General Terms Flashcards
Anthropology
Studies the behaviour of human culture from past to present
Applied Anthropology
Using anthropology to actively solve problems
Archaeology
The study of the past based on what people leave behind
Biological Anthropology
Study of humans biological variation in time and space
Birute Galdikas
Lithuanian- Canadian primatologist studied orangutans in the wild
Bronislaw Mallnowsi
British social anthropologist introducing techniques of participant observation
Cultural Anthropology
The study of human society, and culture. Describing, interpreting, explaining and analyzing social and cultural differences
Culture
Beliefs, customs and traditions of a group of people
Darwin’s Theory
Natural selection
Dian Fossey
American primatologist, studied gorillas in the wild
Ethnography
A detailed description of a culture based on field work
Ethnology
The study of how and why recent cultures differ
Forensic Anthropology
The study of human remains applied to legal context
Jane Goodall
English primatologist studying chimpanzees in the wild
Kinship
Relations between two or more people based on common ancestry and marriage or adoption
The Leakeys
A husband and wife team of physical anthropologists
Finding evidence of early humans in Kenya
Linguistics Anthropology
The study of human language in past and present
Macro Perspective
A large scale view that takes into account social and economic reasons to explain how and why things happen
Margret Mead
American cultural anthropologist studying gender roles and sexuality
Micro Perspectives
A small scale view of events looking at interaction to explain how and why things happen
Participant Observation
A key anthropological research strategy
Looking at participation in and observation of the people’s daily lives
Physical Anthropology
The study of humans from a biological perspective particularly focused on evolution
Primatology
Study of living and fossil primates
Psychology
Studies how the mind influences behaviour, thoughts and feelings
