January 4/23 Lecture Flashcards
What is Anthropology?
The study of humankind from past, present future, is holistic in its approach and studies human culture and evolutionary aspects of human biology
What are 4 fields of study (sub disciplines) of Anthropology?
Linguistic, biological, cultural (anthropology), and Archaeology
What is Cultural Anthropology and what are the 2 fields of study in it?
The study of contemporary or modern-day cultures, Ethnography and Ethnology
What is Ethnography (field of study of cultural anthropology)?
The detailed observation and recording of a culture, often through participant observation
What is Ethnology (field of study in cultural anthropology)?
Comparative study of culture
What is Linguistic anthropology?
The study of language
What do people who study linguistic anthropology study?
Historical development of language, relationship between language groups and how language use and structure changes over time
What is Archaeology?
The study of the human past through examination of its material remains
Archaeologists and paleoanthropologists study….?
Humans and human ancestors
Palaeontologists study…?
Other extinct animals
What is prehistoric archaeology?
Focuses on the period before written records
What is historical archaeology?
Specialty within archaeology, make interpretations based on the combination of material remains and documentary sources
What is biological anthropology?
A wide-ranging field of study of past and present biological aspects of humankind, study of humans/ non-human primates, emphasis on interaction between biology and culture
What are 3 specialties within biological anthropology?
Paleoanthroplogy, bioarchaeology, primatology
What is paleoanthropology? (Specialty of biological anthropology)
The study of human evolution
