APS Flashcards

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what is social science

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social science is the study of human behavior

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ANTHROPOLOGY:

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study of humans

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ANTHROPOLOGIST

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they study ithe human behaviors and they way humans interact

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PRIMATOLOGISTS:

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An expert in the study of primates - our non-human ancestors

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HOMINIDS

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Any member of the biological family Hominidae (the great apes). This family includes humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans

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BIPEDALISM

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when someone can move with 2 feet such as walking or running

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS:

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An expert in studying human and non-human (primate) history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

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ETHNOCENTRISM:

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The way cultures look at/judge one another based on a culture’s pre-perceived notions of another.

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ETHOLOGY:

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tudy of the origins and cultures of different peoples/races. Ethology focuses on marriage customs, music, art, technology, religion, kinship patterns, and political and economic systems.

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PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY:

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The study of human’s
biological and physical development throughout history.
Evolution of the human body, trying to find the answer of how humans came to be what they are today.

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PALEOANTHROPOLOGY:

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“bones and stones” branch of physical anthropology, paleoanthropology focuses on the preserved remains or impressions left by people of the past. Paleoanthropologists study skeletal remains, ancient tools, animal bones, remains of vegetable matter, etc.

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LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY

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the study of languages and human interaction

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CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY:

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The study of ideas, values, attitudes, and behaviors commonly shared by members of society.

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CULTURAL RELATIVISM:

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A concept presented by Franz Boas which proposed the idea that an anthropologist can not compare two cultures as each culture has its own internal rules and expectations that must be accepted. While conducting research, an anthropologist must not apply their own cultural bias as cultures are not comparable due to complex differences.

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CASE STUDY:

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An in-depth, detailed examination of a particular case within a real-world context.

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PARTICIPATE OBSERVATION:

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Being immersed in a culture while writing information. This type of observation was pioneered by Browislaw Malinowski during his 1915 study of the Trobriand Islanders in the South Pacific.

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EXPERIMENT:

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A scientific procedure done to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

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SURVEY:

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A method used to collect information using both multiple-choice and open-ended questions.

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Interview

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interview is when someone askes question about a certain topic an you will have to answer the question to the best of your abilities

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HYPOTHESIS:

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An educated guess that you might have made on what proff you might have .

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CONCLUSION:

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A summary that you have created to summarizes what evidence you have collected

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SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY MODEL:

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The formal process that structures social research. Defines the hypothesis, analysis data, gathers information, and draws a conclusion.