ANTHROP 1AA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: George Mercer Dawson, Sociocultural Anthropology, Ethnology
20 Apr 2016
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Anthropology- a discipline of infinite curiosity about human beings. When, where and why humans appeared on earth. George mercer dawson- responsible for the establishment of a professional. Holistic- a broad, comprehensive approach to the study of humankind drawing on the four subfields of anthropology and integrating both biological and cultural phenomena. Anthropologists tend to each specialize in one particular characteristic of ancestors. Human paleontology- the study of the emergence of humans and their later physical evolution/ Primatologists- those specializing in the study of primates. Human variation- the study of why and how contemporary human populations differ. Human sapiens- all living people who can interbreed. Historical archaeology- the study of the remains of recent people who left written records. Culture- the customary ways of thinking and behaving of a particular population or society. Ethnology- the study of cultural patterns of behavior such as religion, music, art, marriage customs, etc. Ethnography- a detailed description of cultural behaviors and customs based on observation.
