ANT 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Erogenous Zone, Fetus, Xyy Syndrome

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT 2301
• Professor: Gravlee Clarence

Document Summary

Seeks to comprehend the entire human experience. Two senses of holism: 1. includes all humans across time and space. Cultural anthropology: studies the variation in thought and behavior among people of contemporary societies. Archaeology: studies the variation in thought and behavior among people of past societies. Linguistic anthropology: studies the variation in languages, roots of human languages, and how language shapes thought and behavior. Biological anthropology: studies evolution of humankind and biological differences and similarities among living people. Applied anthropology: application of anthropological knowledge to solution of human problems. Medical anthropology: study of health and healing in a cross-cultural and evolutionary perspective. Includes biocultural influences on health and cultural differences in health behavior and healing practices. What is a kiss? (cid:862)the ru(cid:271)(cid:271)i(cid:374)g or patti(cid:374)g of the ar(cid:373)s, (cid:271)reasts, or sto(cid:373)a(cid:272)hs the stri(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s fa(cid:272)e or feet of a(cid:374)other. (cid:863) kirschenbaum (2011) (cid:862)lip to lip (cid:272)o(cid:374)ta(cid:272)t that (cid:373)a(cid:455) or (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:374)ot (cid:271)e prolo(cid:374)ged.