Anthropology – Exam I Review
Chapter 1
1.
A
NTHROPOLOGY
:
DEFINITION
AND
FIELDS
a.
Anthropology
: study of humankind in all times/places, including prehistoric origins and
contemporary human diversity
i.
Humanistic Approach:
subjective way of understanding humanity through symbolic
expression
b.
Cultural Anthropology
: study of contemporary people and cultures
i.
Considers variations and similarities across cultures, and how cultures change over time
ii.
Encompasses all aspects of human experience
iii.
c.
Biological Anthropology
: study of humans as biological organisms, including evolution and
contemporary variation
i.
Primatology
: study of nonhuman members or primates in the wild and captivity
ii.
Paleoanthropology
: study of human evolution on the basis of fossil records
iii.
Contemporary Human Biological Variation
: define, measure, and seek to explain
differences in the biological makeup and behavior of contemporary humans
d.
Archaeology
: study of
past human cultures through remains (200,000 years)
e.
Linguistic Anthropology
: study of human communication, mainly among humans
i.
Historical Linguistics
: study of language over time and how languages are related
ii.
Descriptive Linguistics:
study of how contemporary languages differ in terms of formal
structure
iii.
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- Spring '09
- ALMEIDA
- Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, North American anthropology
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