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| The sub-field of Anthropology that studies both human biological evolutionary and physical variations among people. |
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| The study of human evolution through fossil remains. |
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| The study of non-human primates in their natural environments for the purpose of gaining insights into the human evolutionary process. |
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| The study of the occurance, distribution and control of disease in populations. |
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| The sub field of anthropology that focus on the study of prehistoric and historic cultures through the excavation of material remains. |
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| Physical remains found by archaeologists that were used by humans but not made or reworked by them (Seeds, bones). |
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| The description of a particular comtemporary culture by means of direct fieldwork. |
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| The comparative study of cultural differences and similarities. |
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| The scientific study of cultural similar and differences where ever from they may be found. |
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| A perspective in anthropology that attempts to study a culture by looking at all parts of the system and how those parts are interrelated. |
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| The practice of viewing the cultural features of other societies in terms of ones own. |
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| The idea that cultural traits are best understood when viewed within the cultural context of which they are a part of. |
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| A perspective in Ethnography that uses the concepts and categories that are relevant and meaningful to the culture under analysis. (An inside View) |
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| A perspective in ethnography that uses the concepts and categories of the anthropologists culture to describe another culture. |
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| Something either verbal or nonverbal, that stands for something else. |
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| A term used by anthropologists to describe any society that has cities. |
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| Societies composed of a number of different culture or sub-cultural groups. |
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| The process by which human infants learn their culture. |
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| A culture in which people view time in a linear fashion. Great importance on being on time. |
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| A culture in which people view time in a linear fashion. Great importance on being on time. |
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| A culture in which people typically perform a number of tasks at the same time and place a higher value on maintaing relationships. |
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| The general cultural trains found in all societies of the world. |
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| British Anthropologist who started the participant observation style of study. Have to immerse yourself with the target's culture. |
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| The act of acquiring goods or items for the sole purpose of showing off your wealth. |
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| Traveled around Africa and examined and recorded cultures. Was not considered the father of Antho because he was not European. |
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| Wrote "Physical History on Mankind". All about race and culture. |
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| Catigorized people into levels based on their levels of technology. |
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| Father of American Anthro, participated in field work and go rid of "Arm Chair" Anthro. |
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| Focus on Cognitive Anthro which relates to how people thing. |
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| The spreading of a cultural trait from one society to another. |
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| A specific form of cultural diffusion in which a subordinate culture adopts many of the cultural traits of a more powerful culture. |
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| Changes in one part of a culture brought about by changes to other parts of that culture. |
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| A method in which cultural Anthropologists lives with the people under stay and observe their daily activities. |
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| A general statement about how two or more facts are related. |
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| A theory that attempts to explain variations in cultures by saying they all pass through evolutionary stages. |
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| Lowest level in Evolutionism, broken up into lower middle and upper; based on hunting and gathering. |
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| The middle of the 3 stages of Evolutionarism. Broken into three stages as well. |
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| A theory that expands off a basic principal such as evolution or diffusion. |
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| Franz Boas's approach to Anthro, in this approach, conducting field work is essential. |
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| Designed to explain specific cultural patterns rather than all of a culture. |
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A theory proposed b Leslie White that says cultures evolve when they can harness and use more energy.
- Forging
- Horticultural
- Agricultural
- Industrial |
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| Examines customs and themes and sees how it affects the culture and what it does for the culture. |
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| A theory that states that cultures are shaped by the human mind. |
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| A data gathering tool that locates where people being studied live, where they keep their livestock, where public buildings are located to determine how the culture interacts with their environment. |
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