ANTH 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Paralanguage, Animal Husbandry, Netsilik Inuit

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 1150
• Professor: Victor Gulewitsch

Document Summary

The development of anthropolgy: anthropology is the study of humankind in all times and places, anthropologists come from many different societies and cultures. Canadian anthropology: anthropological studies began in the 18th and 19th centuries, museums, academic departments, and applied research influenced the development of anthropology, canadian anthropologists shape government policies, and many are advocates for first. The discipline of anthropology: biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, applied anthropology. Biological anthropology: the systematic study of humans as biological organisms. Archaeology: the study of material remains, usually from the past, to describe and explain human behavior, can include the use of various tools to excavate items such as ancient pottery or week-old trash. Linguistic anthropology: the study of human language. Sociocultural anthropology: focuses on human behavior, avoids culture-bound theories, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory. Important terms: ethnology comparative study of culture, ethnography description of a culture, holistic perspective view of culture and the relationship between its parts.