ANTH 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Linguistic Anthropology, Urban Archaeology, Biological Anthropology
19 Apr 2017
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The study of human thought, meaning, and behavior that is learned rather than genetically transmitted, and that is typical of groups of people. An approach that considers culture, history, language, and biology essential to a complete understanding of human society. Sub discipline of anthropology that studies people from a biological perspective, focusing primarily on aspects of humankind that are genetically inherited. Sub discipline of anthropology concerned with tracing the evolution of humankind in the fossil record. Sub discipline of anthropology concerned with mapping and explaining physical differences among modern human groups. A member of a biological order of mammals that includes human beings, apes, and monkeys as well as prosimians (lemurs, tarsiers, and others) A branch of linguistics concerned with understanding language and its relation to culture. The study of the relationships among languages to better understand the histories and migrations of those who speak them.
