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Anthropology
The study of humanity from a holistic perspective
Two main branches of anthropology
Physical anthropology
Cultural anthropology
Cultural anthropology has __ main parts
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Main parts of cultural anthropology
sociocultural anthropology ethnology ethnography archaeology linguistic anthropology applied anthropology
Sociocultural anthropology
Study of present day culture
used interchangeably with ethnology
Ethnology
Study of present day culture
used interchangeably with sociocultural anthropology
Ethnography
Study of a specific culture
Archaeology
Study of past cultures through their material remains
Linguistic anthropology
Study of language from an anthropological perspective
Applied anthropology
The use of anthropological knowledge for a practical purpose
Medical anthropology
The study of health and healing in its cultural context
Culture
A set of traits that is shared, learned, passed on, symbolic and systematic
Norms
Normal behavior
Cultural relativism
The idea that one cannot judge another culture except by its own standards
Ethnocentrism
The idea that ones own culture is better than others cultures