ANT 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Shifting Cultivation, Margaret Mead, Rastafari
30 Mar 2016
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Scope of anthropology the scope ranges widely both geographically and historically. Holistic approach anthropologists study the many aspects of human experience as an integrated whole. Anthropology"s distinctive curiosity anthropologists tend to focus on the typical characteristics of human populations. Five fields of anthropologies (1) biological (2) cultural (3) applied (4) archaeological (5) Applied anthropology branch of anthropology that concerns itself with applying anthropological knowledge to achieve goals. Probability value likelihood that an observed result could have occurred by chance. Slash and burn form of shifting cultivation where vegetation is cut down and burned. Pastoralism form of subsistence technology in which food getting is based directly on domesticating animals. Reciprocity giving and taking without the use of money. Hunters and gatherers people who collect food from naturally occurring resources. Horticulture plant cultivation carried out with relatively simple tools and methods. Historical linguistics study of how languages have changed over time. Ethnographer person who spends time living with/observing a group of people.
