Anthropology stuvia 2024 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Anthropology - ANSWERthe study of humans around the world and through time The "Other" - ANSWERa person defined as different Scientific Racism - ANSWERattempts to use scientific methods and theories to support beliefs in the inferiority or the superiority of what are held to be the biological races of the human species craniology - ANSWERstudy of the skull (Samuel Morton) The Noble Savage - ANSWERsmall scale or early human societies, more humane than the "modern" Europe Evolut...

A nuclear family comprises (s.q.) ______________. C - ANSWERA. Mother, Father, Kids, Grandparents B. Mother, Father C. Mother, Father, Kids D. Mother, Father, Kids, Extended family What are the three mechanisms for Cultural Change? _____________. (s.q.) A - ANSWERA. Acculturation, Diffusion, Independent Invention B. Independent Invention, Culture Shock, Cultural Universals C. Globalization, Clash of Civilizations, Acculturation D. Diffusion, Culture Contact, Macroculture Although not...

anthropology - ANSWERSthe study of humankind in all times and places. Franz Boas - ANSWERSFounder of American anthropology. - believed culture/social environment direct human behavior - believed in taking a scientific approach - debunking common beliefs of race as biological concept What are the four fields of anthropology? - ANSWERS- Biological/physical - Archaeology - Cultural - Linguistic biological anthropology - ANSWERSstudy of biological/physical human traits evolution, and ...

Anthropology - ANSWERSStudy of the origins and development of people and their societies Two things that cross-cultural perspective seeks to do: - ANSWERS(1) Strives to make the familiar strange. Takes things that at first glance seem normal and make then seem a little unfamiliar. (2) Strives to make the strange familiar. Things, practices, beliefs, dietary habits that at first glance seem strange and make them familiar. Holism - ANSWERSThe study of the whole of the human condition; past, ...

Anthropology - ANSWERSthe study of humankind in all times and places Ethnocentrism - ANSWERSbelief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group Cultural Relativism - ANSWERSnot judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own terms from all perspectives, then deciding judgement Culture - ANSWERSshared beliefs, values, ideas of a certain society; needs to be learned Holistic Perspective - ANSWERSall aspects of the human experience in all places to understand human existence ...

anthropology - ANSWERSis defined as the holistic, scientific study of humankind holistic - ANSWERSAssuming the interrelationship among the parts of the subject No part can be assumed from the whole subfields of anthropology - ANSWERSCultural Physical/Biological Linguistic Archaeology The anthropological perspective - ANSWERS♣ Anthropologists take a holistic approach to understanding humans Anthropologists seek to understand how all aspects of our species are related - biology and...