ANTH Exam 1

ANTH Exam 1 What are the 4 fields of anthropology, and what do they consist of? Why is a four-field (or holistic) approach important? - ANSWER-Cultural ANTH- Importance of participant observation in producing ethnography. Lives of people within their communities Physical ANTH- Paleoanthropology and Primatology Archaeological ANTH- Prehistoric and Historic Linguistic ANTH- Descriptive, Historical, and Sociological What is ethnography? - ANSWER-The study and analysis of different cultures from a comparative or historical point of view, utilizing ethnographic accounts and developing anthropological theories that help explain why certain important differences or similarities occur among groups What is ethnology? - ANSWER-A detailed description of a particular culture primarily based on fieldwork; typically requires at least 2 years of fieldwork What is globalization? How is it affecting anthropology in terms of fieldwork (what does it mean that research is often multi-sited?) as well as what anthropologists are interested in (hint: LOTS of examples of what anthropologists are currently doing in Chapter 1 of the text!) - ANSWER-Globalization: Worldwide intensification of interactions and increased movement of money, people, goods, and ideas across boarders It is affecting anthropology in terms of fieldwork by Anthropologists are interested in What are the 5 major characteristics of globalization? Be able to define and give an example/case of