ANTH 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Applied Anthropology, Sociocultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology
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Anthropology: study of the human species and its immediate ancestors (holistic, four field, science) Culture: traditions and customs, transmitted through learning, that form and guide the beliefs and behaviors of the people exposed to them. Adaptation: the process by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses; biologically and culturally. General anthropology: academic discipline aka the four fields approach. Sociocultural anthropology: describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. Archaeological anthropology: studies human behavior, cultural patterns, and proves through the cultures material remains (artifacts, garbage, burials) Biological anthropology: the studies of humans as biological organisms in an evolutionary context. Linguistic anthropology: study of language in its social cultural context across space and time. Theory: set of logically connected ideas formulated to explain not just one, but many, associations. Darwin"s theory of evolution, heliocentrism, germ (germs cause diseases) Association: observed relationship between two or more measured variables. Hypothesis: a proposed and tested explanation for an association/observation.
