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Intro to Anthropology 1 Flashcards

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1
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List 4 questions asked by Social scientists

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Who are we
Why do we do what we do
What is the impact of our dicsion
What makes us human

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The study of social science allows insight into questions about…

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Human nature

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What is Social Science?

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Social science is the scientific study of human society and social relationships.

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What do social sciences use to examine human behaviour?

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Research and Analysis

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what is tribalism

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Strong loyalty to one group

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What is anthropology

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The scientific study of humans, including their origins, behaviour, and physical and cultural development.

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What is psychology

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The scientific study of the human mind, mental states and human behaviour.

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What is Sociology?

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The scientific study of human social behaviours, including societies, groups, and individuals.

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How are anthropology and Psychology Similar?

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Both study human culture but look at it differently.

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What are Norms?

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An essential Characteristic of group life is that which regulate the behaviour of individual member- aka. what is accepted as common behaviour?

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What are values?

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Cultural standards and beliefs about what is desirable for organised social life- for example, honesty for democracy.

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What is culture?

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The way of life for a particular group, especially the aspects of life that people learn such as languages, beliefs, food, music, dress, art preference.

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13
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Anthropology or sociology?

“The science of humanity”

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Anthropology

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Anthropology or sociology?

“The Science of Social behaviour”

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Sociology

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Anthropology or sociology?

Why have we evolved physically (natural selection)

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Anthropology

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Anthropology or sociology?

Usually focused on modern trends

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Sociology

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17
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Anthropology or sociology?

Typically looks at pre-literate society

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Anthropology

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18
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Anthropology or sociology?

Studies both pre-literate and literate society

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Anthropology

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Anthropology or Sociology? 
Mainly qualitative (observation) research methods
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Anthropology

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Anthropology or Sociology?

Quantitative (stats + graphs) and qualitative (observations) research methods

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Sociology

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What is Quantitative

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(stats + graphs)- Numerical or statistical.

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What is Qualitative?

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Observations

23
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What is the Hawthorn effect

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The tendency of individuals to adjust their behaviour when they know they are being observed

24
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What is subjective

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Knowledge that is subject to an opinion- reflects a person’s opinion.

25
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What is an Objective

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Stats facts and details with as little interpretation as possible- free from bias emotions

26
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What is an independent variable

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You can control how much or how little of a variable is present.- For example varying amounts of cellphones

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What is a dependent variable

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The outcome of changes to the independent variable - for example, student grades may change depending on their use of a cellphone

28
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Why do we use control groups and what is it?

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To accurately measure the results of an experiment

The Control group serves as a comparison to the group being studied.

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What is Methodology

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Making a plan to collect data- making questions and observations.

30
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What does Anthro mean

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Human or man

31
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What is Logos

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The reason, or thinking. study of

32
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List 3 subjects of Cultural Anthropology

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Ethnology
Linguistic Anthropology
Archaeology

33
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List 4 physical Anthropology

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Primatology
Human Variation
Paleoanthropology
Forensic anthropology

34
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What is Cultural Anthropology

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The study of past and present elements of human culture: how people live and communicate, and what they leave behind

35
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What do Ethologist do

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They immerse themselves in culture for months or years while keeping records.

36
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What is Archeology

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They study the physical remains of past cultures through excavation and reconstruction.

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What is Physical Anthropology

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The study of where humans as a species come from, how our bodies evolved. And what makes us unique.

38
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what do Paleoanthropologists do

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They study the bone and stone remains of our ancient ancestors.

39
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What do Primatologist do

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They study primates including, humans chimpanzees.

40
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What are folkways

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Everyday manners and etiquette

41
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What are Mores

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Strongly held norms that reflect the values and morals of a culture.

42
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What is a kinship

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Culturally defined relationships between individuals who are commonly thought of as having family ties

43
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What is Consanguinity

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Relationship by blood

44
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What is Affinity

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Relationship-based on the social event- marriage and adoption.

45
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What is Exogamy and what is the opposite?

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Marrying outside of one’s kinship- the opposite is endogamy.

46
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What is Unlinial in the family chart

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Kinship traced along either male or female line of descent.

47
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What is Bilineial in the family chart

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Kinship traced along both male and female lines of doesn’t.

48
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What is Egalitarianism

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Equal distribution of power among adults.

49
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What are rites of passage

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ceremonies that mark important transitional periods in a person’s life.

50
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What are the three stages of rites of passage?

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  1. Separation
  2. Transition
  3. Incorporation

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