Chap 3 Flashcards
What does bio culture refer to
It refers to using and combining both biological and cultural perspectives and approaches to analyze and understand a particular issue or problem in anthropology
What is culture
It’s a set of ideas that dictate how you see and act in the world or in our community
How did humans survive all these years
Using their biology and cultural information unlike other animals
Define humanity
It refers to all human beings or species Homo sapiens and it’s close ancestors
What are the characteristics of humans
- walk with 2 legs
- relatively small teeth than it’s primates
- relatively large brains than its primates
- use modern language to communicate ideas
- use complex sets of ideas called culture to survive
What is the cosmology explanation about the origin of the modern human species
They think human beings and the planets are created by supernatural beings or forces
What is the evolutionary and paleo anthropology perspectives on human beings
They rely on scientific views of evolution in order to explain human origins
Define evolution
It refers to a process and a gradual change in specie over time
What are the 3 processes that shows evolution
Replication: life forms offspring
Variation : each offspring is slightly different
Selection : not all survive
What did Darwin’s idea found
A New study : studying of humans as living evolving creatures like rest of animals
With what did contemporary anthropologists sort out evolutionary concerns
Using dna and rna
What is a race
It refers to the group of organisms with same species that share similar physical attributes and geographic regions
Define Adaptation
A process, biological or behavioral, that increases the likelihood of survival for an organism
Eugenics
selection of desired heritable characteristics to improve future generations by creating the master race
