ANT 2000 Lecture Notes - American Anthropological Association, Ethnobiology, Ethnocentrism

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT 2000
• Professor: Elyse Anderson

Document Summary

Anthropology = the study of humankind in all times and places; divided into four subfields (cultural, linguistic, physical/biological?, and archaeology) Cultural anthropology = the study of patterns of human behavior, thought, and feelings; focuses on humans as culture producing and reproducing creatures. Case study = jackson (2011) scents of place: the dysplacement of a first nations community in. Canada (first nations = equivalent of native americans in canada) Linguistic anthropology = the study of human languages; preserve languages on the brink of extinction, history of languages and interactions between linguistic groups, the effect of language on worldview. Case study = suslak (2011) ayapan echoes: linguistic persistence and loss in tabasco, mexico. Case study = kiyamu (2012) developmental and genetic components explain enhanced. Archaeology = the study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains, not just about finding objects (now used more for understanding humans); draws from and informs cultural and biological anthropology.