what is anthropology

Question 1

anthropology
study of? guided by?

aims to overcome?

present people what using what?

Answer 1

Anthropology, the study of humanity, is guided by a central narrative and set of research commitments.

Anthropology aims to overcome bias by examining cultures as complex, integrated products of specific environmental and historical conditions.

Anthropologists use many different research strategies in their efforts to represent people from cultures very different from their own.

Question 2

anthropology study points.

Answer 2

It studies the people throughout the world, their history, their behaviors, adaptation to different environment, how they communicate and socialize with one another.
Put simply, anthropology is the study of humanity across time and space.

Question 3

anthopologist are?
they tell —- about? the heart of is

it is ——- of infinite?

Answer 3

Anthropologists are great storytellers. They tell many, many stories about all aspects of human life. At the heart of all of these stories is one fundamental story: the “story of humanity,” a rich and complex narrative. A

Anthropology is a discipline of infinite curiosity about human beings.

Question 4

first defination of anthropology
study of ——- ————- aro ————–

Answer 4

• Anthropology is the study of human diversity around the world (University of Texas).

Question 5

study of ——-, ——- and ———- d———-, in———,——- and

Answer 5

• Anthropology is the study of people, their cultural and biological diversities, in the present as well as in the prehistoric past, and wherever people have existed (Portland Community College).

(time and place)

studyof pa, th ka ba da, in the p and in the pre pa, and wpa ex (portc

Question 6

3 4 defination givenn by

Answer 6

• Anthropology is the scientific study of human-kind in all the cultures of the world, both past and present (Western Washington University).
• Anthropology is the study of humans in all areas and in all periods of time (Triton College).

Question 7

aimsof anthropology

Answer 7

1: Exploring Sociocultural Diversity

2Understanding How Societies Hold Together
: Examining the Interdependence of Humans and Nature
#4 2. It helps to avoid misunderstandings
5. gathering information about human nature:
6;. studying the process and results of cultural contacts:

di to inhun mis gargai, natch and cant

Question 8

exploring socio-culture diversity

Answer 8

As the narrative suggests, humans in a diversity of conditions create a diversity of cultures.

Rather than trying to find out which way of life is better, morally superior, more efficient, or happier or to make any other sort of judgment call, anthropologists are committed to describing and understanding the diversity of human ways of life.

Setting aside judgments, we can see that humans everywhere create culture to meet their needs.

Anthropologists discover how different cultures devise different solutions to the challenges of human survival, social integration, and the search for meaning.

Question 9

avoiding misunderstanding

Answer 9

Anthropology helps us to avoid misunderstandings between peoples. If we can understand why other groups are different from ourselves, we might have less reason to condemn them for behavior that seems strange to us. Anthropology makes us realizes that many differences between peoples are products of physical and cultural adaptations to different environments

Question 10

gathering information of human nature

Answer 10

: One of the aims of Anthropology is to get information about the nature of human beings. Human nature is a controversial subject. The primitive man and society present human nature in its most rudimentary and raw form. Therefore, their study is useful for the understanding of the basic human nature without much influence of culture upon them.

Question 11

cultural contact
process and results

Answer 11

: Another aim of Anthropology is to study simple societies are gradually coming in contact with more developed ones. This contact is gradually creating social, religious, economic and political problems. Anthropology makes us understand these issues and helps in planning for it.

Question 12

boplogical anthropology
studies ——– ———— of human and other

Answer 12

Biological/Physical Anthropology is the major sub-field of anthropology that studies the biological dimensions of human’s and other primates. It focuses on the anatomy and behaviors of monkeys and apes, the physical and genetic variation between different human populations and the biological evolution of the human species. Biological anthropology is sub-divided into four fields i.e. primatology, paleoanthropology, anthropometry and anthropology of genetics

Question 13

primatology

Answer 13

It is the sub-field of biological anthropology which deals with the study of primates including monkeys and apes

Question 14

paleoanthropology is

study of

Answer 14

Paleoanthropology is branched out of biological anthropology which deals with the study of biological evolution of human species. According to evolutionist theorist’s human species are evolved from simple to complex. In paleoanthropology we study the human biological evolution.

Question 15

anthropometry

Answer 15

Anthropometry (from Greek Anthropos means human and metry means measure) is a branch of biological anthropology which refers to the measurement of humans.

Anthropometry involves the systematic measurement of physical properties of the human bodies primarily body size and shape.

Question 16

human genetics

Answer 16

Human Genetics is the study of inheritance as it occurs in human beings. Study of human genetics can be useful as it can answer the questions about human nature, diseases and genetics of human life.

Question 17

archeology investigates ———- ——- through the

constructs through

kinds

Answer 17

Archeology is a sub-field of anthropology which investigates the human past through the excavation and analysis of material remains.

Archeologists constructs history through archeological records i.e. fossils, skeletons, utensils, architecture etc. Modern archeology is divided into three major kinds of studies i.e. historic and prehistoric archeology and classical archeology.

Question 18

historic archeology
branch of which the past of?

Answer 18

It is a branch of archeology which investigates the past of literate people through excavation of sites and analysis of artifacts and other material remains.

Question 19

prehistoric archeology

they have no
how do we know about

Answer 19

It is the study of prehistoric people, that is, those who had no writing to keep records of their activities, customs and beliefs.

Much information about the lives of prehistoric people can be recovered from the tools, pottery, ornaments, bones and other materials they left behinds in or on the ground

Question 20

classical archeology

Answer 20

Classical Archeology is a sub-field of archeology which refers to the archeological investigation of Mediterranean Civilization of ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.