Big Concepts

Question 1

Goal of Anthropology?

Answer 1

To describe what it means to be human.

Question 2

What is Anthropology?

Answer 2

An integrated, scientific, and holistic study of human cultural and biological variation and evolution.

Question 3

Concept of Holism

Answer 3

understanding the whole in order to understand the part

Question 4

Concept of Comparison

Answer 4

consider similarities and differences in a wide range of human societies

Question 5

Concept of Relativism

Answer 5

view a subject in context of background (characterize the subject) - avoids ethnocentrism

Question 6

Concept of Variation

Answer 6

genetic differences and similarities

Question 7

Concept of Evolution

Answer 7

change in population over generations

Question 8

Concept of Adaptation

Answer 8

change that allows a species to continue in spite of danger

Question 9

Physical/Biological Anthropology

Answer 9

human biology in an evolutionary framework, emphasis on the relationship between environment, biology, and culture

Question 10

Archaeology

Answer 10

studies changes in human culture and behavior

Question 11

Linguistic Anthropology

Answer 11

relationship between language and culture/ evolution of language - sociolinguistics

Question 12

Cultural Anthropology

Answer 12

study of contemporary and historically recent cultures - ethnography and ethnology

Question 13

Ethnography

Answer 13

description of lifeways - description of customs of cultures and individuals

Question 14

Ethnology

Answer 14

cross cultural examination

Question 15

Applied Anthropology

Answer 15

application of anthropological concepts, skills, knowledge, and methods to provide solutions to real world issues