ANTH 1001 Chapter : Anthropology 1001
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Goal: try to understand what it is to be human. Biocultural approach- perspective anthropologists take when trying to understand to be human. Holistic- of or pertaining to the whole organism. Ethnocentric- belief in the inherent superiority of ones own ethnic group or culture. Cultural relativism- viewing a culture within its own historical and environmental context. Study of older things, material remains left behind by a culture. Set the standard for 4 field (biocultural) perspective. Started the american journal of physical anthropology in 1918. Adaptive radiation-l all living things descend from a common ancestor. Gradualism- changes can occur gradually within a species. Natural selection- idea that the environment can influence/impact a species and cause changes. Great change of being- nature is arrangement of the most simple to the highest and most complex (hierarchy) Worked with plants and garden, noticed how plants could vary on environmental changes. First to publish about how the environment can influence variation.
