ANTH 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rescue Archaeology, Feminist Anthropology, Anthropological Linguistics
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The parts of anthropology and the concept of culture. Study of physical side of humans (biological/physical anthropology) Study of the cognitive side of humans (cultural anthropology) Recent research by u of i psychologist say throw out nature vs nurture dichotomy. Cannot just say something is genetic or environment (could be a bit of both) Development systems theory: it is the interaction of genetics and environment. Heuristics paradox: humans are 100% nature and 100% nurture. Cultural anthropology: the founding set of ideas of the field, the study of culture. Biological anthropology: human biology of the past and present. Anthropological linguistics: the study of language as an aspect of culture. Archaeology: the study of culture in past contexts. Applied anthropology: the application of elements from the four to address modern challenges. Paleoanthropology: paleontology of humans - the fossil and molecular genetic past. Primatology: the study of closely related primate groups, monkeys, and apes.
