ANT102H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sociocultural Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology, Margaret Mead
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Some may say it is the study of man. But this definition is not very specific because what. Some physical anthropologists work with apes and dig up fossils. Dig up old items like pots, tools and other things like that. They are trying to understand the unwritten history of our society. They are concerned with the history behind the items they find. The two subtopics that make up ant102 (what we"re focusing on): Linguistic anthropology: (prof barac will come in for this) Interested in structure of languages and explore how languages are put together and spoken. They study what one"s language says about one"s society. Study patterns of thought and behavior surrounding basically anything from legal, academic, musical to religious institutions. Observe the similarities and differences in these things across societies. Keep in mind that disciplines are non-static, that is, they change overtime. Back to the question, anthropology is different because:
