Textbook Chapter 1 pt. 3 Flashcards
________- the system of arbitrary vocal symbols used to encode one’s experience of the world and of others
language
Which type of anthropology is this: the speciality of anthropology concerned with the study of human languages?
linguistic anthropology
True or False: linguistic anthropology includes studying sign language and the way children learn language
True
_______- when speakers of unrelated languages are forced to communicate with one another
pidgins
Which type of anthropology is this: a cultural anthropology of the human past involving the analysis of material remains left behind by earlier societies?
archaeology
Archaeology helps anthropologists learn about ________, the long stretch of time before the development of writing.
prehistory
___________ helps anthropologists learn about prehistory, the long stretch of time before the development of writing.
Archaeology
Archaeologists can use dating techniques to establish ages of _______, portable objects modified by human beings
artifacts
Which type of anthropology is this: the subfield of anthropology that uses information gathered from the other anthropological specialities to solve practical cross-cultural problems?
applied anthropology
Which type of anthropology is this: the speciality of anthropology that concerns itself with human health, the factors that contribute to disease or illness and the ways that human populations deal with disease or illness?
medical anthropology
Which anthological field is one of the most rapidly growing branches of anthropology?
medical anthropology
What is critical medical anthropology?
links questions of human health and illness in local settings to social, economic, and political processes operating on a national or global scale.
