What Is Anthropology? Ch.1 Flashcards
Study of the full scope of human diversity, past and present and the application of that knowledge to help people of different backgrounds to better understand one another.
Anthropology
A primary research strategy in cultural anthropology involving and living with a community over an extended period and participating their daily activities.
Field Work
Both participate and observe of the daily lives of the people being studied.
Participate Observation
Is the belief that one’s own culture is better and judges others as its own standards
Ethnoceutrism
Full scope of human life including culture, biology, history and languages across the space and time.
Holism
Study of humans from a biological perspective particularly focuses on the human evolution.
Physical Anthropology
Also known as Biological Anthropology
Study of the human evolution from the fossil records and genetic study.
Poleo-Anthropology
Bones that become stone ( inorganic matter )
Fossil
Study of primates in comparison to humans
Primatology
Monkeys and apes
Primates
The investigation of the human past by means of excavating and analyzing artifacts and features.
Archaeology
Ancient objects that can be easily moved such as pottery, jewelry
Artifacts
Objects that can not move such as castle and pyramids.
Features.
Study of societies without written records
Prehistoric Archaeology
Study of communities with written records but tended to be ignored such as minority, poor, isolated people
Historic Archaeology
An anthropologist whom specializes in ancient garbage study.
Garbologist
Study of the language and culture
Linguistic Anthropology
Study of the origins of language and the movement of ancient people.
Historic Lingustic
Language and social meanings and behaviors including non-verbal communication.
Sociolinguistic
Study of the people communities, behaviors, beliefs and institutions.
Cultural Anthropology
Analysis and comparison of ethnographic data across the culture.
Ethnology
Worldwide intensification of interactions and increase movement of money, people, goods and idea.
Globalization
The rapid innovation of communication and transportation technologies that transforms the way people think of space and time
Time and Space Compression
Increasingly flexible strategies that corporations use to make profit.
Flexible Accumulation