ANTH 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-3: Hominidae, Urban Anthropology, Medical Anthropology
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System of human behavior and thought-obey natural laws and therefore can be studied scientifically. Enculturation is the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across the generations. Symbol is a verbal or nonverbal that stands for something else. Core values are key basic or central values that integrate a culture. Hominid is a member of the hominid family any fossil or living human, chimp or gorilla. Hominins are hominids excluding the african apes all the human species that ever have existed. Universal means something that exists in every culture. Generality are cultural patterns or traits that exists in some but not all societies. Particularity are distinctive or unique culture trait, patterns, or integration. National culture is cultural features shared by citizens of the same nation. International culture are cultural traditions that extend beyond national boundaries. Subcultures are different cultural traditions associated with sub groups in the same complex society.
