Biological Anthropology Chapter 1 Questions And Answers
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Biological Anthropology Chapter 1 Questions
And Answers
Anthropology is the study of humankind. Viewed from perspective of all peoples and all
times
Four Subfields Cultural anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic anthropology, Physical or
biological anthropology.
Cultural anthropology (1) Stu...
Biological Anthropology Chapter 1 Questions
And Answers
Anthropology is the study of humankind. Viewed from perspective of all peoples and all
times
Four Subfields Cultural anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic anthropology, Physical or
biological anthropology.
Cultural anthropology (1) Studies present-day people
(2) Culture defined as transmitted, learned behavior
Archaeology (1) Studies past human societies
(2) Focuses on material remains and the processes behind them
Linguistic anthropology (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
, Biological Anthropology Chapter 1 Questions
And Answers
Physical or biological anthropology (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 in all four branches of anthropology.
All anthropology acknowledges the diversity of humans in all contexts.
Within the field there is a commitment to the notion that humans are both cultural and
biological beings.
Biocultural approach (1) Humans are a result of a combination of inherited (biological)
traits and cultural (learned) traits.
Anthropology focuses on a broad, comparative (holistic) approach.
What Is Physical Anthropology The study of human biological evolution and human
biocultural variation
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