Intro to Anthropology
Anthropology 1000 with Cruz at University of Connecticut
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By: Bridget Houghton
Textbook:
Introducing Cultural Anthropology
Mad Dogs, Englishmen, and the Errant Anthropologist: Fieldwork in Malaysia
Created: 2009-11-11
Size: 18 flashcards
Views: 178
Textbook:
Introducing Cultural Anthropology Mad Dogs, Englishmen, and the Errant Anthropologist: Fieldwork in MalaysiaCreated: 2009-11-11
Size: 18 flashcards
Views: 178
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Anthropology
the study of humans using a holistic approach
four sub-fields of anthropology
Linguistic
Biological
Cultural
Archeology
Biological
Cultural
Archeology
Linguistic Anthropology
description of, history of, and relationship between languages
Ethnolinguistics
analyzes relationship between language and culture
Historical linguistics
study of the history of a language including development and relation to other languages
sociolinguists
study relationship between language and culture with focus on how people speak in social contexts
Paleoanthropology
studies humans as a biological beings in both past and present
Paleoanthropology
study of human biological evolution
Primatology
study of non-human primates
Archaeology
study how people adapted to their natual and sociocultural enviornmant and how culture spread through time
Prehistoric
before written records
Historic
post written records
Experimental archeology
experiments are used to learn how prehistoric artifacts were made and used
Ethnoarcheology
study of contemporary society behaviors and uses of material objects to better understand how human behavior translates into the archeological record
Behavioral archeology
applied archeology focuses on relation between material culture and people's behavior
Cultural Anthropology
studies people in the present, aims to understand diversity of human behavior
Ethnography
study of one culture, subculture or mircroculture based on fieldwork
Ethnology
comparative study of cultures, involves explaining differences and similarities between cultures
About this deck
By: Bridget Houghton
Textbook: Introducing Cultural Anthropology
Mad Dogs, Englishmen, and the Errant Anthropologist: Fieldwork in Malaysia
Created: 2009-11-11
Size: 18 flashcards
Views: 178
Textbook:
Introducing Cultural Anthropology Mad Dogs, Englishmen, and the Errant Anthropologist: Fieldwork in MalaysiaCreated: 2009-11-11
Size: 18 flashcards
Views: 178
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