ANTH 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Linguistic Anthropology

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 1001
• Professor: Liam Kilmurray

Document Summary

Cultural anthropology: (s e e) (e f m )(k i) focuses on present day society, ethnography, ethnology. examines globalization, gender, sexuality, etc. Anthropology: (what does it mean to be human?) (studies hh/hn/hs) Study of human nature, human society, human history. The study of humankind in all times and places. Colonialism: (a n d another thru o/mp/c of r > creating d) When one nation dominates another through occupation/ colonies, administration / military presence, and control of resources, thereby creating a dependency. Cultural imperialism: (p 1 n v b&b as s 2 others. eg. murrica) Holistic approach to the human condition, comparative and evolutionary. Culture: (l b & i of m in a s) Learned behaviours and ideas of members of a society. Comparative: (c w r of s b4 m g) Characteristic of anthro. perspectives requiring anthropologists to consider similarities and differences in a wide range of societies before making any generalizations.