ANTH 1150 Chapter Notes -Tachycardia, Linguistic Anthropology, Biological Anthropology
16 Oct 2013
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Anthropology: the study of the human species and its immediate ancestors holistic science. Holistic: holism refers to the study of the whole human condition: past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture. Society: organized life in groups; people share society with other animals. Cultures: traditions and customs, transmitted through learning, that form and guide the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to them. Adaptation: refers to the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses, such as those posed by climate or landforms. More efficient respiratory system, to extract oxygen from thin air . Long-term physiological adaptation (occurs during growth and development of the individual organism) Short-term physiological adaptation (occurs spontaneously when the individual organism enters a new environment) Food production: the cultivation of plants and the domestication of animals. General anthropology: four field anthropology ; included four main sub disciplines or subfields sociocultural, archaeological, biological, linguistic anthropology.
