Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Anthro

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Man, Human.

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2
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Logos

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Study

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3
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5 Subdivisions of Anthropology

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Biological (Physical), Linguistics, Archaeology, Ethnology, Applied.

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4
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Human Variation

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How and why contemporary human populations vary biologically.

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5
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Human Paleontology or Paleoanthropology

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Questions about the emergence of humans and their later evolution.

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6
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Primatology

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Study of behavior and evolution of our closest relatives;

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7
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Archaelogy

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The study of past cultures, primarily through their material remains.

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8
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Anthropological Linguistics

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The anthropological study of languages

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9
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Ethnology

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The study of existing and recent cultures

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10
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Applied Anthropology

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Concerned with making anthropological knowledge useful.

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11
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Cultural Relativism

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Understanding other groups different from ourselves in order to have less reason to condemn them for strange behaviors that appears strange for us.

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