ANTH 1001 : ANTH 1001 Test 1
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Biocultural approach: perspective taken when studying humans that looks at the interaction between biology and behavior to provide insight into the human condition. Holistic: anthropology is concerned with a whole system (or human), rather than just individual parts. Because of this, anthropology will draw from many different disciplines (basic sciences, social sciences, history) Comparitive (cross-cultural: anthropologists will often look at different areas and make comparisons, looking for similarities, patterns, and differences in an effort to understand what it is to be human. It"s very important to avoid ethnocentrisms, so to not judge. Ethnocentrism: belief in superiority of one"s own culture/behavior. By implication, if your way is right, then the other way is wrong and could even be seen as bad. Fieldwork: time of data collection and analysis in archives, labs, museums, living in a culture, etc. 4 subfields of anthropology: linguistic anthropology, focuses on language (scientific study of), how sounds are put together to create meaning.
