Exam 1 - culture and society 2023

Define Anthropology - study of humans and their products across time and space What are the Anthropological approaches? - Anthropology is a comparative and holistic science Define holism - study of the whole human condition, simple and complex, local and global cross-cultural perspective Is Anthropology field oriented (do they work hands on)? - Yes they work in the field How many sub-field are their in anthropology? - There are four sub-fields What are the four sub-fields of anthropology? - 1. Socio-cultural anthropology 2. Archaeology 3. Biological anthropology 4. Linguistics What is the socio-cultural approach? - Thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are appropriate or acceptable in a particular society or culture are viewed as normal and those that are inappropriate or unacceptable are considered abnormal. What correlates with the socio-cultural approach? - ethnography and ethnology Define ethnography - provides a description of a scientific group, gathers data in the field to produce an account Define ethnology - Provides an interpretation of the data gathered, compare and contrast data for generalizations Define Archaeology - reconstructs, describes, and interprets human behavior and cultural patterns through the analysis of material culture What correlates with archaeology? - Prehistoric and historic Define biological anthropology? - Studies human biological diversity in time and space What are the sub-fields of biological anthropology? - 1.Human evolution 2. human genetics 3. growth and development 4. primatology 5. human biological plasticity Define linguistics - Studies languages in its social and cultural context across space and time What correlates with linguistics? - Historic and sociolinguistics Define cultural anthropology? - Study of human societies and culture (present and past) Define adaptation - organisms change to fit in Define culture adaptation - Specific diet and clothing adaptation Define genetic adaptation - Larger barrel chest of naive highlanders adaptation Short term adaptation - Increased heart rate adaptation Long term adaptation - More efficient respiratory systems adaptation Technical adaptation - Pressurized airplane cabin with oxygen mask adaptation, variation, diversity