ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Economic System, Grave Goods, Selective Breeding
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Anthropology 101 introduction to bio ant & arch 2013. Anthropology is the study of humans all times, all aspects. Holism focuses on all aspects than just some parts. Comparative as in comparing different groups of people to understand how and why. Relativistic meaning interested in why people in one society judge beliefs and practices of others as right or wrong. Most anthropologist are interested in both biology and culture. Culture is all aspects of human beliefs, behavior and material culture. Biology- definition of culture is that it is learned and it"s transmitted by non-biological means. Enculturation is the process by which individuals learn the cultural beliefs; values are transmitted in a society. Evolution is biological change of the genetic structure of a population from one generation to the next. Also about smaller changes in biology known as microevolution. Biocultural evolution the way that both culture and biology have continued to interact to affect human direction.
