AN101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Biological Anthropology, Edward Burnett Tylor, Cultural Relativism
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Logy- science: science of the human being. Anthropology is not focused on western civilization. What it means to be human in all parts of the world (a human at large) Studies what it means to be human: diachronically- over time, synchronically- across space, basically studying humans in the broadest sense possible. Archaeology: study human past through the analysis of material remains. Biological anthropology: studies the biological evolution of humans, 2 subfields. Primatology- studies primates because it is the closest living relative to humans. Paleoanthropology- studies fossilized bones of our early ancestors. Linguistic anthropology: studies the relationship between language and culture, language is a universal feature in societies, but varies between different groups. Language is not instinctive (you are not born knowing a language, it must be learned) Language is learned in a social/cultural group, depending on what language is learned, it affects how you see the world.
