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Test2 Flashcards

1
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Who has Opposable thumbs

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Humans

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2
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Person is raised in is called

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Nurture

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3
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Anthropologists that conducts archaeological research is

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Forensic

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Branch of anthropology that studies why humans live together

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Cultural Anthropology

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Definition of cultural anthropology

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Culture is all the learned behaviours, beliefs, attitudes, values or ideas of society. It’s is also shared

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Definition of ethnocentrism

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Thinking your culture is the best culture

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Definition of linguistics

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Studies language changes
How languages are related and their meanings
Example short forms

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Primatologist

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Study primates to understand culture and behaviour compare to humans

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Subculture

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A small group of people share values or behaviour it may form a sub culture. Some are voluntary ( snow boarding) and others are not (homeless people)

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10
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Physical anthropology

Carolus Linnaeus

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Research type- botany
Upsala
All living things 3 categories plant animal mineral
Classification

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Physical anthropology

Charles Darwin

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Looks like Santa 
Hms boat 15 
Went to island to study turtles 
Evolution 
Survival and f the fittest
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12
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Physical anthropology

Gregor Mendel

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Monk to get money and go to school
Pea plants
Survival of genetics

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Physical anthropology

Dian Fossey

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Physical anthro
Digit her favourite gorilla
Primatologist
Fought against didgit

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Physical anthropology

Donald johanson

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Physical anthro
Ethiopia
Discovered Lucy
Evolution theory of large brain

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Culture anthropology

Sam Dunn

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Heavy metal
Canadian
Europe

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Culture anthropology

Margret mead

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Personality was shaped by cultural conditioning

Menttor Franz

17
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Culture anthropology

Ruth Benedict

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Relativism
Europe then settled in California
Margaret mead influenced

18
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Culture anthropology

Gayle Rubin

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Lesbian equality
Sex and gender politics
University of Michigan

19
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Culture anthropology

Richard b lee

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Cultural relativism historicism
AIDS in Africa
Kung son bushman

20
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Branch of Anthony that studies apes

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Primatology

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