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General Terms Flashcards

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Anthropology

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Studies the behaviour of human culture from past to present

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Applied Anthropology

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Using anthropology to actively solve problems

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Archaeology

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The study of the past based on what people leave behind

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Biological Anthropology

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Study of humans biological variation in time and space

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Birute Galdikas

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Lithuanian- Canadian primatologist studied orangutans in the wild

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Bronislaw Mallnowsi

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British social anthropologist introducing techniques of participant observation

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Cultural Anthropology

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The study of human society, and culture. Describing, interpreting, explaining and analyzing social and cultural differences

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Culture

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Beliefs, customs and traditions of a group of people

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Darwin’s Theory

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Natural selection

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Dian Fossey

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American primatologist, studied gorillas in the wild

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Ethnography

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A detailed description of a culture based on field work

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Ethnology

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The study of how and why recent cultures differ

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Forensic Anthropology

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The study of human remains applied to legal context

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Jane Goodall

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English primatologist studying chimpanzees in the wild

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Kinship

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Relations between two or more people based on common ancestry and marriage or adoption

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The Leakeys

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A husband and wife team of physical anthropologists

Finding evidence of early humans in Kenya

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Linguistics Anthropology

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The study of human language in past and present

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Macro Perspective

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A large scale view that takes into account social and economic reasons to explain how and why things happen

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Margret Mead

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American cultural anthropologist studying gender roles and sexuality

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Micro Perspectives

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A small scale view of events looking at interaction to explain how and why things happen

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Participant Observation

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A key anthropological research strategy

Looking at participation in and observation of the people’s daily lives

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Physical Anthropology

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The study of humans from a biological perspective particularly focused on evolution

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Primatology

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Study of living and fossil primates

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Psychology

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Studies how the mind influences behaviour, thoughts and feelings

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Raymond Dart

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Australian physical anthropologist found the first hominid skull

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Rite of Passage

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A ceremony, ritual or event marking individuals passage from one stage of life to another

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Ruth Benedict

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American cultural anthropologist arguing that each culture produces its own personality

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Social Science

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The study of people as individuals and as members of groups such as families

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Sociology

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Studies humans and how they act and change behaviour according to groups they belong to

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