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Anthropology Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
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- Anthropology
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- University Of California - Berkeley
Anthropology Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
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Anthropology Detailed Questions and ExpertAnswers
What is culture? - ANS the collective norms, values, ideas, customs, and social
behaviour of a particular people or society.
Anthropology vs. Sociology - ANS Anthropology is the broad study of humankind
around the world & throughout time. It is concerned with both the biological &
cultural aspects of humans.
Sociology is the study of the origin, development, organization, and function of
human society. (i.e. gender roles, family structure).
Anthropology dealt with the study of cultures different from one's own, while
sociology was used to understand one's own society.
Subdivisions of Anthropology - ANS -Physical Anthropology
-Archaeology
-Cultural Anthropology
-Linguistic Anthropology
Physical Anthropology - ANS It is considered with Biological evolution, primatology,
genetic inheritance, evolution and adaptation.
Evolution - ANS refers to change or transformation over time.
, Adaption - ANS how humans have changed and adapted over time.
Primatology - ANS the study of primates (i.e.apes, chimps, ancestors of humans)
Archaeology - ANS -Prehistoric and early history of cultures around the world
-Major trends in cultural evolution
-Techniques for finding, excavating, dating and analyzing material remains of past
societies (i.e. to prove theories)
Cultural Anthropology - ANS the study of culture and traditions of a group of
people
Linguistic Anthropology - ANS -The human communication process
-Verbal and non-verbal communication (i.e.body language, facial gestures)
-The structure ,function, and history of languages
Ethnography - ANS the scientific study of human races and cultures
Ethnocentrism - ANS -comparing other cultures to your own, and believing that
one's own culture is superior to others
-based on a lack of knowledge and understanding
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