Cultural Anthropology Flashcards
1
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What is cultural anthropology?
A
How culture shaped the way people were in the past and how they are now
2
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Archaeology
A
cultural anthropology of the past, especially prehistoric times
3
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Applied anthropology
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action oriented and use info to solve practical problems
4
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Anthropological linguistics
A
study of languages
5
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Ethnology
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study of past/modern cultures
6
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Ethnography
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In-depth study of a specific culture
7
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cultural relativism
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the attitude of respect and acceptance
8
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Otzi
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- Primate and iceman
- Had fancy clothes and shoes for his time
- He had tools and dried meat
- Had tattoos which we’re used as an early form of acupuncture
