ANTHROP 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dual Inheritance Theory, Human Evolution, Diastema
25 Aug 2016
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A way of observing the world based on the empirical evidence. Science is self-correcting and non-static, it is buildable. Hypothesis: a testable prediction that potentially explains a specific phenomenon observed in the natural world. Theory: explanation as to why a natural phenomenon takes place. Law: a statement of fact that describes a natural phenomenon. Spurious correlation: data that correlates but is not a causation. Faith: faith isn"t based on empirical evidence which science is. Anthropology: the study of humanity through time and space, as well as primates. Learned behavior such as beliefs, attitudes, and values that is transmitted from person to person. Cultural anthropology: study of culture of present-day societies. Concerned with similarities and differences within and between societies. Ethnography: collection of qualitative data about beliefs, values, and social behavior. Archaeology: reconstructs, describes, and interprets past human behavior using artifacts such as pottery sherds, tools, weapons, structures, and garbage. Examine social groupings, ideologies, subsistence patterns, and interactions with environment.
