ANTH 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sociocultural Anthropology, Cultural Relativism, Ethnocentrism
6 Feb 2017
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Anthropology: applying knowledge of human diversity studies to help people with different backgrounds to better understand each other. Ethnocentrism: judging people based on your own culture and way of life; that your way of life is normal or natural . Using that judgement when studying the practices and ideals of others. Ethnographic fieldwork: a form of primary research in cultural anthropology. Living with a community of people for a long time to better understand them. Ethnography is also used in sociology and psychology. Four- eld approach: using four interrelated disciplines of anthropology to study humanity. (physical, archeological, linguistic, and cultural anthropology) Physical anthropology: studying humanity from a biological perspective. It mainly focuses on the theory of evolution. Linguistic anthropology: studying the past, and present, of human language. Cultural anthropology: studying communities, their beliefs, etc. Archeology: studying the past of humans by excavating and analyzing artifacts.
