ANTH 1001 Chapter : ANTHROPOLOGY
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9/25/2013 9:12:00 pm the study of people (goal is to try to understand people) Anthropologists use the biocultural approach: perspective for studying humans through a biological perspective and a cultural perspective. Holistic relating to or concerned with the whole system as opposed to just individual parts. Ethnocentric: belief in the inherent superiority of ones own ethnic group. Cultural relativism : the view that all cultures have merits within their own historical and environmental context. Fieldwork: a period of time where the anthropologists collect data (time in lab, going through archives, talking with people, etc. ) The scientific study of language from a cultural perspective, how it is used what it means to a culture. 6-7 thousand languages spoken today how is language used in a society. Culture is learned behavior that is passed down from generation to generation and it is distinguished by rituals, belief systems or kinship systems from other such groups.
