Chapter 1 Anthropolpgy Flashcards
Empirical
Verifiable through observation rather than logic or theory
Colonialism
The historical practice of more powerful countries claiming possession of less powerful ones
Salvage paradigm
The paradigm which held that it was important to observe indigenous ways of life, interview elders, and assemble collections of objects made and used by indigenous people
Cultural anthropology
The study of social lives of living communities
Biological anthropology
The study of the biological aspects of the human species, past and present, along with those of our closest relatives
Linguistic anthropology
The study of how people communicate with one another through language and how language use shapes group membership and identity
Culture
The taken for granted notions, rules, moralities, and behaviors within a social group
Cultural relativism
The moral and intellectual principle that one should withhold judgment about seemingly strange or exotic beliefs and practices
Holism
Efforts to synthesize distinct approaches and findings into a single comprehensive interpretation
Scientific method
The standard methodology of science that begins from observable facts, generates hypothesis from these facts, and then test these hypothesis
Quantitative method
A methodology that classifies features of a phenomenon, by counting or measuring them, and constructing mathematical and statistical models to explain what is observed
Quality method
A research strategy producing it in-depth and detailed description of social activities and beliefs
Ethnographic methods
The prolonged attitudes of observation of and participation in the life of a community
Comparative method
A research method that derives insights from careful comparisons of asked specs of two or more A research method that derives insights from careful comparisons of asked specs of two or more cultures or societies more cultures or societies
Applied anthropology
Anthropological research commission to serve and organizations needs
