ANTH 1150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Homo Habilis, Lithic Reduction, Paleolithic
25 Oct 2016
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The study of human kind in all times and place. Antrop man (people), ology logos (study of) Theoretical perspectives: political economy, evolutionism, functionalism, structuralism, marxism. Edward burnett tylor was the founder of cultural anthropology. Introduced the concept of cultural progress with louis henry morgan meaning that all cultures passed through evolutionary stages until they reached the technologically advanced levels of western societies. Cultural/social interested in learning about cultural aspects around the world, focus generally on social and political organizations, marriage, religion, economic patterns, etc. Linguistic looks at language as a pheromone, development/comparison: these are the type of anthropologists that study language. Archaeology study of past cultures, physical remains and pre-historical. Biological/physical look at why humans look the way they do, evolution: medical anthropology humans and diseases, primatology monkeys and apes physical/behavioural characteristics. Applied use of knowledge and techniques for practical applications in any field. Socio culture anthropologists deals with humans as cultural animals. Biological anthropology concerned with humans as organisms.
