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Biological Anthropology Chapter 1 ExamQuestions and Answers
Anthropology - Answer-is the study of humankind. Viewed from perspective of all
peoples and all times
Four Subfields - Answer-Cultural anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic anthropology,
Physical or biological anthropology.
Cultural anthropology - Answer-(1) Studies present-day people
(2) Culture defined as transmitted, learned behavior
Archaeology - Answer-(1) Studies past human societies
(2) Focuses on material remains and the processes behind them
Linguistic anthropology - Answer-(1) Studies the construction and use of language by
human Societies
(2) Language defined as a set of written or spoken symbols that refer to things
Physical or biological anthropology - Answer-(1) Studies all aspects of present and past
human biology
(2) Deals with the evolution of and variation among human beings and their relatives.
No anthropologist is an expert - Answer-in all four branches of anthropology.
All anthropology acknowledges - Answer-the diversity of humans in all contexts.
Within the field there - Answer-is a commitment to the notion that humans are both
cultural and biological beings.
Biocultural approach - Answer-(1) Humans are a result of a combination of inherited
(biological) traits and cultural (learned) traits.
Anthropology focuses on - Answer-a broad, comparative (holistic) approach.
What Is Physical Anthropology - Answer-The study of human biological evolution and
human biocultural variation
Two key concepts - Answer-i. Each person is a product of evolutionary history.
(1) Includes all biological changes that have brought humans to present form
ii. Each person is a product of an individual life history.
(1) Combination of genetics and environment (including social and cultural factors)
Physical anthropologists have different research foci - Answer-i. Study of living people
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