Midterm 1

Question 0

Major fields of anthropology and what do they study?

Answer 0

Archaeology - the physical representations of past civilizations.

Physical - biological, has forensic subfield

Cultural - understanding how modern societies function.

Linguistic - study of languages

Question 1

What is anthropology and what is the anthropological perspective

Answer 1

• The study of humankind, viewed from the perspective of all people and all times.

Question 2

What is physical anthropology?

Answer 2

Biological anthropology. The study of the evolution, variation, and adaptation of humans and their past and present relatives.

Question 3

How does physical anthropology study humans ?

Answer 3

Some study skeletons from the past to
Investigate evolution and variation throughout human history. Those working in forensic anthropology, a specialty within physical anthropology, examine skeletons in hope of identifying the people whose bodies they came from.