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Anthropology 101 with Fricke at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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anthropology

The study of the human species and its immediate ancestors.

Holism

The study of the whole of the human condition: past, present, and future; biology, society, language and culture.

Adaptation

The processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses.

General anthropology

Four main sub-disciplines are sociocultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology.

Racial classification

The attempt to assign humans to discrete categories based on common ancestry.

Phenotype

Refers to an organism's evident traits, its manifest biology, -anatomy and physiology.

Biocultural

The inclusion and combination of both biological and cultural perspectives and approaches common on or solve a particular issue or problem.

Cultural anthropology

The study of human society and culture, the subfield that describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences.

Ethnogrophy

An account of a particular community, society, or culture.

Ethnology

Examines, interprets, analyzes and compares the results of ethnography--the data gathered in different societies.

Archaeological Anthropology

Reconstructs, describes, and interprets human behavior and cultural patterns through material items that humans have made, used, or modified, such as tools, weapons, camp sites, buildings and garbage.

Biological/Physical Anthropology

Human biological diversity of time and space.

Linguistic Anthropology

Studies language in its social and cultural context, across space and over time.

Applied anthropology

The application of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and methods to identify, assess and solve contemporary social problems.