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- study of people as individuals, and as groups, such as families, tribes, communities
- exploration of societies + relationships |
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| A study of people as individuals and groups |
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| exploration of societies and relationships |
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| What are social scientists? |
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- focus on human characteristics that are observable and measurable
- ex. people's buying habits, peer pressure, etc. |
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Who has this task:
- focus on human characteristics that are observable and measurable |
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| What are characteristics of anthropology? |
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- physical characteristics
- evolution (fossils, natural selection)
- "big picture" of the study of humanity
- culture
- two branches (physical and cultural) |
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What are these characteristics of?
- physical characteristics
- culture
- evolution |
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What is this:
"Big Picture" of the study of humanity |
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| What are the two branches of Anthropology? |
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| study of human beings as a species and as members of different cultures |
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What is this:
the study of human beings as a species and as members of different cultures |
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| What are the characteristics of psychology? |
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cognitive process
- interpreting and manipulating mental ideas |
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What are these characteristics of?
cognitive process
- interpreting and manipulating mental ideas |
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Which ology is this:
the cognitive process |
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| - study of human mental processes and behaviour |
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What does this define?
- the study of human mental processes and behaviour |
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| What are the characteristics of sociology? |
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- symbols (singing national anthem, values, norms)
- interaction with others
- looking at individuals in a group setting |
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What are these characteristics of?
- symbols
- interaction with others
- looking at individuals in a group setting |
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What are these characteristics of?
- symbols
- interaction with others
- looking at individuals in a group setting |
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What ology is this:
- symbols (singing the national anthem), values, and norms |
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What ology is this:
interaction with others |
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What ology is this:
interaction with others |
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| - the study of people in groups |
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| What is the study of people in groups? |
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| What are the steps of the Social Science Inquiry Method? |
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1. Identify a problem
- provides reason for inquiry
2. Develop a hypothesis
- indicates what needs to be tested
3. Gather Data
- case studies, sample surveys, etc.
4. Analyze Data
- data must be organized
5. Draw Conclusions
- determines whether hypothesis is correct |
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| Question-Hypothesis-Gather(data)-Analyze(data)-Conclusions |
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| What are the research methods? |
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-case study
- experiment
- sample survey
- interview
- observation |
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Describe this research method:
case study |
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- observation of an individual or a situation over a period of time
- example: Bon Jesus case study |
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What is this:
- observation of an individual or situation over a period of time |
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Describe this research method:
experiment |
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- used to determine how one factor is related to another
- example: frisbee experiment |
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What is this:
- used to determine how one factor relates to another |
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Describe this research method:
sample survey |
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| - used to obtain information about the thoughts and behaviours of a large group of people bu surveying a smaller group |
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What is this:
- used to obtain information about the thoughts and behaviours of a large group of people bu surveying a smaller group |
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Describe this research method:
interview |
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| - used when researcher requires detailed information from a few people |
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What is this:
- used when researcher requires detailed information from a few people |
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Describe this research method:
observation |
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| - used to learn about how people respond in certain situations |
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What is this:
- used to learn about how people respond in certain situations |
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| What are the three types of observation? |
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- unstructured (without predetermined idea of what to look for)
- structured (involves planning beforehand
- participant (researcher participates in the group's activities |
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| Which type of observation involves no planning and no idea of what to look for beforehand? |
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| What type of observation includes researcher participating in group's activities? |
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| What is the focus of physical anthropology? |
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- strives to understand and define the physical or biological nature of people
- uses research methods of natural or physical sciences
- theory of evolution |
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What is this?
- understanding and defining the physical or biological nature of people |
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| What is the difference in genetic makeup of humans and primates? |
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| Name the 5 shared characteristics of apes and humans |
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1. opposable thumbs
2. 3d (binocular) vision allows us to judge distances
3. children are dependent on parents and require lots of care
4. aggressive tendencies
5. highly developed brain |
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| What is binocular vision? |
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- 3d vision
- allows us to judge distances |
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| What are the unique characteristics of humans? |
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- bipedalism
- highly developed brain (able to out think animals)
- complex communication, abstract thoughts, ability to communicate in groups
language - use different forms of language (speaking, writing, art, music) |
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| What are the branches of physical anthropology? |
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- biological (how diseases and illness are transmitted and caused)
- primatology (the thinking and communication patterns of primates)
- forensic (clues in physical injuries, DNA analysis) |
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| Describe the biological branch of physical anthropology |
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| - how diseases and illnesses are transmitted and caused |
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| Describe the primatology branch of physical anthropology |
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| - thinking and communication patterns of primates |
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| Describe the forensic branch of physical anthropology |
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- clues in physical injuries
- DNA analysis |
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| Describe the branches of cultural anthropology |
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- Archeology (the past, especially prehistoric times, human remains)
- linguistics (study of languages and changes over time)
- Ethnology (study and comparison of part and contemporary cultures) |
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- branch of cultural anthropology
- study of prehistoric times
- human remains, etc. |
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- branch of cultural anthropology
- study of languages and the changes over time |
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- branch of cultural anthropology
- study and comparison of past and contemporary cultures |
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| What is cultural anthropology? |
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| - study of human beings in different cultural settings around the world |
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| What is a major goal of cultural anthropology? |
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- to combat ethnocentrism (the tendency to judge other's culture by one's own values)
- attitude of respect and acceptance of other's cultures |
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What is this:
study of human beings in different cultural settings around the world |
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| Name non material components of culture |
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thoughts
beliefs
values
behaviour
language
family systems
political systems |
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| Name material components of culture |
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physical objects
clothing
cars
schools
money
food
sports |
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| Name the common characteristics of culture |
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- culture is learned
- culture is shared
- culture defines nature
- culture shapes how we perceive and understand the world
- culture has patterns |
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| Describe how culture is learned |
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- we adapt to our culture
ex. dye our hair, eat popular foods |
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| In what common characteristic of culture do we adapt to our culture? |
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What characteristic of culture is this:
eating popular foods, dying hair |
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| culture is learned (we adapt to our culture) |
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| Describe how culture is shared |
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- many people act in similar ways
- subculture: important distinctive ideas or hevaviours
- some subcultures are voluntary while others are not |
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What is this:
- many people think/act in similar ways
- subcultures |
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What is this an example of:
vegetarian |
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| - subculture: culture is shared |
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| Describe how culture defines nature |
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- culture can influence our biological needs
- ex. everyone needs to eat, what we eat is shaped by culture |
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What is this:
culture influences our biological needs |
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What is this an example of?
we need to eat, what we eat is shaped by culture |
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| Describe how culture shapes how we perceive and understand the world |
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- what is important to us
ex. computer commands, snow to the Inuit people |
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What is this:
what is important to us
ex. computer commands |
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| culture shapes how we perceive and understand the world |
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What is this an example of?
- computer commands
- snow to the Inuit people |
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| culture shapes how we perceive and understand the world |
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| Describe how culture has patterns |
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- values define our culture and set it apart from others
- ex. democracy, education, equal opportunity
- underlying any culture are certain core values
- if one aspect of a culture changes, so will others |
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What is this:
- values define our culture
- if one aspect of culture changes, so will others
- underlying any culture are certain core values |
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What is this an example of:
democracy, education, equal opportunity |
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| How is the behaviour of chimpanzees similar to humans? |
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- complex social communities
- interaction with others
- maintain relatinships
- acting in different situations
- learning from each other
- social learning |
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| - using a stick to dig out termites to eat |
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| What is the significance of termite fishing? |
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- it was believed that humans were the only species to use tools
- able to learn non instinctive behaviours
- have to redefine ape or human |
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| How long ago did Lucy and Salam lived? |
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| What is so interesting about Lucy and Salam? |
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- bipedalism
- ape from waist up, human from waste down |
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| What are some theories about bipedalism? |
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- to see over tall grasses
- to pick fruit
- to cool efficiently (sun's always on their backs)
- to save energy |
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| How long did the brain flatline last? |
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| What were the reasons behind the brain flatline? |
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| What were some reasons for the larger brain size? |
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- climate changed often
- species had to adapt to survive
- those who couldn't, died out |
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| What is the key difference between humans and chimpanzees? |
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| What were some reasons for the larger brain size? |
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- climate changed often
- species had to adapt to survive
- those who couldn't, died out |
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| What is natural selection? |
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- the theory that states organisms change structurally and genetically over time
- results in gradual development of new species |
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