Anthropology 1000 Exam #1 Question with verified
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Anthropology - √√the study of the human condition or species, its evolution through time, its
variations over time and space
Two things Anthropology strives to do - √√1. Make the Familiar Strange
2. Make the Strange Familiar
Kottak Anthropology - √√organized life in groups; study of human species and its immediate
ancestors
4 Fields of Anthropology - √√1. Cultural
2. Archaeological
3. Biological
4. Linguistic
Cultural Anthropology - √√culture being social can be learned through direct or indirect ways
ex: how we view things socially such as female swimmers
Archaeological Anthropology - √√looking at past cultures or artifacts that allow anthropologists
to draw conclusions about social organization, diet, culture shift, etc.
ex: Moundville, AL
Biological Anthropology - √√focuses on human biological diversity in time and space units
through human evolution, genetics, growth/development, biological plasticity, primates
ex: Lucy
, What do anthropologists strive to show? - √√to explain similarities and differences among
humans through comparison
Enculturation - √√learning our cultures from the time of birth throughout our lives; can be
direct (told) or indirect (picking up through observation)
Holism - √√The study of the whole of the human condition: past, present, and future; biology,
society, language, and culture
Applied Anthropology - √√application of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and
methods to identify and assess contemporary social problems
ex: applied medical anthropology
Anthropology as a Qualitative Science - √√more depth driven; less focused on data
Anthropology as a Quantitative Science - √√number driven science
Ethnography - √√based on fieldwork and provides an account of a particular community,
society, or culture
Ethnology - √√based on cross cultural comparison and examines, compares, interprets and
analyzes results of ethnography (more global and theoretical)
Bronislaw Malinowski - √√one of founding fathers of anthropology; consolidated an
ethnographic fieldwork program while in Trobrian islands during WWI
Malinowski's approach - √√1. Cut yourself off from own kind of people
2. Immerse yourself in social world you're studying (patterns, everyday life, anecdotes)
answers
Anthropology - √√the study of the human condition or species, its evolution through time, its
variations over time and space
Two things Anthropology strives to do - √√1. Make the Familiar Strange
2. Make the Strange Familiar
Kottak Anthropology - √√organized life in groups; study of human species and its immediate
ancestors
4 Fields of Anthropology - √√1. Cultural
2. Archaeological
3. Biological
4. Linguistic
Cultural Anthropology - √√culture being social can be learned through direct or indirect ways
ex: how we view things socially such as female swimmers
Archaeological Anthropology - √√looking at past cultures or artifacts that allow anthropologists
to draw conclusions about social organization, diet, culture shift, etc.
ex: Moundville, AL
Biological Anthropology - √√focuses on human biological diversity in time and space units
through human evolution, genetics, growth/development, biological plasticity, primates
ex: Lucy
, What do anthropologists strive to show? - √√to explain similarities and differences among
humans through comparison
Enculturation - √√learning our cultures from the time of birth throughout our lives; can be
direct (told) or indirect (picking up through observation)
Holism - √√The study of the whole of the human condition: past, present, and future; biology,
society, language, and culture
Applied Anthropology - √√application of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and
methods to identify and assess contemporary social problems
ex: applied medical anthropology
Anthropology as a Qualitative Science - √√more depth driven; less focused on data
Anthropology as a Quantitative Science - √√number driven science
Ethnography - √√based on fieldwork and provides an account of a particular community,
society, or culture
Ethnology - √√based on cross cultural comparison and examines, compares, interprets and
analyzes results of ethnography (more global and theoretical)
Bronislaw Malinowski - √√one of founding fathers of anthropology; consolidated an
ethnographic fieldwork program while in Trobrian islands during WWI
Malinowski's approach - √√1. Cut yourself off from own kind of people
2. Immerse yourself in social world you're studying (patterns, everyday life, anecdotes)
