Anth 1000 stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...