AR103 Lecture Notes - American Black Bear, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus
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Anthropology recognizes all human dynamics are changing all the time. In order to understand something you need to compare and contrast: comparative, holistic, account for process. Understandings depend on devices and comparisons and contrast. Understandings take into ! account as many variables as possible. Complex human systems are never static but always dynamic. Understanding must account for this dynamic quality. Used as pieces of puzzle to help understand more complex elements. Engage in devices to reduce bias": case study perspective, relativity of viewpoint. Human biology in uences human evolution along with human behaviour and environment, Human biology in uences human behaviour (i. e. don"t eat enough you get hungry and affects you"re mood) Human biology in uences locomotion because we are bipedal. Human behaviour in uences human behaviour (i. e. going to the gym to get t) Human behaviour in uences the environment (i. e. using a car and littering destroying the environment)