Anthropology Flashcards
What is the study of humans and all aslects of its being including its origins?
Anthropology
ANTHROPOS= ?
LOGOS= ?
- Humans
- Study
4 fields of anthropology
-Physical/Biological Anthropology
-Archeology
-Anthropological Linguistics
-Cultural Anthropology
-it studies the evolutionary origins of humans
-uses concepts in biology and culture to explain how humans adapt and continuously evolve
physical/biological anthropology
• studies human cultures through remains and artifacts in the past
• it explains the relationship between artifacts and the present and future of society
archeology
• documents the structure, use, and acquisition of language
• explain how language influence the way people think
anthropological linguistics
• studies patterns of societies, and its beliefs, practices and behavior across culture
• explores history of culture
• focuses on identifying the differences/commonalities of human society
cultural anthropology
methods anthropologists use to gather primary data in studying people
fieldwork
pioneered using participant observation in 1915 to explore pattern of a culture
Bronislaw Malinowski
form of research that involved long-term participation while observing the daily lives of people
ethnography
the practice to understand many cultural aspects and contexts
holism
from greek word ethnos (group) and logos (study) refers to study of groups
ethnology
describes the existence, acceptance, or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within fixed boundaries
multiculturalism
when one judges another culture based in his/her own culture
ethnocentrism
argues that all cultures are equal
cultural relativism