communicate, produce and interact with their social and physical
environments.
- Three Sub-categories
- Physical Anthropology
- Biological: Studies how diseases and illnesses are genetically
transmitted. Focuses on the environmental and social causes
of diseas.se
- Primatology: 5 Great Primates-> Orangutan, Gorilla, Chimpanzee,
Bonobo, and Human. Focuses on our evolutionary past. Studies the
thinking and communication patterns of primates.
- Forensic: Discovers clues in physical
injuries, the wear on bones or teeth, and
chemical composition of bones or teeth.
- Biological: Studies how diseases and illnesses are genetically
transmitted. Focuses on the environmental and social causes
of diseas.se
- Social/Cultural Anthropology
- Linguistic: Determines links between language and culture; study structure of language.
- Draws connections between language, brain, and cultural behaviour.
- Draws connections between language, brain, and cultural behaviour.
- Archaeology: Excavates human constructions and artifacts to see how humans lived in their culture/time.
- Artifacts: Weapons, Clothing, etc.
- Artifacts: Weapons, Clothing, etc.
- Linguistic: Determines links between language and culture; study structure of language.
- Physical Anthropology
- Three Sub-categories
- Psych: Scientific study of behaviour and mental process. -> Try
to describe, explain, predict, and control behaviour and
mental processes.
- 4 Sub-categories: biological, psychoanalytical, cognitive, socio-cultural
- Psychoanalytical: Clinical method for
treating psychopathology (by Sigmund
Freud), Allows psychologists to see the
psychological problems rooted from
the unconscious mind._
- Psychoanalytical: Clinical method for
treating psychopathology (by Sigmund
Freud), Allows psychologists to see the
psychological problems rooted from
the unconscious mind._
- 4 Sub-categories: biological, psychoanalytical, cognitive, socio-cultural
- Socio: Systematic Study of human social life, groups, and
societies. -> Study how groups and societies shape who you are.
- Social Scientific Method -> Be Able To Identify
- 1. Question of Problem: Based on
Informal research/observation
- 2. Hypothesis: What do you think
the answer to your question will
be? What are you trying to prove?
- 3. Problem : Issue/ Topic of report
- 4. Observations:: Data collected during research
- 5. Analysis: Full understanding of each individual part
- 6. Conclusion: Final thoughts, answer, etc.
- 6. Conclusion: Final thoughts, answer, etc.
- 5. Analysis: Full understanding of each individual part
- 4. Observations:: Data collected during research
- 3. Problem : Issue/ Topic of report
- 2. Hypothesis: What do you think
the answer to your question will
be? What are you trying to prove?
- 1. Question of Problem: Based on
Informal research/observation
- Unit #1: Research & Inquiry Methods - Introduction to Social Sciences Difference between
anthropology, psychology, and sociology. Overview of each discipline - sub-branches for
each discipline ex. primatology, biology, linguistics, etc. Areas of psychological study:
biological, psychoanalytical, cognitive, socio-cultural Sociological perspectives: functionalist,
conflict, symbolic-interactionist Psychological pioneers and their contributions: B. F.
Skinner, Ivan Pavlov What is a reputable source? - know criteria Research & Inquiry
methods - observation, participatory, interview, survey, etc. using primary and secondary
sources and data analysis Social science research methods: Hypothesis Conclusion
Qualities of a reputable source Order of sections in a social scientific method paper
Participant observation
- Anthro: Study of lives and cultures of humans, past/dead and present/alive.. -> How
humans live, think, communicate, produce and interact with their social and physical
environments.
- Unit 2: Anthropology
- Unit #2: Anthropology – Physical & Cultural - know the subfield categories Carolus Linnaeus Gregory
Mendel - genetics Charles Darwin Natural selection Opposable thumb Language Acquisition Device (LAD) -
Noam Chomsky: innate language acquisition theory Rite of Passage (ROP) – 3 stage process: ex.
segregation, transition, re-integration Nature vs. nurture debate ex. Nell movie an example used in class to
demonstrate theory Origins of Marriage symbols ex. bouquet, garter, honeymoon, etc...
- 3 Sub-categories of Anthropology
- Physical Anthropology: Biological, Primatology, and Forensic
- Biological: Studies how diseases and illnesses are genetically transmitted.
- Focuses on the environmental and social causes of disease.
- Focuses on the environmental and social causes of disease.
- Primatology: 5 Great primates - Orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, and human.
- Focuses on our evolutionary past. Studies the thinking and communication patterns of primates.
- Focuses on our evolutionary past. Studies the thinking and communication patterns of primates.
- Biological: Studies how diseases and illnesses are genetically transmitted.
- Social/Cultural Anthropology: Archaeology and Linguistic
- Archaeology: Excavates human constructions and artifacts to see
how humans lived in their culture/time.
- Artifacts: Weapons, Clothing, etc.
- Artifacts: Weapons, Clothing, etc.
- Linguistic: Determines links between language and
culture, studies the structure of language.
- Draws connections between language, brain and cultural behaviour.
- Draws connections between language, brain and cultural behaviour.
- Archaeology: Excavates human constructions and artifacts to see
how humans lived in their culture/time.
- Physical Anthropology: Biological, Primatology, and Forensic
- Unit #2: Anthropology – Physical & Cultural - know the subfield categories Carolus Linnaeus Gregory
Mendel - genetics Charles Darwin Natural selection Opposable thumb Language Acquisition Device (LAD) -
Noam Chomsky: innate language acquisition theory Rite of Passage (ROP) – 3 stage process: ex.
segregation, transition, re-integration Nature vs. nurture debate ex. Nell movie an example used in class to
demonstrate theory Origins of Marriage symbols ex. bouquet, garter, honeymoon, etc...
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