ANTH 220 Study Guide - Evolutionary Anthropology, Abiotic Component, Adaptive Capacity
21 Oct 2014
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Archeology: history and time periods, select time periods and diasporas, prehistoric vs. historic, how people lived and structured society. Linguistic: study living and dead language. Includes study of vernacular (native or indigenous language) and jargon (the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: study of language use, study of role language plays in shaping culture. Origin of species: what is ecological and evolutionary anthropology, the study of the relationships between hominin and non hominin, trajectory of systems thinking, mechanical approach. Reductionist: focuses on individual parts, world is predictable. Whole is no more than the sum of its parts. Contrast to anthropology"s holism: ecosystems approach. Whole is greater than sum of its parts. Assumes: ecosystem is basic unit of nature, all interconnected, biodiversity increases stability, change is bad- strive for homeostasis, complex adaptive systems approach. Change is expected, non-linear, and may or may not be bad. Adaptation and adaptive capacity is important: learn from experiences.
