ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Sociocultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology
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To what degree are human beings alike and different from one another. To discover what all human beings have in common, and what differences have developed from this common baseline. Used to be the study of non-western societies. In order to understand what it is to be human, you must understand many other topics such as biology, etc. Holism is a perspective on the human condition that assumes that the mind and body, individuals and society, and individuals and the environment interpenetrate and even define one another. Anything that can shed light on the human condition. It is necessary to look at data from many places across the globe. Anthropology considers similarities and differences in wide range of human societies (both past and present) in addition to what makes us similar to and different from other species. Attempts to reconstruct and analyze ancient ways of life. Concerned with social process; how society has changed through time.
