Chapter 1 Flashcards
Anthropology
Study of human species and its immediate ancestors
Uniquely Comparative and holistic
Study of the whole of the human condition - past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture
Cultures
Traditions and customs, transmitted through learning, that form and guide the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to them
Adaption
Process by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses
Biocultural
Combining biological and cultural approaches to a given problem
Food production
An economy based on plant cultivation and/or animal domestication
General Anthropology
Academic discipline of anthropology, also known as “four-field” anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
The comparative, cross-cultural study of human society and culture
Anthropological Archaeology
The study of human behavior through material remains
Biological Anthropology
The study of human biological variation through time and as it exists today
Linguistic Anthropology
The study of language and linguistic diversity in time, space, and society
Ethnology
The study of sociocultural differences and similarities
Ethnography
Fieldwork in a particular cultural setting
Paleoecology
Looks at ecosystems of the past
Sociolinguistics
The study of language in society
