UCSP (Anthropology) Flashcards
is the study of humans and all aspects of its being including its origin
Anthropology
Derived from the Greek word ___ (humans) and ___
(the study of)
- Anthropos
- Logos
- studies human cultures through the remains and artifacts in the past.
- it explains the relationship between artifacts and the present and future of society
Archaeology
- studies the evolutionary origins of humans.
- it uses concepts in biology and culture to explain how humans adapt and continuously evolve
Physical or Biological Anthropology
describes the existence, acceptance, or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within fixed boundaries.
multiculturalism
- studies the patterns of societies, and its beliefs, practices, and behavior across cultures.
- It explores the history of cultures around the world.
- It focuses on identifying the differences/commonalities of human societies
Cultural Anthropology
- documents the structure, use, and acquisition of language.
- it explains how language influences the way people think or is used in the transmission of culture.
Anthropological Linguistics
is one of the methods anthropologists use to gather primary data in studying people.
fieldwork
is a form of research that involves long-term participation while observing the daily lives and activities of people.
ethnography
pioneered using participant observation in 1915 to explore patterns and write a description of a culture.
Bronislaw Malinowski
It reflects the goal for ___ - the practice to understand as many as possible cultural aspects and contexts.
holism
- from the Greek word ethnos (group) and logos (study), refers to the study of groups.
- Ethnologists use the comparative method and ethnographic data to study a cross-cultural topic.
ethnology
- argues that all cultures are equal
- no international or universal standard of culture
cultural relativism
- when one judges another culture based on his/her own culture.
- judging another culture’s religion, rituals, or food.
ethnocentrism
- an outsider’s view of a culture
- aims to understand the culture from the point of view of a non-member of a culture
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