ANTH 239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Osteology, Medical Anthropology, Primatology
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The study of the biological and cultural evolution and diversity of human beings, past and present. Anthropology is a comparative discipline which seeks to understand what makes people different and what they all have in common. The holistic study of humankind in all its forms. Holism - the theory that whole entities have existence. Anthropologist are concerned with the description and explanation of reality. They formulate and test hypotheses concerning the topics. A fundamental principle of anthropology that the various parts of culture must be viewed in the broadest possible context in order to understand their interconnections. Anthropologists focus on the interconnections and interdependence of all aspects of the human experience, past, and present. This holistic and integrative perspectives equips anthropologists to grapple with the issues. Description of a language - the way a sentence is formed or a verb is conjugated. History of languages - the way languages change over time.
