Chap 1 Flashcards
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whats the focus of anthro
- understand biological and cultural origins + evolutionary development
- concerned with past and present behavioral patterns, tought systems and matterial possessions
- explaining what it means to be human
what are the subfields of anthro
- physical anthro
- archeological anthro
- linguistic anthro
- socio linguistic anthro
what does physical anthro sutdy
how culture and environment have influenced biological evolution and contemporary variations
1. biological evolution
2. physical variations between contemporary populations and non human primates
what are the 2 areas of investigtion of physical anthro
- human evolution
- human genetics
whats human evolution
the study of gradual processes of simple forms into differentiated structures in humans using fossils
whats human genetics
it investigates how and why the physical traits of new human populations vary throughout the world. it examines genetic materials such as DNA. determine the source of some diseases
what are the specialities of physical anthro
- paleoanthropology
- primatology
- anthropometry
whats paleanthro
it tries to find the missing link between new humans and old ones by looking at the human biological evolution by analyzing fossil remains from prehistoric times
whats primatology
studies biological and behavioral similarities and differences between primates and humans
whats anthropometry
its the study of human variations within and among different populations in time and space
whats archaeological anthropology
it studies the way of loves of past people by excavating and analyzing the material physical remains
define fossils
human, animals plant remains
define Arti crafts
material remains made or manufactured by humans
define ecofacts
remains from the natural environment that have been used by humans
whats prehistoric archaeology
investigates human prehistory and prehistoric cultures
whats historic archaeology
uses evidence provided by excavated remains to enhance our understanding of people about whom written records are available.
whats lingustic anthro
it studies human language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practise in its social and cultural context across space and time.
what are the 4 branches of linguistic anthro
- structural
- ethno
- historical
- socio
whats structural linguistic
studies the structure of language patterns by comparing different elements of language to understand the similarities and differences between languages
whats ethno linguistic
examines the relationship between language and culture
whats historical linguistic
deals with the emergence of language in general
whats socio linguistics
investigates linguistic variation within a given language. in terms of accent, regional dialects etc
whats socio cultural anthropology
its the largest sub field and t deals with human society and culture.
it studies human relations, religion language man made objects
what are the 2 aspects of socio cultural anthro
- ethno graphy
- ethnology
