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peoples and cultures unit 1
to prepare for exam 1
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
10/02/2012

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Term
Ethnic Boundary Markers
Definition
  • what shows us as being part of a certain group
  • heritage and pride
  • You're not part of my group
Term
Anthropology 
Definition
The study of humans, and their close relatives, across geographical space and throughout time.
Term
5 subfileds of Anthropology
Definition
  1. Cultural
  2. Physical 
  3. Linguistics 
  4. Archaeological
  5. Applied
Term
Ethnography
Definition

Accounts a particular society or culture

Participant Observation/participation

Term
ethnology
Definition
  • Examines, interepets, analyzes, and compares culutres
  • Hypotheses 
  • Background information
  • often cross cultural
  • establish cultural laws 
Term
Ethnoscience 
Definition
Culture mindsets 
Term
Scientific Prespective
Definition

systematic method of study 

a continually growing body of knoweldge

Rational 

Objective

Testable

Empiracle

 

Term
Anthropoligcal Perspective
Definition
  1. Scientific 
  2. Evolutionary
  3. Adaptive
  4. Relative
  5. Comparative
  6. Holistic
  7. Humanistic

S.E.A.R.C.H. for Humanity

Term
Cultural Realitivity
Definition
Evaluating and person/people or their actions within the context of that person's own culture. 
Term

Ethnocentrism

 

Definition
judging things by your own standards
Term
Culture
Definition
  • Learned
  • Shared
  • Knowledge
  • Patterns of behavior
  • artifacts

...of a group of people

Term
Adaptive
Definition
How we overcome natural forces culturally
Term
"C"ulture
Definition

Universal Culture

Ex. Incest Taboos

Term
"c"ulture
Definition
specific culture
Term
Subcultures
Definition
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