Anthro mid-term 1

What is anthropology?

study of humanity from a holistic perspective
What are 2 ways in which anthropology is holistic?

scope and approach
2 main branches of anthropolgy are:

physical and cultural (anthro)
Physical anthro is:

everything about the human body
cultural anthro is:

everything about human behaviour
Main parts of cultural anthropolgy:
(the first two are synonyms for eachother)

Sociocultural (anthro) & ethnology, archaeology, ethnography, linguistic (anthro), applied (anthro)
Study of present-day culture is:

sociocultural anthro or ethnology
archaeology:

study of past cultures through their material remains
ethnography:

study of a specific culture
linguistic anthro:

study of language from an anthropological perspective
applied anthro:

use of anthropological knowledge for a practical purpose
religion-
- people's relationship with the supernatural
- (atheism is a rejection of the supernatural)
supernatural-

that which can not be known by normal sensual means (by your normal senses; can not prove disprove existence of heaven, life after death etc.)*it is primarily perceived through an altered state of conciousness
culture-

a set of traits that is shared, learned, passed on, symbolic, and systemic
norms-

normal behavior
ethnocentrism-

the idea that one's own culture is better than other cultures
cultural relativism-

the idea that one cannot judge another culture except by its own standards

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Anthro mid-term 1

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jan/feb

Updated

2011-02-24T20:44:12Z

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