Midterm Flashcards
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What is Anthropology?
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The study of the full scope of human diversity, past, and present, and the application of that knowledge to help people of different backgrounds better understand one another.
2
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What is ethnocentrism?
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The belief that one’s own culture or way of life is normal and natural; using one’s own culture to evaluate and judge the practices and ideals of others.
3
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What are examples of ethnocentrism in the readings?
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4
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What is ethnographic fieldwork?
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5
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What is a four-field approach?
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6
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What is holism?
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7
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What is physical anthropology?
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8
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What is paleoanthropology?
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9
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What is archaeology?
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9
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What is primatogology?
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10
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What is prehistoric archaelogy?
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11
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What is historic archaeology?
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12
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What is Linguistic anthropology?
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13
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What are descriptive linguists?
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14
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What are historic linguists?
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