Chapter 1: What is Anthropology? Flashcards
Anthropos
human being
logos
talk, discussion, discourse
Anthropology
the study of humankind and our ancestors
Holistic
whole, studies all of human existence (customs, traditions, biology, religion, archeology)
Comparative
studies biological and cultural similarities and differences among human populations and tries to explain them
adaptation
changes over time, process through which organisms cope with environmental stresses
biological
happens to the body
cultural
happens outside the body
four subfields of anthropology
cultural, archeology, biological, linguistic
Cultural anthropology
contemporary cultures
Biological anthropology
human body, past and present, variation thru time and space
Archaeology
past cultures thru material remains (no human remains)
Linguistic anthropology
language; past and present
ethnography
study of a specific culture thru fieldwork or books that result from ethnographic fieldwork, one culture
ethnology
comparative study of cultures thru data collected by ethnographers, does not do fieldwork, multiple cultures
palaeoanthropology
studies human evolution and ancestors
primatology
studies non-human primates
human genetics
studies human genetic variation across space and time
archaeology
the study of the human past thru its material remains
mound
a hill that is made intentionally, results from human activity
material remains studied by archaeologist
artifacts, plant and animal remains, features (houses, fortified walls)