ANTH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: James George Frazer, Linguistic Anthropology, Prehistoric Archaeology

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 202
• Professor: Christine Jourdan

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Anthropology is the study of the diversity of human kind in its cultural manifestations. Regular sustained (cid:272)o(cid:374)ta(cid:272)t (cid:449)ith pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) (cid:449)hile the(cid:455)"(cid:396)e doi(cid:374)g (cid:449)hat the(cid:455) do a(cid:374)d o(cid:271)se(cid:396)(cid:448)i(cid:374)g the(cid:373) . Stated as a discipline that focused on small scale societies this method of study is called participant observation. Anthropology is the study of humanity, including our prehistoric origins and contemporary human diversity. Anthropology has broader scope: greater span of time & encompasses wider range of topics. Anthropology as a science (hypotheses, test) & as a humanistic approach (subjective understanding of humanity, study art, language, etc) Biological anthropology (or physical anthropology): the study of humans as biological organisms, including their evolution and contemporary variation. Archaeology (or prehistory): the study of past human cultures through their material remains. Linguistic anthropology: the study of human communication, including its origins, history, and contemporary variation and change. Cultural anthropology (or social anthropology): the study of living peoples and their cultures, i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludi(cid:374)g (cid:448)a(cid:396)iatio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge.