ANT214H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Ecology, Social Forces, Omnivore
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What is anthropology: the systematic study of humankind (past and present, by-product of expoloration and colonization, disclaimer; all anthropologists view humans both as biological and cultural beings. Biological/physical anthropology: humans as biological beings, closely related to the natural sciences, studies all aspects of the human species (and our closest relatives), past and present, largely concerned with human biological origins, evolution and variation. Social/cultural anthropology: human behaviour and ideas, distribution of goods and services, learned behaviour. Biological perspective: holistic, can we understand the whole picture of the human condition, biological and cultural, the interaction between biology and culture. "nutritional anthropology is fundamentally concerned with understanding the interrelationships of biological and social forces in shaping human food use, the nutritional status of individuals and populations" Food and function: some functional outcomes include growth, immune response, and neurodevelopment, culture/environment, food/nutrients, nutritional status, functional outcomes. Aspects of food: production, preparation, distribution, consumption.
